Special Academic Support
The criterion for acceptance into the school is the willingness to put in the effort to achieve full potential
rather than high 'innate' ability. Placement into classes is determined by academic attainment, with age acting as
a limiting factor. Students applying to enter any class in the school must take diagnostic tests to determine
placement.
Students who are found to be behind academically are not refused but rather given, sometimes at an extra cost,
one of several solutions, depending on the degree of their academic problems. They may be:
1 - Summer school: A six-week summer course offered in July and August. Students who are academically below the required standard can attend this course and often make up for a whole academic year.
2 - Special lessons: A student found to be weak in one or more subjects attends extra periods in that subject until the level of the class is reached.
3 - The full-special classes: Students are given accelerated programs intended to prepare them to join the regular classes. In many cases, full-special students have done the work of two or more scholastic years in one.
