The Advanced Placement (AP) Program at Richmond Hill High School

What is AP?

AP (Advanced Placement) is a program that enables students to pursue

college/university level study while still in high school

AP’s Global Presence

140 Countries

22,169 Schools

Over 2.7 million students

Over 4,000 Participating Universities

and Colleges

AP in Canada

17,000+ students

100+ Canadian Universities received 17,000+ AP exams

Approximately 630 Canadian Schoolscurrently offer the AP Program

How are AP exams graded?

The AP Grade Scale ranges from 5 to 1:

Grade Meaning

5 Extremely well qualified

4 Well qualified

3 Qualified

2 Possibly qualified

1 No recommendation

AP @ RHHS - Grade 11

Pre-AP Courses

AP Courses

Course Name Course Code AP Exam

Grade 11 AP English ENG3UE English Language & Composition

Course Name Course CodeGrade 11 pre-AP Introduction to Computer Science ICS3U6

Grade 11 pre-AP Functions MCR3U6

Grade 11 pre-AP Biology SBI3U6

Grade 11 pre-AP Chemistry SCH3U6

Grade 11 pre-AP Physics SPH3U6

AP @ RHHS – Grade 12 Course Name Course

Code

AP Exam

Grade 12 World Issues-AP CGW4UE Human Geography

Grade 12 Analyzing Current Economic Issues-AP CIA4UE Microeconomics

Grade 12 English-AP ENG4UE English Literature and Composition

Grade 12 French-AP FSF4UE French Language and Culture

Grade 12 Computer Science-AP ICS4UE Computer Science A

Grade 12 Psychology - AP IDC4UE Psychology

Grade 12 Mathematics of Data Management-AP MDM4UE Statistics

Gr. 12 Advanced Functions-pre-AP &

Gr. 12 Calculus & Vectors-AP

MHF4U6 &

MCV4UE

Calculus AB & Calculus BC

Grade 12 Biology-AP SBI4UE Biology

Gr. 12 Chemistry-AP SCH4UE Chemistry

Gr. 12 Physics-AP SPH4UE Physics 1

Why take AP?

Credit Standing or Advanced

Placement in University

Increased Confidence

leads to University

Success

Program Flexibility

Students own their AP exam scores

72% of students who wrote AP exams in May 2018 scored 4 or better

RHHS had 49 AP Scholars in 2018

RHHS students consistently score higher than the provincial average and the global average

RHHS has one of the largest AP programs in Ontario

Why AP at RHHS?

Comparative Five Year Summary showing % of AP students with Scores of 3+

94 9591

95 95

80 80 80 79 80

61 61 60 60 61

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

% of Total AP Students with Scores of 3+

RHHS Ontario Global

Important Information about AP at RHHS

Students do not register to take AP courses at our school until

grade 11.

Prerequisites for taking AP:

• Strong marks in prerequisite subjects in grades 9 and 10

• Teacher recommendation

Students can choose which AP courses they would like to take

Students must take the AP course in order to write the AP

exam.

Students in an AP course are strongly encouraged to write

the AP exam.

Only RHHS students can write AP exams at our school.

Important Information about AP at RHHS

AP Resources

AP Student Website: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home

AP Credit Policy for various colleges/universities (mostly U.S.):https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies

AP Central: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/

Still have questions??

Please contact our school’s AP coordinators:

Katrine Doganoglu at katrine.doganoglu@yrdsb.ca

OR

Lesley Duckworth at lesley.duckworth@yrdsb.ca