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ACCREDITATION GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

College Entrance Examination Board
High school diplomas are awarded based on the following requirements:
(CEEB: 694319)
• Minimum graduation credit requirement of 48 credits.
Cambridge Assessment International
• Students are required to achieve a pass grade E in all courses.
Centre (CN608).
• Cumulative weighted GPA of no less than 2.5.

MEMBERSHIPS
Minimum Graduation Requirements
InternationalACAC
Chinese Language 6 Credits
ChinaICAC English Language 6 Credits
Mathematics 8 Credits
CALENDAR Laboratory Science 6 Credits

Semester System Social Science 4 Credits
Approximately 20 weeks Arts 4 Credit
Electives 3 Credits
Fall Semester: Sep.1~Jan. 20
Physical Education 3 Credits
Spring Semester: Mar.1~ Jul. 20
*Others 8 Credits
Mid-year Transcript: Mid-January Total: 48 Credits
Final Transcript: Early June *Others - Students are allowed to select courses worth of 8 credits from any

subject areas to complete the 48 credits.
STANDARDIZED TESTS
TOEFL • Students must complete at least 8 credits each semester. Each core course
Highest: 108 will earn 1 credit excluding Physical Education per semester. Each
elective course and Physical Education will earn 0.5 credit per semester.
Average: 100
• Most core courses are full-year courses. Students are allowed to switch to
different levels within the subject field in the second semester if approved
IETLS
by their instructor and the Academic Affairs Office.
Highest: 8.5
• DRS GPA is calculated based on our Internal Grading System, on a five-
Average: 6.5 point weighted grading scale. Honors and Advanced courses are weighted
for calculating cumulative GPA. A mark below E is considered failing.

CURRICULUM

Academic Courses
At DRS, students can choose from a variety of competitive courses based on their own areas of interest, thus giving them the
opportunity to explore a discipline in more depth.
Level-based teaching and the grouping of students according to individual interest and aptitude has been in effect for 12 years at
DRS. We are constantly modifying the system, hoping to give more accurate evaluations of students’ academic levels, learning
abilities, and potential, as well as to provide an atmosphere which improves their educational experience and maximizes their
positive results.
In each core courses group, differing levels of complexity are offered to the students. Level-based (Standard, Honors and
Advanced) courses allow students to study according to individual interests and aptitudes; this ensures the ambitious students
enroll in more challenging and rigorous courses.

CULTIVATING FUTURE WORLD LEADERS WITH AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND ABILITY TO COMPETE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE.