S.L. 327.55 Art. 6Structure of the Examination.

(1) With the exception of the subjects marked with an asterisk in regulation 4(1) the Examination in all other subjects shall consist of two papers, each of two hours’ duration: Paper I

and Paper II as specified in the respective syllabi.

(2) With the exception of the subjects marked with two asterisks in regulation 4 (1) the papers shallbe structured as follows:

(a) Paper I shall be the core paper to be taken by all candidates registered for the examination in the subject, and may include an oral/aural/coursework/ practical component; and

(b) Paper IIA comprises more demanding questions than those in Paper IIB.

(3) Candidates shall be required to indicate on their application form which of Paper IIA or Paper IIB they wish to sit for.

(4) In the Supplementary Session, only Paper I and Paper IIB shall be offered.

(5) In all subjects marked with an asterisk in regulation 4(1) there shall be continuous assessment by the class teachers with internal verification by peers and external verification by the MATSEC Board.

(6) Each of these subjects shall consist of three Units: one Unit for each of Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Years 9, 10 and 11) of the secondary schools; and each Unit shall be assessed by means of three assessment tasks, one of which shall be a controlled assessment set and supervised by the MATSEC Board and shall also include a written component.

(7) The tasks shall be set by the class teachers and shall be verified internally by peers and verified externally by a purposely appointed External Verifier who shall report to the MATSEC Board.

(8) There shall be a synoptic test for each Unit only for candidates who fail the Unit or who are absent for the controlled assessment of that Unit. Candidates who take the synoptic test because they failed the Unit may qualify for a maximum of 60 marks, whilst candidates who take the synoptic test because they were absent for the controlled assessment may qualify for the full 100 marks.