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IJA 3104

Student Folders with Photographs, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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This is a folder containing student records including photographs, exam scores, exit examination reports, transcripts, and standardized testing scores.

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IJA 3104
Item Number
12183
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Chart, Shamash Secondary School, File Folder, Typed, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, Lower Certificate in English, Non-Denationalization Number, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination, University of London, Letterhead, General Certificate of Education Overseas, University of Cambridge, Standardized Test, Photograph, College Entrance Examination Board, Office of Education – Baghdad, Correspondence, Directorate of Education, Transcript, Annotation, Exam Records, Secondary Education Certificate, Handwritten, SAT Exam

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Page 5

Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Secondary School Document »
No. 000108
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
No. /: ⟦illegible⟧
Date /: 17 / 8 / 1968
Examination Number: 6202
Photograph
x
To / Respectable University of Baghdad
The ⟦illegible⟧ whose photograph is attached above is one of the students of the Fifth Grade, Scientific Branch of our school.
He entered the General Examination for the year 1967 / 1968 and his result was pass in the first session and he obtained the grades
listed below / on the back, and thus he is considered ready for the requirements of university study and upon his request we provided him with this document.
Subject | First Attempt | Second Attempt | Third Attempt | Fourth Attempt
⟦line⟧ | Year | Year | Year | Year
⟦line⟧ | Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade
⟦line⟧ | In figures | In writing | In figures | In writing | In figures | In writing | In figures | In writing
⟦line⟧ | / | / |  |
⟦line⟧ | / | / |  |
Total |  |  |  |
1 - Accepted by virtue of Transfer Certificate No. (1112) dated 24 / 9 / 1966 issued by Frank Iny School in Baghdad Governorate.
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
University of Baghdad | 55 | 17 / 8 / 1968 | Ordinary
3 - Grades in which he failed and number of years of failure -
4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete.
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance. Excellent
6 - Date he left the school. 17 / 8 / 1968
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document? Graduated
School Clerk
Suad Cohen
School Principal
Stamp
Civil Status Identity Card Number 112 / 14 / 9 / 1964

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Ministry of Education
Iraq
« Secondary School Certificate »
No.: 000047
School Directorate: Shamash Private Preparatory School
Number /: 50 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date /: 5 / 8 / 1968
Examination Number: 62588
Photograph
×
To / University of ⟦illegible⟧
The ⟦illegible⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the Fifth Grade, Scientific Branch of our school.
He entered the General Examination for the year 1967 / 1968 and his result was passing on the first attempt and he obtained the grades
listed below / on the back, and thus he is considered qualified for the requirements of secondary study. Upon his request, we have provided him with this document.
Subject | First Attempt Year 1967 / 1968 | Second Attempt Year | Third Attempt Year | Fourth Attempt Year
Arabic | 66 Sixty-six |  |  |
English | 88 Eighty-eight |  |  |
Algebra | 89 Eighty-nine |  |  |
Geometry and Trigonometry | 51 Fifty-one |  |  |
Physics | 79 Seventy-nine |  |  |
Chemistry | 54 Fifty-four |  |  |
Biology | 63 Sixty-three |  |  |
Total | 490 Four hundred and ninety |  |  |
1 - Accepted by virtue of Transfer Certificate No. (1413) dated 8 / 9 / 1966 issued by Faisal II Intermediate School in Baghdad Governorate.
2 - Documents previously provided to him.
The entity addressed in the document ⟦line⟧ Its number ⟦line⟧ Its date ⟦line⟧ Type of document ⟦line⟧
3 - Grades in which he failed and number of years of failure: —
4 - Subjects in which he was incomplete: —
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance: Very Good
6 - Date he left the school: 1 / 8 / 1968
7 - Was he provided with a transfer certificate: Graduated
Stamp
School Clerk
School Principal
Non-resignation tax number: 112 / 114 on 14 / 8 / 1968

