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

–  English Language –  English Literature –  Mathematics –  Co-ordinated Science –  Biology –  Chemistry –  Physics –  Geography –  History –  Global Perspectives –  Art & Design –  Physical Education

Year 11: IGCSE –  Design & Technology –  Drama –  Music –  Accounting –  Business Studies –  Economics –  Information Technology –  Design & Technology –  French –  Japanese –  Spanish

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)

•  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

Building skills in Science

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

•  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

Curriculum and Teacher Support

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