University of Cambridge International Examinations City Impact Church School
Who we are • Department of the University of Cambridge World ’ s largest provider of international curriculum and • qualifications for secondary school students • International Qualifications based on UK structure and standards • Recognized globally as equivalent to UK qualifications • Offered in over 150 countries including Singapore, USA, Canada, Middle East, United Kingdom and New Zealand • More than one million students will sit Cambridge in 8000+ schools in 2011 • Not for profit
The Cambridge Pathway … • Primary Curriculum – Years 1-6 • Lower Secondary Programme – Years 7-9 • IGCSE – Years 10 & 11 • Advanced Level (A/AS) – Years 12 & 13
International General Certificate of Secondary Education - (IGCSE) • Aimed at students in Year 11 • International curriculum – allows teaching of local culture and environment • Develops students' skills in creative thinking, enquiry and problem solving • Wide range of subjects available • Grades Available: A*, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, U
IGCSE – Flexible Options • Subject Course = 160 hours • Practical examinations in Science subjects • Coursework - allows further representation of environment • Available in June and November
Expanding Student Choice Year 11: IGCSE – Design & Technology – English Language – English Literature – Drama – Mathematics – Music – Co-ordinated Science – Accounting – Biology – Business Studies – Chemistry – Economics – Physics – Information Technology – Geography – Design & Technology – History – French – Global Perspectives – Japanese – Art & Design – Spanish – Physical Education
AS and A Levels • Aimed at students in Years 12 & 13 • International curriculum – allows teaching of local culture and environment • Develops students' skills in creative thinking, enquiry and problem solving • Subject Course = 160 hours • AS (Year 12) + A2 (Year 13) = A Level • UE qualifications recognized throughout the world • Grades A*, A, B, C, D, E, U
AS and A Levels – Flexible options • Sit all A Level examinations at the end of 2 years • Follow a staged assessment e.g. A Level = AS (year 12) + A2 (year 13) • Sit AS qualifications only in year 12 and/or year 13 • Sit a combination of AS and A Level over 2 years • All go towards University Entrance
Developing successful students Students build: • Knowledge • Learning skills • Critical thinking • Problem solving Cambridge students become independent learners
Building skills in English • Knowledge: of a range of set texts - classic and modern drama, poetry and prose • Learning skills: articulating ideas clearly and accurately in writing and speaking • Critical thinking: supporting personal interpretations of texts with relevant textual reference • Problem-solving: learning deduction and inference skills (e.g. by writing a summary)
Building skills in Science • Knowledge: of scientific facts, laws, vocabulary, concepts • Learning skills: manipulate data, carry out investigations • Critical thinking: interpret experimental observations and data • Problem solving skills: identify patterns in data and make predictions
University Entrance in NZ with Cambridge • General Standard 120 points (see table on next slide) in at least 3 AS Levels - minimum D Grade • Literacy Standard Grade E in AS English subject • Numeracy Standard Grade D in IGCSE Mathematics
Grade A Level AS Level A 120 60 B 100 50 C 80 40 D 60 30 E 40 20
Curriculum and Teacher Support • Full curriculum • Past papers, examiners’ reports, standards booklets, mark schemes & schemes of work • In-Region teacher training workshops • Accreditation packs for coursework marking • Online training & Cambridge subject specific websites • Professional Officers in Cambridge to answer queries • Range of subject specific text books • Subject specific cluster groups • Cambridge Regional Manager – simonhiggins@cie.org.nz • Association of Cambridge Schools – www.acsnz.org.nz
How Cambridge works … • Only registered schools can offer Cambridge examinations; students can sit only at a registered school • Examination papers are sent to Cambridge to be marked by expert examiners • Results are provided as Grade and Percentage, plus grades for all individual papers • No scaling occurs • Cost – around $80-$90 per subject depending on exchange rate.
Cambridge in NZ 50+ NZ schools including: – Auckland Grammar – Macleans College – 4x ACG Colleges – King ’ s College – Westlake BHS & GHS – Pinehurst School – Carey College – Pukekohe Christian School – Rangiora New Life School – Middleton Grange School 10000+ NZ students in 2011
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