Noor-Ul-Iman School follows the NACAC’s Statement of Principles of Good Practice (SPGP).

SCHOOL 

Noor-Ul-Iman School is a non-public, non-profit, tax exempt educational organization recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education.  It is located in the suburban community of South Brunswick about midway between New York and Philadelphia.  Noor-Ul-Iman School is currently in its fifteenth year of operation. The current enrollment is 458 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.  There are sixty-eight students in ninth through twelfth grade.  This year there are fourteen students enrolled in the twelfth grade, who will be the fifth high school graduating class.   

Most classroom facilities for the third through twelfth grade students are currently housed in three specially designed modular units.  An early childhood facility was opened in the fall of 2004 to house the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students and an additional building was opened in the fall 2006 to accommodate the first and second grade students.  In addition to classroom facilities, the school has a computer lab, science lab, and library.  The community is very supportive of the school and is currently raising funds to build a permanent school structure.  The 2007/2008 operating budget is 2.8 million dollars for the entire school, 3% of which comes from state and federal funding and 8.25% from donations.  The school is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of a group of professionals from diverse fields. 

Noor-Ul-Iman School is a college preparatory school that strives to give students the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in college and move on to the careers of their choice.  

All of this year’s seniors are planning to attend college after they graduate.  These students will be applying to colleges that range from state colleges to the Ivy League. 

The Noor-Ul-Iman student body is very diverse.  Students come from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds.  The current student body consists of approximately: 59% Asian-American (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankans, Chinese, Japanese, etc.), 38% White (European and Middle Eastern), 2% African-American and 1 % Hispanic.  The majority of the students are bilingual, and some are trilingual.  The diversity of the Noor-Ul-Iman student body is an asset to this institution.  Having such a broad spectrum of ethnic backgrounds gives the students greater perspective on cultural traditions as well as religious understanding.

Noor-Ul-Iman School Mission Statement

Children of good character are the building blocks of a successful community. 

Our mission is to provide an excellent academic and Islamic education within an Islamic environment to produce good citizens and strong leaders who have a commitment to individual excellence, family, community, and humanity. 

We strive to help our students develop strong Islamic values, self-confidence, a positive attitude, and respect for self and others. 
 

FACULTY 

The sixty-eight high school students are instructed by twenty-two full and part time teachers allowing for the advantages of a low student/teacher ratio. In addition to the teachers who have Bachelor’s degrees in their fields, six have Master’s degrees and three have PhD’s.  All of the foreign language teachers are native speakers of the language they teach.  The high school teachers have a median of five and a half years of teaching experience and many have additional experience working in industry in their respective fields.  Two of our high school teachers have also published books in their respective fields. 

GRADING SYSTEM

Grading and calculation of the Cumulative Grade Point Average are based on the following:

School policy and small enrollment preclude the reporting of class rank.  Instead percentile ranks are determined based on Cumulative G.P.A.

Of the small graduating class, one is a National Merit Commended Students.  The average SAT score is 1861.  The verbal mean is 600.  The math mean is 640.  The writing mean is 621. 

Past Graduates: Noor-Ul-Iman School has graduated thirty students in the last four years.  Every year there has been at least one Commended Student in the graduating class.  The average SAT scores for the past four years of graduates are verbal of 625 and math of 641.  The average writing score for the last two years is 640.  All of these students are attending four year colleges: Barnard, NJIT, NYU, Princeton, Rutgers, TCNJ and the University of Pennsylvania.  Past graduates have also been accepted to special honors programs such as the honors combined seven year B.S and DMD degree program and the honors combined six year B.S. and Pharm D. program.

CURRICULUM

Courses are designated on the transcript as (H) Honors, based on the level of the textbook and the critical thinking required.  All other core curriculum courses on the transcript are college preparatory. Students are placed into Honors classes based on the previous year’s academic performance including standardized tests. 

The following is a list of courses available in each subject area:  

Jump Start Program

Seniors who have completed the highest level math or science courses at Noor-Ul-Iman School are allowed to take college courses in those subject areas at Mercer County Community College. 

Community Service

Noor-Ul-Iman School requires students to complete at least 100 hours of community service by the end of their senior year. 

EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS AND COMPETITIONS 
 

Basketball

Community Service Club

High School Store

School Newspaper

Student Council

Track

Yearbook  

American Mathematics Competition

National Language Arts League

National Vocabulary Competition

Mock Trial

NJIT Programming Competition

Penn Model Congress (spring 2006)

Princeton Model UN Conference

WordMasters Challenge