Page 8

⟦illegible⟧
Primary Study June 1964 Result 29 Rank 9 Repeated
Certificate May 1964 25 " Encouragement Award
Efficiency December 1965
Religious May 1966 24 " 87
Intermediate Study June 1966 47 " 82
Diploma May 1967 Très honorable
Preparatory Study June 1968 24 " 81
G.C.E Level
Grade D Classical Arabic A June 1967
Grade E Eng. Language O June 67
Grade O Pure Math O "
⟦illegible⟧ 88
⟦illegible⟧ 80
⟦illegible⟧ 78
⟦illegible⟧ 75
⟦illegible⟧ 77
⟦illegible⟧ 85
⟦illegible⟧ 73
⟦illegible⟧ 76
⟦illegible⟧ 71
⟦illegible⟧ 81
⟦illegible⟧ 70

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(In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)
School Directorate
Shamash Private Intermediate School
Number: SH / 9 / 69
Date: 21 / 8 / 1969
Recruitment Department / First Karrada Al-Sharqiya
Greetings.
We confirm to you that the document numbered SH / 71 and dated 2 / 8 / 1969 attached
herewith, which belongs to (Adheeb Koji Sion Shina), was issued by the administration of this school,
Please be advised.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦line⟧
The Director
21 / 8 / 1969 ⟦illegible⟧

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Alfred Gourji Sion Sheena
Graduation Document in
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
NEW ALWIYAH-BAGHDAD
Preparatory Studies
TELEPHONE No. 91693
No.:
Date.: 30th November, 1968.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that Mr/ <del>Miss/</del> successfully Alfred Gourji Sheena who is a graduate of Shamash Secondary School, sat the Iraq State Baccalaureate Examination for Secondary Education, Scientific Section, <del>Commercial Section,</del> in June <del>&/ Sep-</del> tember/ 1968, having obtained the following marks in the different subjects :-
Subjects | Mark %
Arabic Language | 66
English Language | 88
Analytic & Solid Geometry | 83
Botany & Zoology | 51
Algebra & Trigonometry | 73
Chemistry | 54
Physics | 63
Marking System followed in the
Baccalaureate Examination for
Secondary Education :-
Maximum mark is 100.
Minimum passing mark in each
subject is 50.
Honour mark in each subject is
is 85-upward.
Average mark in all subjects,
qualifying for admission to
the University of Baghdad
for the session of Septem-
ber 1968 was/is 60/67/ -
upward.
⟦line⟧
Total out of (700) | 430
Average mark in all subjects | 70
Average mark in the subjects of: |
English, Mathematics & Physics | 79.8
No. of students in class | 34
Rank of student in class in all subjects | 18
Rank of student in class in the subjects of: |
English, Mathematics & Physics | 12
Marking System followed in
Shamash Secondary School :-
Highest mark is 100.
Minimum passing mark in each
subject is 50.
Minimum average passing mark
in all subjects(i.e.Certi-
ficate) is 60.
College Recommending mark is
70.
Honour mark is 85-upward.
⟦line⟧
Class periods in this school
are: 45 minutes,
40 times a week,
36 weeks a year.
Note: The Graduating Class of Shamash Secondary School which is the/Fifth Secondary Form/ Sixth Secondary Form/is, in standard, equivalent roughly to grade 12/13/ of the American High School.
While in Shamash Secondary School, Mr/<del>Miss/</del> A. G. Sheena was always diligent and of good character/ distinguished himself/ <del>herself/</del> as a brilliant student of good character. His/ <del>Her</del> punctuality in attending this school is noteworthy.
I recommend him/ <del>her</del> for admission to any university abroad/ for higher studies <del>abroad/</del> for a degree course in <del>/ as a fair/ as a fairly good/</del> as an excellent/ candidate.
He/ <del>She</del> is supplied with this certificate at his/ <del>her/</del> own request.
Principal.

