Outstanding Score in TIMMS

In April 2021 we were delighted to receive a letter from Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Naimi, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, congratulating AWIS on the outstanding scores achieved by our Year 5 students in the international TIMMS 2019 survey.

TIMMS is short for "Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study", organised by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. It is a standardised test administered to students across the globe, once every 4 years, to facilitate data-driven decision-making about educational systems. It has been running since 1995 for students in Years 5 and 9 (grades 4 and 8 in the US system), with Qatar first participating in 2007.

The most recent survey was run in 2019, gathering comparative data on Year 5 students from 58 countries.

Main Highlights

The full report can be downloaded below, together with the letter of commendation from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. However, to summarise the main outcomes:

Average AWIS results comfortably exceeded the global averages:

World average scores:   500 for Mathematics / 500 for Science

AWIS average scores:  586 for Mathematics / 575 for Science

81% of AWIS students performed at a High or Advanced level in Maths. 75% of AWIS students performed at a High or Advanced level in Science.

Average AWIS performance comfortably exceeded the average for international and community schools in Qatar:

Community Schools in Qatar:    462 for Mathematics / 467 for Science

International Schools in Qatar:   483 for Mathematics / 481 for Science

AWIS average scores:               586 for Mathematics / 575 for Science