High School - Science
High School
In Grades 9 and 10 our students follow the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) syllabus, designed as a two-year course for students of age 14 to 16. The syllabus was designed to set the content, ideas, skills, processes and applications of science in the broadest possible contexts.
The IGCSE Programme sets out to make teachers and students continuously aware of the connections between the main areas of science while allowing individual sciences to retain their separate identities. This "co-ordination" of course content is what distinguishes the IGCSE syllabus from other independent, self-supporting syllabuses, which either feature separate sciences on one hand, or integrated science on the other. The scheme of assessment is intended to encourage positive achievement by all candidates. Mastery of the core curriculum is required for further academic study (refer to Cambridge IGCSE Exams ).
In Grade 11 and 12 our students follow the IB Diploma. To this end we offer both Physics and Biology Standard and Higher Level. Science is concerned with students becoming aware with the process of how scientists work and communicate with each other. It aims to provide stimulating and challenging opportunities for scientific study within a global context, providing the body of knowledge, methods and techniques to enable students to analyze, synthesize and evaluate scientific information.
The Science programme seeks to encourage a global perspective into the world of science, looking at the work of organizations that promote, regulate and administrate science for the benefit of all.
Having followed the Science programme students will have demonstrated an understanding of scientific facts and concepts, scientific methods and techniques, scientific terminology and methods for presenting scientific information, and be able to use and apply these ideas.
For more information please visit the International Baccalaureate homepage.
Physics Overview
Standard Level
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Section
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Criteria
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Assessment
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Core
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80 hours
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Physics Course Companion
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Paper 1, 30 multiple choice questions, 20% of overall grade.
Paper 2, short and extended response questions, 32% of overall grade.
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Communications
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15
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Physics Course Companion
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Paper 3, short answer questions, 24% of overall grade.
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Electromagnetic waves
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15
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Investigations
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30
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24%
Internally Assessed
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Group 4 Project
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10
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150 hours
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Higher Level
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Section
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Criteria
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Text
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Assessment
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Core
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80 hours
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Physics Course Companion
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Paper 1, 40 multiple choice questions, 20% of overall grade
Paper 2, short and extended response questions, 36% of overall grade.
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Additional Higher Level
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55 hours
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Physics Course Companion
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Communications
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22.5 hours
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Physics Course Companion
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Paper 3, short answer questions, 20% of overall grade.
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Electromagnetic waves
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22.5 hours
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Investigations
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50
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24%
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Group 4 Project
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10
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Internally Assessed
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240 hours
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