News
Start of Year Information from Secondary Department
Re: Welcome, Updates, Student Council, calendar events
from the Secondary Department:
Welcome: A warm welcome back to
everyone in the Kuwait National English School Community! I hope you have
enjoyed a wonderful summer holiday. The start of a new academic year is always
filled with excitement, anticipation, and eagerness to embark on a journey of
learning, growth, and achievement. Our dedicated team of staff remains committed to our Mission
of providing a quality education, encouraging
creativity, and promoting critical thinking. They will continue to deliver our
curriculum with innovative teaching methodologies and integrating technology
into the learning process. We are also offering a wide range of enrichment
activities/clubs to ensure a well-rounded educational experience for all our
pupils throughout their educational journey.
Update (2024/2025) - To improve quality, and better serve our
student population, the following has been updated:
Ø Secondary
school timing (2024/2025): To allow our pupils to better achieve their
learning goals, the timing of the secondary school day has been updated as
follows:
|
Registration |
Lesson 1 |
Lesson 2 |
Lesson 3 |
Break |
Lesson 4 |
Lesson 5 |
Lesson 6 |
Break |
Lesson 7 |
Lesson 8 |
Clubs |
|
7:15 - 7:30 |
7:30 - 8:15 |
8:15 - 9:00 |
9:00 - 9:45 |
9:45 – 10:10 |
10:10 – 10:55 |
10:55 - 11:35 |
11:35 - 12:15 |
12:15 – 12:40 |
12:40 – 1:20 |
1:20 – 2:00 |
2:20 – 3:20 |
Ø Secondary Form Tutors
(2024 - 2025): Please
find below the list of Secondary Form Tutors.
|
Year |
7A |
7B |
8A |
8B |
9A |
9B |
10A |
10B |
11A |
11B |
12 |
|
Form Tutor |
Mr.
Kaveesh |
Mr. Barney |
Mr. Parish |
Mr. Alan |
Ms. Farhat |
Ms. Beth |
Ms. Priya |
Mr. Guillaume |
Mr. Chacko |
Mr. Kashif |
Mr.
Charlton |
Ø Grade calculations (2024/2025: For each year group the grades will be
calculated as follows:
|
Year |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
Assessment |
30% |
30% |
30% |
20% |
10% |
- |
|
Examinations |
70% |
70% |
70% |
80% |
90% |
100% |
Ø Grade Boundaries (2024/2025): The updated grade boundaries are as follows:
|
Mark (%) |
(0 – 39) |
(40 – 44) |
(45 – 54) |
(55 – 64) |
(65 – 74) |
(75 – 79) |
(80 – 85) |
(86 – 90) |
(9 1- 95) |
(96 – 100) |
|
Grades (A* - U) |
U |
E |
D- |
D |
C |
B- |
B |
A- |
A |
A* |
Student Council (2024/2025) - The following
students have been elected and will form part of the KNES Student Council:
{Head
Boy: Faisal Al Enezi}, {Head Girl: Bailasan Fadhel Al Taleb} & {Prefect:
Al Batool Al Ali}.
Class
Representatives: {7A: Jamil Hassan
Marouni}, {7B: Amira El Halbouni}, {8A: Abrar Al Shammari}, {8B: Jana Abdel
Khader},
{9A: Yara Salman}, {9B: Jamil El Sayed}, {10A:
Issam Halbouni} & {10B: Ahmad Kabbani}.
Some important dates for your diary for this First Term (September
01, 2024 – December 17, 2024):
Some important events which will be
taking place at Kuwait National English School during the First Term:
|
Date |
First Term Events (Sept. 01, 2024 – Dec. 17, 2024) |
|
Academic Calendar 2024/2025 |
|
Sunday September 01, 2024 |
Start of First Term (2024/2025) |
|
Term I:
(Sept. 01, 2024 – Dec. 17, 2024) Start of First Term 1st Sept. 2024 Parental
Meetings 7th – 9th Oct. 2024 Mid
Term Holiday 20th
– 24th Oct. 2024 End of First Term 17th December
2024 Holiday
18th
Dec. – 2nd Jan. 2025
Term II:
(Jan. 05, 2025 – April 03, 2025) Start of Second Term 5th Jan. 2025 Parental
Meetings 13th
– 15th Jan. 2025 National
Day Holiday 23rd
– 27th Feb. 2025 End
of Second Term 3rd
April 2025 Spring
Holiday 6th
– 10th April 2025
Term III:
(April 13, 2025 – June 17, 2025) Start of Third Term 13th April 2025 Parental
Meetings 21st
– 23rd April 2025 End of Third Term (for students) 12th June 2025 |
|
Wednesday September11,
2024 |
Student Council Assembly. Election. (Y9, 10, 11 & 12) |
|
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Sunday September15, 2024 |
Prophet’s birthday |
|
|
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Monday September16, 2024 |
Injaz
- Innovation Camp (Y10) |
|
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Tuesday September 17, 2024 |
Mission Statement Assembly |
|
|
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Wednesday September 18,
2024 |
UNIFROG Y9 presentation – Training for Y9 students |
|
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October 08 & 09, 2024 |
Secondary Parental Meetings |
|
|
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Wednesday October 09, 2024 |
Universities from the USA
visiting KNES |
|
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Thursday October 17, 2024 |
Q8 EDUEX International
Higher Education Expo. (Misref) |
|
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October 20 - 24, 2024 |
Mid Term
Holiday |
|
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November 07 - 09, 2024 |
Debate
Challenge at GUST |
|
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Monday November 11, 2024 |
Remembrance Day Assemblies |
|
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Sunday November 17, 2024 |
Winter Uniform |
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Monday November 25, 2024 |
Year 9 IGCSE
evening |
|
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Thursday December 05, 2024 |
Human Right Assembly |
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December 08 – 17, 2024 |
First Term
Examinations |
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Tuesday December 17, 2024 |
End of First Term (2024/2025) |
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December 18, 2024 –
January 02, 2025 |
Holiday |
|
Wishing you a fantastic
academic year 2024/2025.
