Providence Girls’ Catholic School SUBJECT SELECTION
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Providence Girls’ Catholic Providence Girls’ Catholic SchoolSchool
SUBJECT SELECTIONSUBJECT SELECTION
Form 3Form 3
20132013
WHY SUBJECT SELECTIONS ARE WHY SUBJECT SELECTIONS ARE IMPORTANTIMPORTANT
The subjects you do at school often The subjects you do at school often determine the type of careers you followdetermine the type of careers you follow
Doing subjects you like and are good at Doing subjects you like and are good at makes life at school enjoyablemakes life at school enjoyable
You are more likely to do well in a subject You are more likely to do well in a subject that you enjoy doing that you enjoy doing
HOW TO DECIDEHOW TO DECIDERECOGNISE THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION & ASK RECOGNISE THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION & ASK
YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONSYOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
What subjects are available?What subjects are available?
What subjects interest me?What subjects interest me?
What subjects am I good at?What subjects am I good at?
What subjects do I need for further study?What subjects do I need for further study?
EXAMINATION RELATED TERMSEXAMINATION RELATED TERMSSBA – School Based Assessment: Assignment(s) done in school which account for a percentage of students’ final examination mark. Students who do not submit their SBA will be marked as absent for their final examination in that subject.
CXC – Caribbean Examinations Council: Examining body for the CSEC and CAPE examinations
CSEC – Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate: Ordinary Level Examination done at the end of students’ Form 5 year
CAPE – Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination: Advanced Level Examination done at the end of students’ Lower 6 and Upper 6 years
LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR CSEC CSEC SCIENCE BUSINESS MODERN STUDIES & VAPA
MATH & COMPUTER SCIENCE
LANGUAGE
CHEMISTRYPRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS
GEOGRAPHYADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PHYSICSPRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
HISTORYINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ENGLISH LITERATURE
BIOLOGY
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES
MATHEMATICS
SPANISH
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT
CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
MUSIC FRENCH
FOOD ANDNUTRITION
VISUAL ART
CHOICE OF SUBJECT LINESCHOICE OF SUBJECT LINES1.1. MATHEMATICS (COMPULSORY)MATHEMATICS (COMPULSORY)
2.2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE (COMPULSORY)ENGLISH LANGUAGE (COMPULSORY)
3.3. ENGLISH LITERATURE (COMPULSORY)ENGLISH LITERATURE (COMPULSORY)
4.4. BIOLOGY / SOCIAL STUDIES / SPANISHBIOLOGY / SOCIAL STUDIES / SPANISH
5.5. CHEMISTRY / POA / FRENCH / IT / CHEMISTRY / POA / FRENCH / IT /
6.6. POB / PHYSICS / HISTORYPOB / PHYSICS / HISTORY
7.7. ADD MATH / F&N / EDPM / C&T / MUSIC / ADD MATH / F&N / EDPM / C&T / MUSIC /
PEPE
8.8. GEOGRAPHY / SPANISH / VISUAL ARTS / ITGEOGRAPHY / SPANISH / VISUAL ARTS / IT
CHOICE OF SUBJECTS FOR CHOICE OF SUBJECTS FOR 20132013 Students must choose one subject from each
line (8 subjects in total)
circle the subject of first choice underline the subject of second choice
Core subjects are Mathematics, English Language and English Literature
The following will be considered in
approving the remaining 5 subjects: student choice, lab space, average % in the subject, class size (SBA subjects) etc.
SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENTSCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT(SBA)(SBA)
• Principles of Accounts• Principles of Business• EDPM• Geography• History• Social Studies• Physics• Chemistry• Biology• Additional Mathematics• Food and Nutrition• Clothing and Textiles• Music• Visual Arts • Physical Education & Sport• Information Technology
• Mathematics• English Language• English Literature• French • Spanish
SBA SUBJECTS NON-SBA SUBJECTS
STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONSSTRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONS
Some subjects have a written component only. These subjects are:
English LanguageEnglish LiteratureMathematics
STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONS STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONS
Some subjects have a written and oral component of the examination. These subjects are: Spanish
French
STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONSSTRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONSSome subjects have an SBA and a written component of the examination. These subjects are: POA
POBAdditional MathematicsPhysicsChemistry
BiologyGeographyHistory Social StudiesInformation Technology
The SBA contributes 20% to the final exam mark and the written papers contribute 80%
STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONSSTRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONSSome subjects have an SBA, a written component and a practical examination. These subjects are: Food & Nutrition
Clothing & TextilesPhysical Education & Sport
Visual ArtsMusic EDPM
The SBA contributes approximately 20% to the final exam mark for most of these subjectsVisual Arts students do a journal instead of a written examination
GUIDELINESGUIDELINES
HOW NOT TO DECIDEHOW NOT TO DECIDE DO DO NOTNOT CHOOSE A SUBJECT BECAUSE CHOOSE A SUBJECT BECAUSE
Your friends are taking itYour friends are taking it
Your favourite teacher is teaching itYour favourite teacher is teaching it
You’ve heard it’s an easy subjectYou’ve heard it’s an easy subject
You need to do it for a future career even You need to do it for a future career even
though you are no good at it or hate it though you are no good at it or hate it
NEED HELP?NEED HELP?
SEEK HELP TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICESEEK HELP TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICE
Subject TeachersSubject Teachers
Career AdviserCareer Adviser
ParentsParents
Students should take
subjects in which they
have an interest and/or
ability and which will best
suit their future needs
REMEMBER…REMEMBER…
INFORMATIONINFORMATION
Teachers can be contacted via the school’s Teachers can be contacted via the school’s email:email: [email protected]@yahoo.com
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