Why do we have International Examinations?
- It ensures that the San Silvestre curriculum is up-to-date and its content is of a very high standard.
- The pupils develop many transferable and enduring skills including: field work, practical work, academic writing, research, extended essays, presentations.
- The courses are largely delivered in English thus they enhance the bilingual identity of the school.
- The examinations provide our students with internationally recognized and respected certificates which bear testimony to their achievements.
- External assessment is an objective, reliable measurement of standards against which our school can gauge our students' performance in an international context.
- The examinations can provide ease of access to universities, both in Peru and abroad. Some local universities award credits for these exams.
- They enable the teaching staff to maintain high levels of professionalism as they attend related training courses.
- They promote links with other schools and facilitate participation in activities at home and abroad.