The Academic year is from April to March.
THE SPRING TERM:
Mid January to the first week of May
THE AUTUMN TERM:
Mid July to the first week of December
Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer was founded by Mayo College in August 1988. The school is purely residential and the medium of instruction in English. It is recognized member of the Indian Public Schools’ Conference.
Comprising of classes IV to XII, the school is affiliated to the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations, one of the two All-India patterns of Secondary Education recognized by the Government of India. The Council conducts two Public Examination in March each year, one at the end of standard X, for which it awards the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), and the other at the end of Standard XII, for which it awards Indian School Certificate (ISC). These examination have international acceptance. Qualification in the Standard XII Examination makes the student eligible to join the first year of college system of any Indian University.
The subjects taught in the curriculum are English, Hindi, Mathematics, Computer Science, General science, Home Science and Hygiene, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History and Civics, Geography, Economics, Commerce, Accounts, psychology, Sociology, Political science, Physical education, French, Sanskrit, Bengali, Guajarati, Marathi and Punjabi. The curriculum also includes Craft, Needlework, Classical Dance, Art, Indian Classical Music, Western Music and Community Service
At the class XI and XII Level we offer a choice of three streams Humanities, Commerce, Science. Along with a compulsory English paper, the student must opt for at least four or five subjects from the stream she has chosen.
We follow a system of Continuous Assessment where a girl’s academic performance is determined by her performance in Unit Test, Class Test and Examination.
At the end of each of term, comprehensive reports are sent to the parents, guardians. For promotion, the girls’ work throughout the year as well as her examination taken into account. The Principal’s decision in matters regarding placement and promotion of girl is final.