Tests and Exams: The school’s academic year is divided into three terms. The first term begins in January and ends in March while the second term begins in April and ends in July and the third terms begins in August and ends in December

Hemani Nursery School: Test are carried out every term on an informal basis, basically to assess the progress of each child.

Jaffery Primary School & Jaffery High School: Each term will consist of one unit test which will be conducted in the middle of the term and one terminal exam which will be conducted at the end of the term. The dates of which will be decided by the principal of the respective schools in a general consensus.

Promotion Policy:
The school requires that all students meet certain standards before they can be promoted to the next grade.
Theses requirements are as follows:
..• Std 1 – 3 = 70%
..• Std 4 = National
..• Std 5&6 = 60%
..• Std 7 = National
..• Form I as below

 
 
 
 

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All students are required to cross an aggregate of 41% (2005), 47% (2006), 51% (2007) and 55% (2008 – onwards).
The students have to score 31% (2005) and 45% (2007) and 49% (2008 onwards) in each subject in each respective terminal exam.
Incase the students fail to meet the above requirements, they will need to sit for a supplementary exam in the beginning of an academic year(dates will be allocated). This will require the students to score above 41% in all the respective papers except mathematics which will be 31%.
• Form 2 & 4 = National
Failure to reach the set passing mark will lead to the student not being eligible for promotion to the next class thus being retained in the same class.

Graduation requirements and procedures
The test and exams throughout the year lead to the promotion policies in the lower classes while in the final year; they determine the eligibility of the student to graduate.

Requirement:
Graduation is an important factor in any school calendar. It is a day that signifies achievements of a long term of services and pain staking efforts put in by both the teachers and their respective students. However the finishing of an academic period does not necessarily result in the students to graduate. Certain criteria has to be met in order to make the students eligible to graduate or even graduate with honors.
In order to attain the graduate status, a student will be required to:
• Reach an aggregate of 57% overall.
• Score not less than 50% in any two subjects.

Honors Criteria: JHS
• Principal’s Honor Roll: 7 ‘A’.
• High Honor Roll: At least 3 ‘A’ and 4 ‘B’.
• Honor Roll: At least 5 ‘B’ and 2 ‘C’.
Honors Criteria: JPS
• Principal’s Honor Roll: 5 ‘A’.
• High Honor Roll: At least 3 ‘A’ and 2 ‘B’.
• Honor Roll: At least 3 ‘B’ and 2 ‘C’.


Admission Policy
1. Criteria
Any student regardless of creed, race or sex, but of appropriate age who can ....manage to pass the entrance examinations set by the school can be admitted in the ....school to the respective class accordingly.
2. Eligibility
HNS: Age 2.5 yrs before 1st Jan.
Primary & Secondary: Aggregate passing marks of 40% will be required during the entrance tests in Mathematics, Science and English.
3. Requirements
Admission forms will be released by the school between the last week of August and the first week of September. The forms can be collected when the necessary agreed fee is paid. In case of the forms being printed through an advertisement, the returned forms should be accompanied by the set fees. Prospective students are required to fill in and return the admission forms to the Principal’s office before the set deadline announced by the school.

The forms are to be accompanied by
• Photocopy of the birth certificate.
• 2 passport size photographs.
• Photocopy of the Progress Report and Leaving certificate from the last attended school.

4. Interview
The Heads of the respective departments will set the time for interview taking into consideration the time and the convenience of the parents as well as the Academy. The interview should not be later than one month .after the issuance of the application form.

Timings:
The Academy starts at 8:00am, students are supposed to report by 7:40 for assembly.
Hemani Nursery School: Junior/Senior operate between 8:30am. and 12.00 noon.
Prep commences at 7:40am. ends at 12:30pm.
Jaffery Primary school: Std 1 and Std 2 end at 12:30pm and the rest of the classes at 2:00pm
Jaffery High School: Ends at 2:30pm. During sports activities and extra classes the school closes at 3:30pm