Administrative Staff
Marilou Long, Chancellor
Dana Clark, Director
John Driscoll, Guidance Counselor
Natasha Boykov, Secondary Principal and Counselor
The School: Located in Chittagong, Bangladesh’s second largest city, William Carey Academy provides English-medium instruction. The goal of the school is to provide a model of international-standard education which will prepare Bangladeshi students for study at world-class universities. The school was founded in 1996, and in 2006 the first graduation of the 12th grade was held.
Student Body: School enrollment for the 2025-26 school year is 370 students, of whom 93 are in the high school. We reserve 90% of the seats in our school for Bangladeshi students, with the other 10% set aside for expatriate students. Our students come from nearly every economic level in Bangladesh.
Faculty: The instructional staff of WCA is divided between Bangladeshis and expatriates. Approximately half of our high school teachers have degrees from universities in North America.
Curriculum: WCA offers a traditional American curriculum and students will graduate with a U.S. High School Diploma. All courses except Bengali and foreign languages are taught in English. We balance this focus on English use by celebrating Bangladeshi holidays, teaching the Bengali language and observing Bangladeshi customs when possible. Four years of math [up to AP Calculus] and four years of science [up to Physics] are offered and AP Psychology is offered in grade 11. A variety of enrichment and elective courses are also offered.
Accreditation: WCA is accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and Middle States Association (MSA). MSA is an American accrediting agency for schools in the USA and for international schools.
Graduation Requirements: Students are required to take the following credits: English 4.0, Math 3.0, Science 3.0, Social Studies 4.0, Bengali language 2.0 and additional foreign language 2.0. All students must also take the SAT. In addition to academic coursework, each senior must develop a senior project that addresses a social issue in Bangladesh. The project involves research, writing a 3,000-word paper and creating a 30-minute presentation with question and answer time about that issue.
Extra-curricular activities: WCA offers a variety of extra-curricular activities. Our sports program consists of interscholastic and intramural sports for both boys and girls. Sports offered include basketball, soccer, and conditioning. An annual highschool play is presented. Students may also choose to participate in yearbook, school newspaper and student government.
GPA/Class Rank: WCA uses a 4.0 unweighted scale. Due to our small class size and competitive student body we do not rank students except to determine valedictorian and salutatorian. These ranks are based on cumulative GPA from grades 9-12. All graded subjects are included in the GPA.
Course Offerings in High School
| Grade | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Elective |
| English [4 required] | English 9 | English 10 | English 11 | English 12 | Creative Writing/Drama |
| Math [3 required] | Algebra 1 | Algebra 2/ Geometry | Advanced Math/ Trigonometry | AP Calculus | Financial Algebra |
| Science [3 required] | Chemistry/ Physics | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Adv Biology |
| Social Studies [4 required] | American History | World History | Modern World History[.5] History of the Subcontinent [.5] | Economics | AP Psychology |
| Foreign Lang [2 required] [Bangla required] | Korean 1 French 1 Bangla 9 | Korean 2 French 2 Bangla 10 | Bangla 11 | Bangla 12 | |
| Guidance Other required/ Electives | Life Skills/ Health/Physical Ed | Careers/ Computers/ Origins/ Physical Ed | Uni Prep/ Global Studies/ Physical Ed | Cultural Prep/ Senior Project/ Ethics/Speech/Physical Ed | Accounting/Fitness/ Programming/ Yearbook/Choir/ Art/Cooking/Drama/ Indep. Study for AP |
SAT average scores, entire class of 2025
| Score | SAT %ile | |
| Reading/Writing | 613 | 78% |
| Mathematics | 617 | 81% |
| Total Score | 1230 | 80% |
Our unweighted grading scale is as follows
| % Grade | Letter Grade | Grade Points |
| 99-100 | A+ | 4.0 |
| 95-98 | A | 4.0 |
| 93-94 | A- | 3.7 |
| 90-92 | B+ | 3.3 |
| 87-89 | B | 3.0 |
| 85-86 | B- | 2.7 |
| 82-84 | C+ | 2.3 |
| 81-78 | C | 2.0 |
| 75-77 | C- | 1.7 |
| 72-74 | D+ | 1.3 |
| 68-71 | D | 1.0 |
| 65-67 | D- | 0.7 |
| 0-64 | F | 0 |
College Placement: Below is a list of representative universities where recent WCA graduates have been admitted
Asian Women U, Bangladesh
Assumption U, Bangkok, Thailand
BIRDEM Med College, Bangladesh
BRAC University Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bucknell U, Pennsylvania, USA
Cardiff Law School, Cardiff, Wales
Calvin University, Michigan, USA
Carleton University-Ontario, Canada
Cedarville University, USA
Cornell U-Ithaca, New York, USA
Dalhousie U, Nova Scotia Canada
Deakin University, Melbourne
Delhi Technological U-Delhi, India
DePauw University, IN USA
Illinois Institute of Tech, USA
Ithaca College-Ithaca, NY, USA
Kansas State U, KS USA
Kent University-London, England
King College, London, England
Macquarie U- Sydney, Australia
Memorial U, Canada
MIT, Cambridge, USA
Mount Holyoke. Mass. USA
New York U, USA (NYU)
North-South U, Dhaka, BND
Queen Mary’s, London, England
RMIT, Melbourne, AU
St. John’s U, Queens, NY, USA
Stony Brook U, New York, USA
Taylor’s U- Salangor, Malaysia
Texas A & M U-College Station
Tokyo International U, Japan
U of Auckland, NZ
U of British Columbia, Canada
U of California, Irvine, USA
U of Edinburgh, Scotland
U of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
U of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
U of New South Wales, Au
U of South FL, Tampa USA
U of Sydney, AU
U of West of England, Bristol
U of Utah, USA
Wheaton College, USA
Yale College, USA