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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION OVERSEAS — INDIVIDUAL RE⟦cord⟧
CENTRE No. 80610 BAGHDAD. IRAQ
CANDIDATE No. 00039 ALFRED GOURGI SHEENA JUNE 1967
LEVEL SUBJECT SUBJECT NAME GRADE LEVEL SUBJECT SUBJECT NAME GRADE LEVE⟦l⟧
ORDINARY 14 ENG. LANG. X ORDINARY 15 ENG. LIT. X ORDINARY
ORDINARY 40 P. MATHS X ORDINARY 46 PHYSICS X ADVAN
DP. 2667
⟦illegible⟧
11/10/1968
Subject | First Grade | Grade | In Figures In Writing | Second Grade | Grade | In Figures In Writing | Third Grade | Grade | In Figures In Writing
Subject | ⟦...⟧ Grade | Grade | In Figures In Writing | ⟦...⟧ Grade | Grade | In Figures In Writing
⟦illegible⟧

Page 16

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION OVERSEAS
Advanced Level
At this level grades A, B, C, D and E are grades of pass in descending order of merit, reading from left to right, and grade F denotes failure. Grade O at this level indicates a compensatory Ordinary level pass. An 'X' indicates absence from the examination in a subject. 'Z' indicates that a script has been received in answer to questions set on a subject, syllabus or option other than the one for which you entered, and no result is given.
In Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Physics and Zoology two grades will appear. The first represents the grade obtained in the subject as a whole including the practical test. On the right of this appears the grade given in the practical test only.
Candidates who entered at this level for both Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics but who passed only in Papers I, II and III are awarded passes in Pure Mathematics and Mathematics (Pure and Applied). A compensatory pass at Ordinary level in Applied Mathematics may also be given. Candidates who passed only in Papers I, III and IV are awarded passes in Applied Mathematics and Mathematics (Pure and Applied). A compensatory pass at Ordinary level in Pure Mathematics may also be given.
There are no oral tests in the languages at this level except for certain schools in West Africa. For candidates from these schools there are two grades in French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. The first represents the result obtained in the subject as a whole including the oral test. On the right of this appears the grade given in the oral examination only. The oral grades are A, B, C, D, E, O and F. Failure in the oral test does not necessarily indicate failure in the subject as a whole.
Special Provision Governing the Award of Certificates
Private candidates who sit at centres in certain countries and who, at the time of entry, do not hold a qualification which exempts them, are required to pass in three subjects including English Language or in three subjects with a satisfactory standard of attainment in English Language (grades F or G) in order to qualify for a Certificate. The words "Certificate will not be issued" will appear at the bottom of the form overleaf whenever such a candidate fails to qualify for the award of a Certificate.
41275
⟦Registration⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Subject | Grade | Grade | Grade | Subject | Grade | Grade
| in writing | in figures | in writing | in figures | in writing | in figures | | in writing | in figures | in writing | in figures
| First Year | Second Year | Third Year | | ⟦...⟧ Year | ⟦...⟧ Year
Photograph cannot be separated for in⟦...⟧

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Frank Aini Primary School
Number: F / 167 / 63
Date: 14 / 8 / 1963
Examination Number: - 10134
School Management - Frank Aini
The student ⟦Nouri Salim Sayon⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the (Sixth) grade
Primary from our school entered the (General) examination for primary study for the year 1962 / 1963
And his result was (Successful) in the (First) session, and the following is a statement of his grades: -
Subject | Grade
Arabic Language | 84
English Language | 95
Social Studies | 84
Mathematics | 95
Sciences | 84
Duties | 73
Total | 515
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Acting Principal
⟦illegible⟧
Non-Dropping Identity Number: 17 / 4
And its date: 17 / 4 / 1952
Statistics and Certificates
We certify the authenticity of the school principal's signature
Number 500000 Date 17 / 8 / 1963
Chief Observer of Certificates Director of Education
Baghdad Al-Rusafa
Safwat Rayan Al-Hadayat