Regulations for 1\191

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L.N. 152 of 1990

.; OUCATION ACT, 1988

(ACT NO. XXIV m' 1988)

Leaving EXllmlnation in Religious KoowJ.rdge

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Regulations for 1\191

IN exerciseof lhe powcrsconfc rred upon him by sections 28(S) and

29(6) of the Ed ucation Act. 1988, the Chan<:ellor of the University of

Malla has prom ulgated the following Regulations made by the Senale of

the University of Malta in vinue of the powers conferred upon il by

section JJ of the said Act : -

e lution

These Regulations may be cited as the Regulations for 1991 of the

School Leavin g Examination in Religious Knowledge.

SC HOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION IN RELI G IOUS KNOWI. EI)(;E

Rqculallon!i for 1991

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1 The School Leaving Examination in Religious Knowl edge is held al two

levels: O rdinary (SLE) Level and Advanced (ASLE) Level.

1.2 There are two sessions o f the Exa mination duri ng the year: the Fi l"$l Ses$ion

will be held in May/June/July and the SeOO!ld Session will be held in Decembe r/lanu-

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1.3 ·The provisions regarding University Exam ina tions. in so far as they are not

inconsistent with these Regul ations. apply to this Examinatio n.

Dales of the t:xamination

2.\ Time-tables for the First and the Second Sessions will be published on the

Universi ty Notice-Boards and in the Malta Government Gazette before the end of

March and the end of October respectively.

2.2 The First Session may start during the laSI twO weeks of May. The Second

Session may start o n any day in Dece mber.

Examination S)·Uabuses

3. 1 The syllabus for the Ordinary Level Examination is divided into two sections;

Ihat for the Advanced Level Examination is divided inlO four secl ions.

3.2 Syllabuses shall normally be published two years before the date of the

e xamination 10 which they r;:fer.

Eumlution JNlpn"S

4.1 The Elamination ar Ordinary Level will consist of o ne pape r of three hours' du-

ration. Ten questions will be set: five questions from each section of the syllabus. Can-

didates are required to answe r two qUe5tioll$ from each section .

4.2 The Examination at Advanced Level wil! consist of two papers of three

hours' du ration each, covering respectively the first two and the last two sections of the

sy llabus. In each pape r te n questions will be set: r,vequc stionsfromeach of the twosec-

tions of the syl!a buscovered by that paper. In Paper I candidates are required to answer

one compulsory and one other q uestion from the first section of tne syllabus (which is

for detailed study) and twO questions from the other section; in Paper 11 candidatesare

required to ans_ r twO questions from each of the twO sections of the syllabuscove red

hy that Paper.

Results

5.1 (a) The results of the Examination at Ordinary leve l will show the gradeob-

tained by each candidate. The pass grades are indicatcd by numbers I to 7, I being the

highest and 7 the lowest

For the purpose of admission to the University, only passes at grade 5 or beller

will be acceptable.

(b) The results o f candidates who do not obtain at least a grade 7 shall

remain unclassified.

5.2 (a ) The TC$ults of the Examination at Advanced Level will show the grade

obtained by each candidate. The pass grades are indicated by the letters A. B, C , D and

E, A being the highest and E the lowest.

(b)

A failure is indicated by the letler'F'.

5.3 A candida te who fails the Examination at Advanced Level but who is consi·

dered by the Boa rd of Examiners 10 have reached a sufficiem standard may be awarded

a pass at Ordinary Level. Such a pass will be indicated on the result by the lette r '0' .

5.4 In each paper all questions carry the same mark$. The result will take intoac-

count the performance of the candidate in the examination as a whole.

Boards 0( l'..umbwTI

6. I In the Ordinary Level Examination the Board of Exam iners will consist of a

Chairman and such a number, not being less than six, o f othe r examine rs as the Se nate

may determine . The ellamination paper will be set by the whOle Board. Each script will

be marked by at least three e ~aminers.

6.2 In the Advanced Level Ellaminalion the Board of Examiners will consist of a

Chairman and such a number, not being less than three , o f other examiners as the Se·

nate may dete rmine. The e~amination papers will be set by the whole Board. each

script will be marked b~ at least three examiners.

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Eligibility for Reptration

7.1 Only c~lldjdates who complete thei r studies in Form V or who will have

reached the age of 16 yean by 31s1 December 1991 will be allowed to register for the

examinatlon at O rdinary (SLE) Level.

Rtgistration

8.1 Applications fOT registration, on Iheproperform andacoompanie<i by the ap--

propria!e fee , must be made by the following dalCS

for th e First SeSliion: Friday, 81h March 1991

for the Seoolld Session: Friday , 111h OctQber 1991.

8.2 (a) Applications 5ubmilted afte r the closing dates but before Monday. 18th

March a nd Monday, 21st Octo bcrforlhe Firsl and the Scrond SeSliionsrespt!ctivelywill

be at«pted if an addi tional fee of Lml .SO,O is paid.

(b)

The Regi strar may acttpt applications after these dates in accordance

wilh statutes and regula tions in force allhe time.

8,) Alterations to the registration form may o nly be made by th e candidate sub-

;ea 10 the 5lIme conditions and additional fea applicable for late registration.

CHtlfkatfli

9.1 A cc n ificate will be issued by the University tothosc: candidates who take the

Examination and pass in the SlIbject. The cenir>Cate will show the level of the Examina·

tion and the grade obtained by the cartdidate.

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