12th Grade Options (Provisional, September 2013)
These options have been chosen to ensure that as many students as possible can do the subjects which they have informed us they would like to take. The options may be altered if choices change as a result of the IGCSE results.Students must choose one subject from each of the options below. Students must have gained a B grade pass or above at IGCSE/GCSE/O Level or equivalent to be eligible to choose AS subjects. Students gaining a C grade pass, in an extended subject, may be eligible to join an existing class.
Students studying three or more AS subjects may choose to have a block of study periods instead of a fifth subject.
The alternatives to the AS subjects are school based 'diploma' subjects. They cover a wide range of skills leading towards the school diploma and are not examined externally. The school reserves the right to alter the non AS level subjects. Students may take a mixture of AS and 'diploma' subjects. AS subjects will also contribute towards the diploma. AS subjects are more demanding and will be weighted more heavily than the non AS subjects.
Optional subjects:
- Diploma English
or AS English Literature or AS Physics or AS Art - Diploma Science (Environmental Studies & Food and Nutrition)
or AS Business or AS Biology - Diploma Maths & Diploma Humanites
or AS Maths - Creative Technology
or AS Computing or AS History or AS Chemistry - Leisure and Tourism and Diploma Humanities
or AS French or AS Greek (Does not continue to A-Level) or AS Geography
Additional subject
AS English (This will be timetabled during Physical Education and eligibility is dependent on the approval of the English Department and the Principal)
Compulsory subjects:
Physical EducationReligious Studies
Diploma
Students who have successfully reached 12th grade are working towards their school diploma, which is important for further study in Cyprus and in many other countries. Students who do not study for the AS exams will study school diploma subjects. There are no external exams or certificates for these subjects, but there will be end of year examinations.