1. Providence Girls’ Catholic School SUBJECT SELECTION
Form 3
2013

2. WHY SUBJECT SELECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT
The subjects you do at school often determine the type of careers you follow
Doing subjects you like and are good at makes life at school enjoyable
You are more likely to do well in a subject that you enjoy doing

3. HOW TO DECIDE
RECOGNISE THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION & ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
What subjects are available?
What subjects interest me?
What subjects am I good at?
What subjects do I need for further study?

4. EXAMINATION RELATED TERMS
SBA – School Based Assessment:
Assignment(s) done in school which account for a percentage of students’ final examination mark. Students who do not submit their SBA will be marked as absent for their final examination in that subject.
CXC – Caribbean Examinations Council:
Examining body for the CSEC and CAPE examinations
CSEC – Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate:
Ordinary Level Examination done at the end of students’ Form 5 year
CAPE – Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination:
Advanced Level Examination done at the end of students’ Lower 6 and Upper 6 years

5. LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR CSEC
SCIENCE
BUSINESS
MODERN STUDIES & VAPA
MATH & COMPUTER SCIENCE
LANGUAGE
CHEMISTRY
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS
GEOGRAPHY
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PHYSICS
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
HISTORY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ENGLISH LITERATURE
BIOLOGY
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES
MATHEMATICS
SPANISH
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT
CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
MUSIC
FRENCH
FOOD AND
NUTRITION
VISUAL ART

6. CHOICE OF SUBJECT LINES
MATHEMATICS (COMPULSORY)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (COMPULSORY)
ENGLISH LITERATURE (COMPULSORY)
BIOLOGY / SOCIAL STUDIES / SPANISH
CHEMISTRY / POA / FRENCH / IT /
POB / PHYSICS / HISTORY
ADD MATH / F&N / EDPM / C&T / MUSIC / PE
GEOGRAPHY / SPANISH / VISUAL ARTS / IT

7. CHOICE OF SUBJECTS FOR 2013
Students must choose one subject from each line (8 subjects in total)
circle the subject of first choice
underline the subject of second choice
Core subjects are Mathematics, English Language and English Literature
The following will be considered in approving the remaining 5 subjects: student choice, lab space, average % in the subject, class size (SBA subjects) etc.

8. SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA)
Principles of Accounts
Principles of Business
EDPM
Geography
History
Social Studies
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Additional Mathematics
Food and Nutrition
Clothing and Textiles
Music
Visual Arts
Physical Education & Sport
Information Technology
Mathematics
English Language
English Literature
French
Spanish
SBA SUBJECTS
NON-SBA SUBJECTS

9. STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONS
Some subjects have a written component only.
These subjects are:
English Language
English Literature
Mathematics
Paper 1
Multiple choice questions/ structured paper
Paper 2
Essay type/structured questions

10. STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONS
Some subjects have a written and oral component of the examination. These subjects are:
Spanish
French
Orals
Dialogue between student and examiner
Paper 1
Multiple choice questions (Listening comprehension)
Paper 2
Essay type/structured questions

11. STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONS
Some subjects have an SBA and a written component of the examination. These subjects are:
Biology
Geography
History
Social Studies
Information Technology
POA
POB
Additional Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
SBA
Projects
Labs
Paper 1
Multiple choice questions
Paper 2
Essay type/ structured questions
The SBA contributes 20% to the final exam mark and the written papers contribute 80%

12. STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATIONS
Some subjects have an SBA, a written component and a practical examination. These subjects are:
SBA
Projects
Practicals
Practical Examination
Hands-on activity done under exam conditions
Paper 1
Multiple choice questions/structured paper
Paper 2
Essay type/ structured questions
Food & Nutrition
Clothing & Textiles
Physical Education & Sport
Visual Arts
Music
EDPM
The SBA contributes approximately 20% to the final exam mark for most of these subjects
Visual Arts students do a journal instead of a written examination

13. Use these guidelines when choosing subjects
ABILITY
INTEREST
MOTIVATION

14. HOW NOT TO DECIDE DO NOT CHOOSE A SUBJECT BECAUSE
Your friends are taking it
Your favourite teacher is teaching it
You’ve heard it’s an easy subject
You need to do it for a future career even though you are no good at it or hate it

15. NEED HELP? SEEK HELP TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICE Subject Teachers
Career Adviser
Parents

16. REMEMBER…
Students should take subjects in which they have an interest and/or ability and which will best suit their future needs

17. INFORMATION
Teachers can be contacted via the school’s
School information can be viewed on:
providencegirls.wikispaces.com