Subject offerings: Grade 9 – IGCSE (Dover and East)

Dover Campus

UWCSEA and (I)GCSE subject offerings Grade 9 entry August 2023 Students take a programme of core and elective subjects, combining (I)GCSE and UWCSEA Courses subjects: Subject Areas

Core subjects

UWCSEA Courses

(I)GCSE Courses

Periods per week

Integrated Science (single or double)*

Coordinated Science (double)

4 (single) or 8 (double)

Narratives of our World (First or Second Language)**

English Language or English as a Second Language**

6

Mathematics UWCSEA

Cambridge International Mathematics 5

Physical Education Language other than English (LOTE) option*

First Language (advanced)

Chinese

Second Language (advanced)

Chinese

Foreign Language Language and Cultures: Chinese, (continuation) French, Spanish

French; Mandarin Chinese; Spanish

Humanities option

Creative Arts or Practical option

Dutch; French; German; Japanese; Korean; School Supported SelfTaught Language

4

5

Entrepreneurship; Ethics in Real Life; Economics; Geography; UWCSEA Geography; History: Peace Global Citizenship; History and Conflict; Performance Psychology

4

Creative Arts

Dancer in Action; Drama and Design; UWCSEA Film; UWCSEA Music

Art and Design: Art, Craft and Design; Art and Design: Photography; Dance; Drama; Music

Practical

Computing for Change; UWCSEA Design and Technology; UWCSEA Food Science and Nutrition

Computer Science; GCSE Physical Education; Design and Technology

An additional option/s*

Selected from Language other than English, Humanities, Creative Arts or Practical option

Total

4

4 40

* One additional option for students doing double science; two for students taking single science; three for students for whom there is no LOTE option. ** All students take one of the UWCSEA Narratives of our World Courses, and also take one of the (I)GCSE English options.

Progression into Grade 11 All students who display commitment to the College Values and have actively participated in all elements of the Learning Programme are welcome to join Grade 11. Our open and inclusive transition process relies upon a partnership between students, parents and the school, in which the best educational interest of the student is the primary consideration.

Assessment Assessment patterns differ from subject to subject; many include coursework, practical and/or oral components.

UWCSEA Courses may also require portfolio work or product

design. Toward the end of Grade 9 results from internal examinations provide students feedback and guidance on their progress.

For (I)GCSE students, a second round of internal examinations mid-way through Grade 10 provides further feedback to inform exam preparation before the external (I)GCSE examinations at the end of Term 3. In subjects where examinations are required to prepare for Grade 11 and 12, UWCSEA Courses students sit an internal examination at the end of Term 3.

For in-depth information on each subject, please refer to the Dover Campus Grade 9 and 10 Academic programme information by scanning the QR code: Last updated 29 July 2022 | ADM–2122

East Campus

(I)GCSE subject offerings Grade 9 entry August 2023 Students take the following programme of core and elective subjects: Subject Areas

Core subjects

Language other than English option*

Humanities option** Creative Arts or Design Technology option** An additional option

(I)GCSE Courses

Periods per week

Coordinated Science

8

English Language or English as a Second Language

6

Mathematics

5

Critical Perspectives

2

Physical and Wellness Education (non-examination)

2

First Language (advanced)

Chinese; French; Hindi; Japanese; School Supported Self-Taught Language

Second Language (advanced)

Chinese

Foreign Language (continuation)

Chinese (Mandarin); French; Spanish

5

Economics; Enterprise; Geography; History Creative Arts Design Technology

4

Art and Design: Fine Art; Art and Design: Graphic Communication; Dance; Drama; Film; Music

4

Food and Nutrition; Resistant Materials; Systems and Control

Selected from Language other than English, Humanities**, Creative Arts or Design Technology**; some students are placed in Study Skills

Total

4 40

* No beginner language course is offered; students for whom there is no suitable additional language option select another option from Creative Arts or Design Technology options. ** The following pairs of subjects cannot be selected together: Economics and Enterprise; Art and Design options of Fine Art and Graphic Design; and Design and Technology options of Resistant Materials and Systems and Control.

Progression into Grade 11 All students who display commitment to the College Values and have actively participated in all elements of the Learning Programme are welcome to join Grade 11. Our open and inclusive transition process relies upon a partnership between students, parents and the school, in which the best educational interest of the student is the primary consideration.

Assessment Assessment patterns differ from subject to subject; many include a coursework, practical or oral component, meaning that the students’ final grade is based on both work done during the two-year course and the results of the final examinations.

Toward the end of Grade 9 internal examinations provide students feedback and guidance based on their results. A second round of internal examinations mid-way through Grade 10 provides further feedback to inform exam preparation. Students undertake the external (I)GCSE examinations from May of their Grade 10 year.

For in-depth information on each subject, please refer to the East Campus (I)GCSE Academic programme information by scanning the QR code: Last updated 29 July 2022 | ADM–2122