King's AcademyBoarding and Day School for Grades 7 to 12 in Jordan

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Students typically take six to seven classes per semester suited to their course of study and their particular stage of academic development. Each day is divided into four blocks and the school year is divided into two semesters, with mainly year-long courses and a few semester-long courses.

Tawjihi Equivalency

Note: For students graduating in 2022 and onwards, SAT subject tests can be replaced by ACT subject tests.

Students intending to attend a Jordanian university or gain certain professional licenses in Jordan can obtain a certificate of Tawjihi equivalency in lieu of taking the national Tawjihi examination. Some Arab countries also require Tawjihi Equivalency. To obtain equivalency, students must complete one of the following examination options, in addition to King’s Academy requirements, by the time of their graduation:

Option 1: Six SAT subject exams, with a score of at least 450 on each exam

To obtain Tawjihi equivalency in the Tawjihi science stream for option 1, students must pass three science SAT subject exams including Math SAT level II.

Arabic A-Level is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP
AP Studio Art is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP (excluding students who took the AP Studio Art Exam as juniors in May 2020)

Tawjihi equivalency GPA out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

25% of the numeric grades of the last three years of high school
75% out of the SAT subject exam scores

Option 2: Four SAT Subject exams + One Advanced Placement (AP) exam OR Four SAT Subject exams + ACT Exam

To obtain Tawjihi equivalency in the Tawjihi science stream for option 2, students must pass three science SAT subject exams including Math SAT level II.

Arabic A -Level is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP
AP Studio Art is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP (excluding students who took the AP Studio Art Exam as juniors in May 2020)

Tawjihi equivalency GPA out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

25% of the numeric grades of the last three years of high school
50% out of the SAT subject exam scores
25% out of the AP Exam OR ACT exam

Option 3: Two SAT Subject exams + Two Advanced Placement (AP) exams

To obtain equivalency in the Tawjihi science stream for option 3, students must pass TWO
science AP exams with a minimum score of 3 out of 5.

AP Statistics and AP Computer Science will not be considered for the science stream equivalency, unless accompanied by one of the following AP Exams: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Chemistry or AP Biology
Arabic A-Level is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP
AP Studio Art is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP (excluding students who took the AP Studio Art Exam as juniors in May 2020)

Tawjihi equivalency GPA out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

25% of the numeric grades of the last three years
25% out of the SAT subject exam scores
50% out of the two AP Exams

Option 4: Three Advanced Placement (AP) exams

To obtain equivalency in the Tawjihi science stream for option 4, TWO of the AP exams must be science exams

AP Statistics and AP Computer Science will not be considered for the science stream equivalency, unless accompanied by one of the following AP Exams: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Chemistry or AP Biology
Arabic A Level is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP
AP Studio Art is counted equivalent to one SAT subject exam NOT one AP (excluding students who took the AP Studio Art Exam as juniors in May 2020)

Tawjihi equivalency GPA out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

25% of the numeric grades of the last three years
75% out of the three AP Exams

Option 5: Two Advanced Placement (AP) exams + ACT exam

To obtain equivalency in the Tawjihi science stream for option 5, TWO of the AP exams must be science exams

AP Statistics and AP Computer Science will not be considered for the science stream equivalency, unless accompanied by one of the following AP Exams: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Chemistry or AP Biology

Tawjihi equivalency GPA out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

25% of the numeric grades of the last three years
25% out of the ACT exam
50% out of the two AP Exams

Option 6: Two SAT Subject exams + One Advanced Placement (AP) exam + ACT Exam

To obtain equivalency in the Tawjihi science stream for option 6, the SAT subject exams and the AP exams must be science exams, including Math SAT level II.

AP Statistics and AP Computer Science will not be considered for the science stream equivalency, unless accompanied by one of the following AP Exams: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Chemistry or AP Biology

Tawjihi equivalency GPA out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

25% of the numeric grades of the last three years of high school.
25% out of the ACT exam
25% out of the SAT subject exams
25% out of the two AP exams

Important notes:

Students can replace 25% of school numeric grades from the last three years of high school by one AP exam, one ACT exam, or two SAT subject exams.
For option 3, 4 and 5, to get the science stream equivalency, one of the two AP Exams should be from the following list: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Chemistry or AP Biology. The second AP Exam can be from the following list: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Statistics, or AP computer Science
AP Statistics and AP Computer Science will not be considered for the science stream equivalency, unless accompanied by one of the following AP Exams: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Chemistry or AP Biology

AP Studio Art	Equivalent to one SAT and NOT an AP Exam. (excluding students who took the AP Studio Art Exam as juniors in May 2020)
A-Level Arabic	Equivalent to one SAT exam NOT one AP
AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics	are considered two separate exams
AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, and AP Calculus BC	are NOT considered different exams but the same exam
AP Physics I, AP Physics II and AP Physics C	are NOT considered different exams but the same exam
SAT Math I and SAT Math II	are considered two different exams.
SAT Biology E and SAT Biology M	are NOT considered different exams but s the same exam

AP, ACT and SAT scores conversions

The raw score of the AP exams is converted into a score of 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1

AP External Exam Score	Out of 100 (Tawjihi)
5	100
4	93
3	86

Scores of 1 and 2 are considered failing scores for Tawjihi equivalency purposes

SAT Subject Exams Scores Conversion	ACT Exam Scores Conversion		A-Level Exam Scores Conversion
450 - 470 = 65% 480 - 500 = 70% 510 - 530 = 73% 540 - 560 = 77% 570 - 590 = 80% 600 - 620 = 83% 630 - 650 = 86% 660 - 680 = 90% 690 - 710 = 93% 720 - 740 = 95% 750 - 770 = 98% 780 - 800 = 100%	18 = 65% 19 = 67% 20 = 69% 21 = 71% 22 = 73% 23 = 75% 24 = 77% 25 = 79% 26 = 81% 27 = 83%	28 = 85% 29 = 87% 30 = 89% 31 = 91% 32 = 93% 33 = 95% 34 = 97% 35 = 99% 36 = 100%	A* = 100% A = 95% B = 85% C = 75% D = 65%