Mandarin High School
4831 Greenland Road · Jacksonville, FL 32258
Phone: (904) 260-3911 · Fax: (904) 260-5439
www.duvalschools.org/mhs
Vision Statement: MHS will INSPIRE, engage, and educate every student
every day, preparing him/her for Graduation and entry into
post-secondary education and/or the work force .
2013 ~ 2014 School Profile
CEEB/School Code: 100769
SCHOOL AND DISTRICT
ADMINISTRATION Mandarin High School (MHS) is located on the south
side of Jacksonville, Florida in the Duval County Pub-
Dr. Donna Richardson, Principal lic School System. Comprised of more than 2600 stu-
dents in grades 9 through 12, Mandarin High School is
Rick Kane Assistant Principal
accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges
Janetta Lucas Assistant Principal, and Schools.
Principal’s Designee
Tamara Tuschhoff Assistant Principal Enrollment
700
GUIDANCE STAFF
650
Diane Dempsey Department Chair/
Harvard House 600 687
674
652
Peggy Adams Cambridge House/AICE 550 594
Grace Haltiwanger Yale House 500
Tanu Seymore Yale House/AVID 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
Linda Smith Harvard House/Medical
Academy
Toni Johnson Records and Transcripts
Demographics
80% 68%
60%
GRADING SYSTEM
40%
Ltr Numerical Quality 15% 10%
20% 5% 2%
Grade Grade Pts 0%
A 90 – 100 4 0%
B 80 – 89 3
C 70 – 79 2
D 60 – 69 1
F Below 60 0
Honors, Pre-AICE, Advanced Placement, AICE, and SCHEDULE
Dual Enrollment courses are weighted with one Mandarin High School operates on an A/B Block con-
additional quality point: A=5, B=4, C=3. sisting of 4 90-minute classes on each day.
Mandarin High School 13-14 School Profile
RANKING MAGNET PROGRAM
Using the weighted Grade Point Average (GPA), students are Mandarin High School is proud to sponsor the Advanced
ranked at the completion of their junior year, at the end of International Certificate of Education (AICE) program. AICE is
September of their senior year, and at the end of their senior a rigorous, internationally recognized pre-university curriculum
year. that provides students with a broad, balanced preparation for
college honors-degree programs. AICE is recognized as the
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS equivalent to first-year standing at more than 150 colleges and
universities in 39 states. AICE prepares students to enter
All graduates must demonstrate “minimum competency” in college with up to 30 hours of college credit and provides skills
reading and mathematics as measured by the Florida required to be successful once they become college students.
Competency Assessment Test (FCAT). In addition, 24 credits
are required with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of AICE COURSE OFFERINGS
2.0. The 24 credits are comprised of:
4 English 1 Performing/Fine/Voc Art Thinking Skills Environmental Management
4 Mathematics 1 HOPE
3 Science 6 Electives English Language Marine Science
3 Social Studies
2 World Language General Paper United States History
POST SECONDARY PLANS Literature in English Economics
4-Year University or College 52% Mathematics European History
Community College +
10% Biology Geography
4-Year University or College
Community College/
26% Chemistry Global Perspective
Technical School
Military 10% Physics Psychology
Undecided 2% Art and Design
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE OFFERINGS
MHS Average SAT Scores
English Language and
520 United States History
Composition
510 English Literature and
Microeconomics
Composition
500
Statistics Psychology
490
Verbal Calculus AB Spanish
480 Math
Calculus BC French
470 Writing
Environmental Science Latin
460
Human Geography Chinese
450
05-06 06-07 07-08 09-10 11-12 World History Music Theory
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM RESULTS
Average ACT Scores
2008 2009 2012 2013
21.5
21
# of Exams 1994 1964 1676 1781 20.5
Taken 20 MHS
# of Exams 19.5
493 572 504 676 State
Passed
19
% of Exams
24.7 29.1 30 38 18.5
Passed
08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13
Mandarin High School 13-14 School Profile
Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE)
Mandarin High School
4831 Greenland Road ∙ Jacksonville, Florida 32258
Dr. Donna Richardson
Principal
The Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Program at Mandarin High School is part of the British GCE
Advanced/Advanced Subsidiary Level (A/AS level) examination system. Through completion of the AICE Curriculum
and sitting for the appropriate AICE examinations, Mandarin’s students are afforded the opportunity to earn college credit
through successfully passed exams.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
AICE students must meet state requirements for Graduation by completion of the AICE Curriculum:
4 English credits* + 4 Math credits*+
4 Science credits*+ 4 Social Studies credits*+
2 World Languages 10 elective credits
*All credits must be level 3 or higher courses
+Must take at least one AP or AICE course. AICE students must also successfully pass at least 6 AICE exams to be eligible to earn
the AICE Diploma. One exam must be passed in each of the three subject areas: Mathematics &Sciences, Languages, and Arts &
Humanities.
CURRICULUM
The top academic students at Mandarin High School participate in the AICE Program. The AICE Diploma exams are
taken during all four years of high school and are administered by the University of Cambridge, England. The General
Certificate of Education (GCE) courses are tested at both the Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and Advanced (A) Levels.
Courses offered include General Paper, English Language, Literature in English, US History, Economics, Modern Euro-
pean History, Geography, Psychology, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Marine Science, Environmental Man-
agement, Global Perspectives, and Thinking Skills.
Passing grades on the exams range from “a” to “e” with “a” being the highest. An “e” has been determined to be equiva-
lent to a “3” on a corresponding AP exam. AP courses are also offered in correlation with the AICE Program. Refer to the
following link for information regarding the AICE Credit-by-Exam equivalency legislated by Florida Statues: http://
www.fldoe.org/articulation/pdf/ACC-CBE.pdf
A complete description of all the topics covered by each AICE examination can be found in the University of Cambridge’s
Briefing Paper for US Admissions Counsellors on the Cambridge International website (http://www.cie.org.uk/docs/
recognition/Briefing%20Paper%20for%20US%20Universities.pdf).
Colleges where AICE graduates have been admitted include:
Auburn, Clemson, Colorado School of Mines, Columbia, Duke, Emory, Flagler College, Florida State Univer-
sity, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Howard, Jacksonville University, Louisiana State University, Mercer, NYU,
Princeton, Purdue, Spelman, Tulane, University of Alabama, University of Central Florida, University of Chi-
cago, University of Florida, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of
North Florida, University of South Carolina, U.S. Naval Academy, Vanderbilt, Washington University in St
Louis, West Point, and Yale
AICE Graduating Class
Class of 2012: 93 of 99 AICE students received the AICE Diploma
Class of 2013: 72 of 79 AICE students received the AICE Diploma
Class of 2014: 75 of 80 AICE students have met the requirements for the AICE Diploma based on exams passed as
a junior. More AICE Diplomas will be earned by graduation as the seniors will have an opportunity to take more AICE
examinations in the Fall and in the Spring.
