Contents 1. Cambridge progression page 3 2. IGCSE page 3 a. Grading, course load and awarding b. Recognition and equivalence c. Overview d. Building a curriculum e. Assessment 3. Cambridge International AS & A page 7 a. Overview b. Cambridge International AS & A c. Flexibility d. Assessment option e. International relevance f. Assessment g. Reporting of achievement h. Performance feedback 4. IGCSE/AS/A@ ROOTS page 8 a. What is IGCSE b. Where is IGCSSE acceptable and recognized c. Who can take IGCSE d. How IGCSE taught at ROOTS COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL RCI e. Examination information f. What is AS & A levels g. Where are AS and A levels accepted and recognized h. Who can take AS & A level i. How are AS and A levels taught at RCI j. Examination Info 5. Professional Development Qualification page 11 a. Cambridge international certificate for teachers and trainers b. Cambridge international Diploma for teachers and trainers c. Cambridge international Diploma in Teaching with ICT d. ECIS international teacher certificate e. Certification for teaching in bilingual education 6. Cambridge Students Website page 11 7. General Questions asked page 11 8. Register for Cambridge School Exams page 18 a. CIE guide to Making Entries Booklet b. GCE/IGCSE Exams Guideline

1. Cambridge International AS and A Level
A Passport to Success in Education, University & Employment

2. Where Will a Cambridge Qualification Take You?

3. Finding Your Way Through The
Qualifications Maze
Making decisions about education is
difficult. Choosing between so many
options is confusing
We have put together this simple
guide to lead you through the maze
and to show how it can help your
child move on to a career or into
further or higher education

4. Making The Right Choice

5. Recognition In Pakistan
Provision of equivalence to local system of
education

6. EQUIVALENCE

7. Who can take AS and A Level
Cambridge AS Level
examinations are usually
taken at the age 17
Cambridge A Level
examinations at age 18.

8. What do A-level, AS and A2 mean?
A-LEVEL
ADVANCE LEVEL
OVERALL QUALIFICATION
A-level two stages = AS & A2

9. FLEXIBILITY
Learners find
Cambridge
International
AS and A
Levels very
Flexible
.
Learners can
choose from a
range of
assessment
options:

10. Assessment option 1
Take all papers of the
Cambridge International
A Level course in the
same examination
session, usually at the
end of the second year of
study

11. ASSESSMENT OPTION 2
* Take a 'staged'
assessment route
* The staged assessment
route is not possible in all
subjects

12. ASSESSMENT OPTION 3
• Take the Cambridge
International AS Level
only
• It provides feedback to
set learning goals for the
second half of the course

13. ASSESSMENT
The outcomes awarded for
Cambridge International
AS Level language
syllabuses cannot be
carried forward to
Cambridge International
A Level.

14. EXAMINATIONS & RESULT
Cambridge International AS and A Level
examination sessions occur twice a year,
in June and November, with results issued
in August and January respectively. **
** Some subjects are only available in June
or November.

15. REPORTING OF ACHIEVEMENT:
Each subject that a student takes at AS and A
Level receives a separate certificated grade.
A Level Grade Scale
A* Highest Level
E Minimum Level
• AS Levels Grade Scale
A Highest Level
Grade E Minimum Level

18. OUR STRATEGIC STATEMENT
Mission
Roots aims to be a global school/college
committed to meeting the needs and
ambitions of a diverse range of students
by providing challenging academic
programmes underpinned by innovative
research, scholarship and professional
practice

19. Over the next ten years Roots will develop
its role as a leading Pakistan based
international school / college,
championing a socially inclusive approach
to participation in higher
education.

20. How are AS and A Levels Taught
at RCI?
♦ Flexible Programmes
♦ Diversity in the way subjects are taught
♦ Seasoned and experienced faculty @RCI
♦ The course differs for each subject with a
mix of assessment methods

21. Admissions Criteria
Minimum of 5 passes is required including a
minimum of grade C in English and
Mathematics in 'O' level or 'IGCSE' level
examinations
 For students from Matric stream, a minimum
of overall 'A' grade or 80% marks are required

22. Purpose Built Campuses
provide the essential ACADEMIC
and RECREATIONAL facilities.

23. Laboratories
Fully equipped science laboratories with
the most modern scientific equipment to
facilitate practical work necessary for
senior public and International
examinations.

24. Computer Labs
• Our state-of-the-art computer labs provide
access to the advanced interactive
technology throughout the school at all
stages
• Students are acquainted with the
computer technology and multimedia
from grass root level

25. @campus_facilities
• Offer Computer Studies as a separate
identity to it's students in 'O' & 'A' Level .
• Fully Air-Conditioned 'A' Level
Classrooms.
• Air-conditioned library for self-study.
• Fully Equipped computer labs and
resource rooms.

26. SCHOLARSHIP POLICY
Full scholarship is
awarded to a student
securing St. 9 A's in 'O' or
'IGCSE' level
50% scholarship is
awarded to a student
securing st. 8 A's in 'O' or
'IGCSE' level

27. Our Achievements
The achievements of our students are
possible because Roots is lively learning
community on a human scale, in which it
is still possible to foster a sense of
individuality we encourage our students
to contribute towards the community as
well as benefitting from it.

28. ACHIEVEMENTS
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Conferred on RSS
Director Faisal Mushtaq on 23rd March
2013
Roots Clinches 17 Distinctions World
Toppers in Cambridge International
Examination 2009.
Ali Moeen Nawazish sets A-Levels World
Record

29. 'O', IGCSE, AS & A LEVELS
HIGH ACHIEVERS
Top in the WORLD in Thinking Skills
Top in the WORLD General Paper
Top in Pskistan in Best 3 AS Level Result
Top in Pakistan in Best 4 AS Level Result
Top in Pakistan in Best 5 AS Level Result

30. HIGH ACHIEVERS
The High Achievers are declared by the
Cambridge University & Edexcel
International UK . These students
have topped among thousands of
students from the World and
Pakistan

31. • Syed Mohammad Asad Top in the World General
Paper AS Level
• Samad Khurram Top in the World Thinking skills AS
Level
• Syeda Saba Zehra Zaidi Top in Pakistan Best 3, 4 & 5
As in AS Level
• Kulsum Noor Ullah Top in Pakistan Accounting O
Level
• Samad Khurram Top in Islamabad Region Chemistry
A Level
• Qurat- UL-Ain Tariq Top in Islamabad
Region Business Studies A Level
• Hamza Jawad Ansari Top in Islamabad Region Best 4
A Levels A Level
• Muhammad Hassan Abdullah Top in Islamabad
Region Urdu A Level
• Kinza Zubair Top in Islamabad Region Urdu O Level

33. Sports Education is offered
as a subject at various levels
and is the basic component
of our Roots School System
overall child development
methodology

34. Experienced & Trained Career
Counselor@RCI
Use of Aptitude Tests + Questionnaires +
Self Appraisal Exercises which HIGHLIGHT
skills+ Interests + Personality
These can be useful to help you assess the
suitability of different career opportunities,
subject combinations and university course
selection.

35. WE WISH YOU BEST OF
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