Promotion in Grade KG - 5

Students are normally promoted from one grade to the next based on successful mastery of the required academic material.

Promotion in Grade 6 - 8

Students will be automatically promoted within the Middle School and to the High School if they have achieved a minimum of 30 points as the sum of their final grades (all eight subjects) AND have no more than one 2 (or 1) in core subjects* and no more than three 2’s (or 1’s) in total. If the student falls below 30 points the Middle School and Secondary principals will decide if the student:

1. is qualified for promotion
2. must do a summer program to be promoted
3. must repeat one grade
4. must leave IISA

Promotion in Grades 9 – 12

High School students are placed in a particular grade at the beginning of the academic year based on the number of credits earned toward graduation. Subject promotion however occurs on an individual, subject by subject basis, and students who do not successfully complete the learning outcomes for a course may be required to repeat it before advancing to the next level. Students are placed in grades according to the following criteria:

6.1-12.0 credits	10th grade	Sophomore
12.1-18.0 credits	11th grade	Junior
18.1 or more credits	12th grade	Senior

Students earn credits for individual courses if they achieve a 3 or higher. Students should be promoted within the High School if they have achieved an overall average of 3 and no less than a 3 in all academic core courses (English, Math, Science, Humanities, Languages) Students with extenuating circumstances who do not meet the above criteria will be reviewed by a promotion committee at the end of each academic year. The committee will make its promotion recommendation based on the individual circumstances as well as the effort and commitment to learning demonstrated by the student. The head of school having heard the recommendation of the committee, may grant credit for a 2.