ICSE CURRICULUM (Grades I – X)

St Theresa’s School is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) which is one of the two recognized and approved All India Boards of Secondary Education.

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is a non-governmental privately held National-level Board of School Education in India that conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination for Class X and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) for Class XII.

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations was established in 1958 by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate with the assistance of the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, No. XXI of 1860.

The ICSE syllabus provides for a balanced education, testing. understanding and application of concepts. The students are examined in the following subjects for the class X examination at St Theresa’s School. The subject options are exercised in class IX. The compulsory subjects are English Language (Paper I), Literature in English (Paper II), Hindi or Kannada, Mathematics, History & Civics, Geography and Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The remaining subjects are offered from a variety of options, such as Computer Applications/Physical Education/Environmental Science/Robotics & Artificial Intelligence. The subjects being selected need to be well thought of keeping in mind the future course of studies and careers. Internal Assessment of every student comprises of 20% of the total marks awarded in each subject. In addition to all, students must pass in Socially Useful Productive Work (S.U.P.W.) and Community Service.

St Theresa’s School prepares students for the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education). English is the medium of instruction. Kannada and Hindi are taught as second and third languages from Kindergarten.