The Matriculation Certificate Examination (Amendment) Regulations, 2008

L.N. 108 of 2008

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

The Matriculation Certificate Examination (Amendment) Regulations, 2008

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74 (5) and

75 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of

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

University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by sections 75

and 79 of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as The Matriculation Certificate

Examination (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 and shall be read and construed as

one with the Matriculation Certificate Examination Regulations, 2005, published as

Legal Notice 189 of 2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall apply for examinations held from 2009 onwards.

Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal regulations

For paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 9 of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“(2) Grade N shall be awarded to candidates who obtain a minimum of 40

grade points and who do not satisfy only one of the other requirements specified in

Regulation 7(3) for the award of the Certificate.

(3) The results of candidates awarded Grade N shall be carried forward for

a maximum of two years. Such candidates shall be allowed to re-sit any one or more

subject/s in order to improve their result. Such candidates may also opt to drop a

subject and replace it by another at the same level, provided that their choice would

allow them to satisfy all the requirements for the award of the Certificate.”

Amendment of regulation 11 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 11 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“11. (1) Candidates may sit for examinations in single subjects at Advanced

and Intermediate Levels, including Systems of Knowledge. In the case of a pass

grade a certificate shall be issued.”

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