142 tal-1989

I .. N. 142 or 1989

EDUCATION ACT, 1988

(ACT NO. XXIV OF 1988)

SdJooI Leaving ExaminaUOD 10 Rdiplw; Koowltd~: Rrgulalioni for 1990

IN e~ercisc of tile powe~ conferred upon lIim by sections 28(5) and

29(6) of tht: Education Act. 1988. the Chancellor of trn" University o f

Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by !he Senate of

the University of Malta in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by

section 33 of the said Act.

Citation

llIc:se Regulalions may be ciled as the Regulations for 1990 for the

School Leaving Examination in Religious Knowledge.

General

1. 1 The School Leaving Examination in Religious Knowledge will be held al two

levels: Ordinary (S LE) level and Advancc:d (AS LE) Leve l.

1.2 There are two sessions of the Examination du rin g lhe year: the First Session

will be held in May/June/J uly and the: Second Session will be held in November/

December.

1.3 The provi§ion5 regarding University Examinations and Boards of Examin·

ers. in so far as they arc: not incon§istc:nl with lhe§c Regulat ion s, apply 10 this Exam;n;l-

lion.

l)ate5 oftht EJ<amilUltioos

2.1 Time-tables for the First and the Second Sessions will be published on the

University Notice-Boards and in the: Government Gazette before the end of March and

the end of September respa:lively.

2.2 The First Session may start during the la~t IWO weeks of May. The Second

Session may start on any day in November.

":u mination Syllabuses

3.1 The syllabus forthe Ordinary Le vel Examination is divided into Iwo§cctions

that for the Advanced Le"el Exam ina tion is divided into four §cctions.

3.2 SyllHbu§cs shall normally be publishcd IWO years before lhe date of the

examination to which ttoey refcr.

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Examination Paptrs

4. 1 The E. aminalion at Ordin ary level will co nsist of ortC paper of three hou rs'

duration. Ten q uestions will be set: five questio ns from each sectio n of the syllabus.

Cand idates are required to an swe r two question s (rom each section.

4.2 The E.xamination at Advanced Level will consist of two pape rs of three

hours' duration each . covering rt$pcctively the first two and the last two sections or the

syllabus. In each paper ten questions will be set: five questions (rom eaeh of the two see-

tions of the sylla bus eove red by th at pape r. In Paper I candidates 3re requi red 10 answer

one compulsory and one other question from th e first section o f Ihe syllabus (whi ch is

for detailed study) and two q uestions from Ih e other sect ion : in Paper 11 cand id3les are

required to answe r two questions from each of the two sections of t he syllabus covered

by that Paper.

S.

Rl'SUllli

1 The results of Ihe E. amination at Ordinary Level will show the gnide ob-

tained b~ eac h ca ndidate. The pass grades 3re indicated by numbers 1 to 5, I being the

highest and 5the lowest. A failure will be indicated by a mark F.

5.2 The results of the Examination at Adva nced Level will show the grade ob-

tained by each candidate. The pass grades are indicated by the lellers A . B. C. D and E ,

A being the highest and E Ihe lowest. A failure is indicated by the leller F .

5.3 A candidate who fail s the Examin ation at Advanced Level but who is co nsi-

dered by the Board of E~aminers to have reached a sufficient sta ndard ma y be awarded

a pass at Ordinary Level . Such a pass will be indicated Of) the result by the le n er O .

5.4 In each paper all qUClitionscarry the same marlt5. The result will take into ac-

count Ih e performance of the eandidate in the ellaminalion as a whole.

BoIIrds of Examl nel'!l

6.1 In the O rdinary Level Examinat ion the Board of Elaminers will consist of a

Chairman and such a number . nol being less than six . of o ther examiners as the Senate

may delermine. The exami nation paper will be set by lhe whole Board. Each script will

be mark ed b~ alleast three e~aminers.

6.2 In the Advanced Level Examin Dtion the Board o f Examiners will co nsist of a

Chairman and sucll a number. nOI being less than three. of other examiners as the Se·

nate may determine. The examina tion papers will be set b~ the whole Board. Each

script will be marked by at least three examiners.

Eligibility to sit Ordinary Le"el Exami nation

7.1 Candidates who have not completed their studies in Form IV (or equivalent)

will nOt be allowed to si t for the Ordinary Level Examin ation .

lI.egistration

8.1

Applicatio ns for registration. on the proper fonn and accompanied by the

~pprOpri3te fee. must be made by 'he following dates

for th e First Session: Friday. 9th March 1990;

for the Second Session : Monda y. 24th September 1990.

8.2

Applicatiolls submiued after the ciosingdates but before Tuesday. 20I h

(a)

~1H rch and Monday. ISI October for the Fir1;( alld the Scrond SeMions respectively .... ill

be accepted if an additional fee of Lml .50.0 is paid.

(b) The Regimar may accept applications after these: dales in accordance with

slatutes alld regula tions in force sllhe time.

8.3 Al terations to the registration form may only be made by the candidate sub-

ject to the samc conditions and additional fees appl icable for late regi5lration.

1 A ce n irlCat e will be issued by the Univer1;itytoth05e candidates who take the

Examination and pass in the subject. The certificate will show the level of the E.-u rn ina-

1;011 and the grade obtained by the candidate.

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