Matriculation Examination (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

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L.N. 147 of 2022

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Matriculation Examination (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 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 articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the

said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Matriculation Examination

(Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and shall be read and construed as one with

Matriculation Examination Regulations, 2013, published as Legal Notice 133 of

2013, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for examinations held from January,

2024 or later.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“4. (1) The Examination is offered in a wide range of subjects as follows

Group l: Maltese, Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian,

Spanish;

Group 2: Accounting, Classical Studies*, Economics, Geography, History, Marketing,

Philosophy, Psychology*, Religious Knowledge, Sociology;

Group 3: Applied Mathematics (Mechanics), Biology, Chemistry, Computing,

Environmental Science*, Physics, Pure Mathematics;

Group 4: Art, Engineering Drawing, Graphical Communication, Home

Economics and Human Ecology, Information Technology, Music, Physical

Education*, Theatre and Performance,

Systems of Knowledge*.

* offered at Intermediate Level only.”

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Amendment to regulation 7 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 7 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) Applications for registration for the First and Second Sessions at a later

date may be accepted at the Executive Director’s discretion against the payment of a

further additional fee.”

Amendment to regulation 9 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 9 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“9. (1) Candidates with special needs may be given the option to be exempted

from being examined in a particular component of the examination, such as an oral

or a practical examination. When candidates accept the option and their work is

prorated to compensate for the missing component, their Certificate shall be endorsed

as follows

‘Special arrangements were made to enable the candidate to be assessed in this

subject. Details may be obtained from the Executive Director.’

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