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August 2009 Issue 02 | |
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Welcome to the second issue of the monthly eNewsletter for Cambridge Examinations Officers, including reminders of key dates, and information about examinations. Please tell us how we can make this eNewsletter more useful to you by emailing international@cie.org.uk |
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November 2009 examination session
The closing date for entries is 16 August 2009 for first time entry candidates and 21 September 2009 for retake entry candidates. Applications for GCE/IGCSE Special Arrangements must be received by 16 August 2009. If you use CAMEO to produce your entry files, you should validate your entry data before sending it to CIE by producing Statements of Entry from CAMEO and asking candidates to verify their details.
CIE will accept late entries and amendments until 30 September for International GCE O, A, & AS Level and IGCSE examinations. After this date no further entries or changes to entries will be accepted.
November 2009 examination results will be published on CIE Direct on the following dates: HIGCSE - Thursday 3 December 2009, 09.00 (GMT/UTC) Cambridge IGCSE, GCE O Level, AS Level and A Level - Monday 25 January 2010, 00.01 (GMT/UTC).
Centres should receive results documentation in hard copy approximately 10 days later. |
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May/June 2009 Examination Session
The May/June 2009 examination results will be available for download from CIE Direct at 00:01 GMT/UTC on Monday 10th August.
The answers to frequently asked questions regarding the May/June examination session are here .
Centres should receive hard copy statements of results within 10 days of this date.
Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design 0400 from June 2010
Please can you ensure that you and your Art and Design teaching staff are aware of the following:
Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design, Syllabus 0400 – this syllabus has been completely revised for first examination in 2010. Please see the syllabus for details. Specimen papers are available on the CIE website.
In summary from June 2010 the following papers will be offered:
| Paper 1: Observational/Interpretative Assignment |
8 hours |
| Paper 2: Design Assignment |
8 hours |
| Paper 3: Historical and Critical Assignment |
Coursework |
| Paper 4: Coursework Assignment |
Coursework |
The current Paper 1: Observational Study and Paper 2: Interpretative Study have merged. Candidates will not be able to take a separate Interpretative paper from June 2010.
The following entry options are available:
Option A - 1, 2 (Observational/Interpretative Assignment and Design Assignment)
Option B - 1, 3 (Observational/Interpretative Assignment and Historical and Critical Assignment)
Option C - 1, 4 (Observational/Interpretative Assignment and Coursework Assignment)
Option D - 2, 3 (Design Assignment and Historical and Critical Assignment)
Option E - 2, 4 (Design Assignment and Coursework Assignment)
The Assessment Objectives have been completely revised and the length of time for Papers 1 and 2 is now 8 hours. Teachers are advised to ensure that they are preparing candidates to the correct version of the syllabus.
Teachers are reminded that there is a new Coursework Training Handbook available and that the online discussion group is an excellent resource for advice and teaching material. A new Teachers Guidelines will be available shortly.
AS Level 13 Month Rule
A reminder about CIE's 13 Month Rule, which many Centres have enquired about. The 13 Month Rule can be found in syllabuses and also the CIE Handbook for Centres:
Subject to requirements of the particular A Level syllabus, an award in an AS Level syllabus in November 2008 may be used towards the award of an A Level in the same subject in June 2009 and/or November 2009. AS awards obtained prior to the mentioned examination sessions may not be used towards the award of an A Level in June 2009 and/or November 2009.
Centres entering candidates for A Level in these subjects in November 2009 are required to state by means of an entry option, for each candidate for each syllabus, whether:
(a) All the required components for the A Level award are being taken concurrently and no previous AS Level results are to be considered;
(b) All the required components for the A Level award are being taken concurrently but the candidate has also taken the AS Level in the same subject within the previous 13 months which will include:
If entering in November 2009 the AS Level to be counted towards the A Level award would have had to be obtained in November 2008 or June 2009 only. AS Level awards obtained in previous sessions may not be counted towards the award or an A Level in November 2009.
Changes to exam regulations boosts security
Many readers will be aware of changes to the administration of the November 2009 examination session. These changes are part of a project that will increase the security of CIE examinations and ensure that the validity and integrity of CIE examinations continues to be protected around the world.
From June 2010, we will ask Centres to ensure that all candidates are under full Centre supervision at a specified time in the morning and afternoon examination sessions. We will refer to these as Key Times, which will fall between 08.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00.
For most Centres, this will make little difference, as the Key Times will fall exactly when examinations would normally be taking place. However, if Centres timetable examinations outside Key Times, they will have to adopt full Centre supervision of candidates.
Key Times will be available online from 17 August and will be published in the Final Timetable (available in September).
Checkpoint
Checkpoint Estimated Entry Forms for May and October 2010 tests will be despatched to Centres on 31 August.
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May/June Session
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10 August
Provisional May/June 2009 session examination results available online.
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Mid August
Provisional hard copy GCE and IGCSE Statements of Results for June 2009 Examinations to be with Centres.
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October/November Session
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1 August
Start of entry receipt period for November 2009 examinations Entries.
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3 August
GCE and IGCSE Early Practicals Question Papers and Instructions and Oral materials for November 2009 Examinations despatched to Centres based on Estimated Entries.
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14 August
Deadline for receipt of completed Entries (first time entry candidates only) for GCE and IGCSE for November 2009. Entries and amendments received after this date will be subject to a late entry fee.
Deadline for receipt at CIE of Applications for Special Arrangements for permanently disabled candidates (Form SA (PHC)) for November 2009 GCE and IGCSE examinations.
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17 August
Beginning of First Level Late Entry Fees for first time entries (17 August – 6 September) in November 2009 session.
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31 August
Despatch to Centres a letter with access codes for IGCSE Information Technology Practical Papers (0418/02 and 0418/03) for November 2009 session.
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Tel: +44 (0) 1223 553554, Fax +44 (0) 1223 553558 email: international@cie.org.uk www.cie.org.uk
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