I hope you are keeping well and getting well prepared as we enter the second half of term and the run-up to your Autumn Exams.
As you know, exam week will be Monday 21st November to Friday 25th November.
The overall layout of the week will be as follows:
- Monday 21st November: Main Exam Session at The King’s Centre, Osney Mead (near the station).
- Tuesday 22nd November: ALS Speaking exams in school in the morning.
- Wednesday 23rd November: Fail notifications released by email at the end of the day.
- Thursday 24th November: Art class presentations/Term 1 evaluation.
- Friday 25th November: Retake exams in school and resubmission deadline.
I will send you more details, including a specific exam timetable, nearer the time.
As you know, your final assessments will be:
- ALS: 120min written exam in the Main Exam Session. Speaking exam on 22nd November
- EAP: 60min written exam in the Main Exam Session. Coursework submitted 10th November
- Maths Fundamentals or Language in Society: 90min written exam in the Main Exam Session
- Art: Assessment of term’s work continuously and on 24th November
- AppW: Portfolio submitted 17th November
If you fail any of these assessments, you will have one opportunity to retake them on 25th November. Retakes will be capped at a maximum score of 40% (a minimal pass).
We are expecting to release Term 1 grades the following week on Friday 2nd December.
The Term 1 assessments combine to form approximately 1/3 of the grade for Year (9 month) courses and just over 1/2 of the grade for Semester (6 month) courses.
If you have any questions or doubts about what to expect from the Autumn Exam Week, please do not hesitate to speak to your teachers or to me.