BERETON ACADEMY

ADMISSIONS

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

A child must be two (2) years or older to come into Base School, Six (6) years or older into the Basic 1 school, nine (9) years or older into Junior High 1 and Twelve (12) years or older into the senior high 1. An application form is obtained from the accounts department of the school, filled and returned. Then a competitive written and oral entrance interview is conducted and successful candidates admitted.

It is important that parents or guardians meet with the Principal or Headmistress before their child or ward is admitted. On admission, all necessary requirements for the child/ward will be communicated to the parents or guardian.

Each child is allocated a house for sporting activities by ballot and for close monitoring. The school has six houses namely:

Lady J House - Purple Colour

King Alfred – White Colour

Bereton House – Pink Colour

Egelege House – Red Colour

Mgbuesilaru House –Yellow Colour

Sereyai House - Blue

OPEN DAY

The school conducts an open day twice in a term for parents to visit the teacher of their child /ward between the hours of 12noon and 4.oopm.

This is to enable parents have quality interaction with the subject teacher of their child; it is a time to discuss the child /ward academic, emotional and social needs. It is also an opportunity to meet your child /ward tutor one on one.

SCHOOL TIMING

Students are expected in school before 7.45am and are to stay in the school compound otherwise directed until 4:00pm Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays while Wednesdays and Friday’s school closes at 2:00pm. Students who arrive late to school will be penalized.

ASSESSMENT AND EXAMINATION PROCEDURES

Bereton Academy has a continuous assessment method and an examination committee for review of examination questions and review of marked answer sheets. Assessment scores are 60% of the overall result and they are based on students’ tests results, practical projects, assignments, quizzes, debates and subject attendance.

Examinations are based on students learning throughout the term and it is 40% of the overall score. The average score before promotion is 50% and in addition a student must have credit in English and Mathematics before promotion to the next class.

EXTERNAL EXAMINATION

Our Junior High Students are presented for the junior JSSCE (Junior School Certificate Examination, UBE (Universal Basic Examination) and NECO at the end of their Basic 9 education in the school and the Senior High Students are also presented for WAEC and NECO at the end of their Senior High education.

The school also prepares and encourages our students for Scholastic Assessment Test (S.A.T.) and Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) examination.

DISCIPLINE

The school has a disciplinary committee that investigates offences and makes recommendations for appropriate disciplinary action(s). This covers all forms of misconduct/misbehaviour in accordance with laid down rules and guidelines.

However, all students/parents/staff have access to Principal or Proprietress if necessary.

GRADUATION, SPORTS FESTIVAL COMPETITION AND MISS & MASTER BERETON CEREMONIES

Graduation ceremony is conducted every July for the final year out-going students, the Junior High 3 Students, the Basic 6 Pupils and Base 3 Pupils. Awards and prizes are given to students and teachers who have excelled during that academic period.

The school presents their pupils, students, staff and Parents for sporting competition every February. The pupils, students, staff and parents are encouraged to participate in various sporting activities such as Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Lawn and Table Tennis, High Jump, Chess, Scrabble, Badminton, Javelin, Shot-Put and Athletics.

Miss and Master Bereton ceremony is done in December at the end of the year. It is a ceremony packed with a lot of shows and excitement with visiting comedians and artists. It is diversity of cultures in display. And a thanksgiving service is conducted to close the school year

AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL