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Matriculation

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Secondary Education Certificate

Examinations Board

Newsletter Number 53

January 2013

MATSEC SUPPORT UNIT UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

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CCOONNTTEENNTTSS Contents………………………………………………………………………….. The MATSEC Board Academic Year 2011-2012………………………...……… Matters discussed by the MATSEC Board during the Academic Year 2011-2012 MATSEC Board Activities and Publications…………………………………….. The MATSEC Support Unit……………………………………………………… The MATSEC Website.………………………………………………………….. Prizes and High Achievement ………………………………………………..….. Domandi Parlamentari fis-sena 2012…………………………………………..… Dissertations and Long Essays…………….. …………………………………… Statistics: SEC …………………………………………………………………… Statistics: Matriculation Examination …………………………………………….

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THE MATSEC BOARD ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

Chairman……………………………………...…………… Registrar …………..………………………………………. Senate Representative (Faculty of Theology)……...……… Senate Representative (Faculty of Arts)…………….…….. Senate Representative (Faculty of Science)…………..…… Education Directorate Representative……………………... Education Directorate Representative……………………... Ministry of Education Representative……………………... Private Schools Association Representative ……………….

Observers: Executive Director and Principal Subject Area Officers – MATSEC Support Unit Rector’s Delegate to the MATSEC Board Examinations Department Representative Junior College Principal MUT Representative

Prof FrankVentura Ms Veronica Grech Rev Dr Rene` Camilleri Prof Sandro Caruana Prof Alfred Vella Mr Raymond Camilleri Mr Peter Vassallo vacant Mr Norbert Zahra

MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE MATSEC BOARD DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

The following were the main matters discussed:

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Syllabi for approval: IM Art, AM Spanish Syllabi for approval: AM Spanish and AM Art Syllabi for approval: IM Psychology 2014, IM Physical Education 2014, IM Art 2014, SEC Music, AM Art Syllabi for review: AM and IM level Economics and History; SEC Latin and Greek. Follow-up on revision of SEC syllabi Syllabi for review: AM and IM Accounting, French, Italian, Engineering Drawing and Graphical Communication; SEC Physical Education Revision of all SEC syllabi following changes of the Forms 1 and 2 in state schools Review of Guidelines for Post-Examination Special Consideration Feedback on the revision of SEC syllabi Health and Safety during Science practical examinations Progress Report on Current Session of Examinations Amendments to the conduct of the Matriculation and Secondary Education Certificate Examinations Regulations Report on access arrangements in the May 2011 session of examinations Request to introduce Legal Studies at IM Level Costs of practical examinations in AM level science subjects Lists of Paper Setters and Markers for the 2012 session of examinations: SEC, IM and AM levels Changes in project titles in Environmental Studies and Business Studies Proposals for changes in the Matriculation Certificate and Secondary Education Certificate Issues arising from the implementation of proposed changes in the award of the Matriculation Certificate

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MATSEC BOARD ACTIVITIES

Training Seminars for Paper Setters’ Panels Training seminars on paper setting entitled ‘Framework for setting examination papers’ were held at the MATSEC Office University of Malta. The seminars were held on the 17th December 2012 and the 8th January 2013.

PUBLICATIONS The following publications were posted on-line during the academic year 2011-2012: MATSEC Support Unit (2012). SEC Examinations 2011 Statistical Report. www.um.edu.mt/matsec/statistical report. MATSEC Support Unit (2012). Matriculation Certificate Examinations 2011 Statistical Report. www.um.edu.mt/matsec/statistical report. MATSEC Support Unit (2012). Newsletter No. 52. www.um.edu.mt/matsec/newsletter.

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THE MATSEC SUPPORT UNIT

Executive Director……………………………………………..…………... Principal Subject Area Officer (Arts & Languages)…………..…………… Principal Subject Area Officer (Science Subjects)…………… …………... Principal Subject Area Officer (Humanistic & Commercial Subjects) …… Principal Area Officer (Access Arrangements)……………….…………… Principal Research & Development Officer…………………..…………… Administrative Officer ……………...………………………...…………… Administrative Officer………………………………………...…………… Administrative Assistant…………………………………………………… Administrative Assistant ……………………………………...…………… Administrative Assistant…………………………………………………… Administrative Assistant ……………………………………...…………… Administrative Assistant…………………………………………………… Administrative Assistant ……………………………………...…………… I.T. Officer II..………………………………………………...……………. Executive Officer…………………………………………………………... Clerk…………………………………………………………..……………. Beadle………………………………………………………….…………… Cleaner……………………………………………………………………...

Dr Martin Musumeci Ms Carole Mizzi Mr Dario Pirotta Mr Sean Pollacco Mr Edward Mazzacano Damato (vacant) Ms Margaret Borg Mr Mike Lawrence Ms Carmen Bezzina Ms Bernice Cutajar Ms Ramona Darmanin Mr Norman Deguara Ms Joanne Grech Mr Martin Micallef Mr Leander Borg Mr Michael Debattista Ms Leanne Said Mr Adrian Farrugia Ms Mary Grace Cassar

Postal Address: MATSEC Support Unit, University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080 E-mail Address: matsec@um.edu.mt Website: www.um.edu.mt/matsec/ Telephone Numbers: 23402815, 23402816 The MATSEC Support Unit acknowledges the valuable cooperation of the staff of the Examinations Department, Floriana and the Examinations Centre, Victoria. They are responsible for the registration of candidates, allocation of examination centres and invigilation of MATSEC Examinations. Newsletter Editor: Prof Frank Ventura Compilation and Formatting: Ms Ramona Darmanin

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MATSEC WEBSITE

The website of the MATSEC Examinations Board can be accessed through the University of Malta homepage (www.um.edu.mt) or directly with the following address www.um.edu.mt/matsec/. The website contains the useful information outlined hereunder. New items are printed in bold.

• A Brief History of MATSEC examinations

• Developments in the Matriculation Certificate Examination

• REGULATIONS 2005 Secondary Education Certificate Regulations (English and Maltese versions)

2005 Matriculation Certificate Regulations (English and Maltese versions) 2008 Matriculation Certificate (Amendment) Regulations (English and Maltese versions) 2010 Matriculation Certificate (Amendment) Regulations (English and Maltese versions)

• SYLLABI Secondary Education Certificate syllabi 2011-2015 Advanced Matriculation level syllabi 2011-2015 Intermediate Matriculation level syllabi 2011-2015

• CODE OF PRACTICE General information about MATSEC procedures

• STATISTICAL REPORTS SEC Examinations Report 2004-2012 Matriculation Certificate Examinations Report 2004-2012

• EXAMINERS’ REPORTS Secondary Education Certificate Examiners’ Reports 2006-2012 Advanced Matriculation level Examiners’ Reports 2006-2012 Intermediate Matriculation level Examiners’ Reports 2006-2012

• RESOURCES Listening Comprehension Audio Samples SEC Environmental Studies course-work titles 2013 & 2014 Powerpoint presentation used during a Training Seminar for Chairpersons and Paper Setters in December 2010 Glossary of terms used in MATSEC examination papers MATSEC leaflet (Maltese and English versions) Booklet on Chemical Nomenclature used in MATSEC examinations Intermediate Physics 2013 Data and Formulae Booklet Advanced Physics 2013 Data and Formulae Booklet 2013 Design and Technology situations SEC Computing 2013 - Java resources

• ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS Revised SpLD Section in effect from 1st August 2012 Guidelines for Persons Assisting Candidates with an Access Arrangement under Examination Conditions Guidelines for the reconsideration by the referral board of decisions of the ADSC Section A- General form to be completed by the School and/or candidate Section B- Application for Candidates with Specific Learning Difficulties Section C- Application for Candidates with ADD/ADHD Section D- Application for Candidates with ASD/AS Section E- Application for Candidates with DCD/Dyspraxia Section F- Application for Candidates who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired

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• SPECIMEN PAPERS

Advanced Biology Paper 2 Specimen Paper for 2011-13 Advanced Biology Paper 3 and 4 Specimen Paper for 2008-10 Advanced English Paper 1, 2 and 3 Specimen Papers Advanced Geography Paper 1 Specimen Paper for 2008 Advanced German Paper 1 Specimen Paper for 2012 Advanced Maltese Paper 1, 2 and 3 Specimen Paper for 2012-2014 Advanced Philosophy Paper 1 and 2 Specimen Paper for 2012 Advanced Religion Paper 2 Specimen Paper for 2012 Advanced Spanish Paper 1, 2, 3 and 4 Specimen Papers for 2014

Intermediate Classical Studies Specimen Paper for 2013 Intermediate German Specimen Paper for 2012 Intermediate Maltese Specimen Paper for 2012-2014 Intermediate Physical Education Specimen Paper and video clip for 2014 Intermediate Psychology Specimen Paper for 2013 Intermediate Religious Knowledge Specimen Paper for 2012 Systems of Knowledge Specimen Paper for 2008 Intermediate Theatre and Performance Specimen Paper for 2014

SEC Economics Paper 1 Specimen Paper for 2010 SEC English Language Exemplar Paper for 2011 SEC English Literature Paper 1, 2A, 2B Specimen Papers for 2013 SEC Environmental Studies Paper 1 Specimen Paper for 2011 SEC Geography Paper 1, 2A and 2B Specimen Papers for 2011 SEC History Paper 1, 2A and 2B Specimen Papers for 2009 SEC Maltese Paper 1, 2A and 2B Specimen Papers for 2014 SEC Physics Paper 1, 2A and 2B Specimen Papers for 2012 SEC Religion Paper 1, 2A and 2B Specimen Papers for 2011

• NEWSLETTER Newsletter No. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53

• MARKING SCHEMES Marking Schemes of some of the subjects at Advanced, Intermediate and SEC Examinations held in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012

• CHECKLIST FOR COURSEWORK MODERATION Guidelines to the candidates and their teacher of how the courseworks are assessed

• FORMS SEC Oral Examination Submission form Physical Education (SEC May 2013) - Choice of Activities Online form to be used by MATSEC Examiners CAD Portfolio Registration Form Authentication Form

• NEWS ON CAMPUS Newsletter of the University of Malta

• TIMETABLE Timetable and Instructions for May 2013 Timetable for September 2013

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• APPLICATION DATES AND FEES Fees of the Examinations

Very Late Application Registration Dates 2013

• COPYRIGHT – MATSEC QUESTIONS Use of MATSEC Examinations Board questions – Copyright Issues

• NOTICES Important notices

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PRIZES AND HIGH ACHIEVEMENT

SEC Examinations

The MATSEC Board congratulates the following students for their excellent results:

• Jana Vella of Mġarr from Saint Theresa College, Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Mrieħel who obtained passes in the following 12 subjects at SEC Level with Grade 1 in the following 11 subjects: Biology, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Italian, Maltese, Mathematics, Physics and Religious Knowledge and Grade 2 in Social Studies.

• Rebecca Shaw of Qormi from Saint Theresa College, Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Mrieħel who

obtained passes in 12 subjects at SEC Level with Grade 1 in the following 10 subjects: Biology, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Studies, French, History, Maltese, Physics, Religious Knowledge and Social Studies and Grade 2 in Chemistry and Mathematics.

• Sarah Baldacchino of Fgura from Our Lady Immaculate, Ħamrun was awarded the Anna Muscat Azzopardi Prize, worth €70.00. This prize is awarded annually to the candidate who obtains the highest number of marks in the Maltese examination at SEC Level.

• Kelly Anne Attard of Fgura from Saint Margaret College Girls’ Secondary, Żejtun, was awarded the Dom Maurus Caruana Prize, worth €47.00. This prize is awarded annually to the candidate who obtains the highest number of marks in the Religious Knowledge examination at SEC Level.

Matriculation Certificate

The MATSEC Board congratulates the following candidates for their outstanding achievement in their Matriculation Certificate Examination May 2012. They obtained the Certificate with Grade A Distinction and have passed their two Advanced Levels and the four Intermediates with Grade A, the highest possible grade.

Karl Bonello of Rabat from St Aloysius College, B’Kara A Level: Biology, Chemistry; Int. Level: English, Physics, Philosophy, Systems of Knowledge. Calvin Luke Calleja of Birkirkara from St Aloysius College, B’Kara. A Level: English, French; Int. Level: Environmental Science, Maltese, Philosophy, Systems of Knowledge. Carl Caruana of Żebbuġ from Junior College, Msida. A Level: Physics, Pure Mathematics; Int. Level: Applied Mathematics, Maltese, Marketing, Systems of Knowledge. Byron Dalli of Tarxien from St Aloysius College, B’Kara. A Level: Accounts, Pure Mathematics; Int. Level: Computing, English, Marketing, Systems of Knowledge. Abigail Mula of Mosta from St Aloysius College, B’Kara. A Level: Biology, Chemistry; Int. Level: English, Philosophy, Physics, Systems of Knowledge. Nathaniel Refalo of Victoria Gozo from Sir M. A. Refalo, Victoria, Gozo. A Level: Biology, Chemistry; Int. Level: English, Physics, Geography, Systems of Knowledge. Romario Sciberras of Mellieħa from St Aloysius College, B’Kara. A Level: Biology, Chemistry; Int. Level: English, Physics, Religious Knowledge, Systems of Knowledge.

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1. PQ 32382 Studenti li talbu għall-għajnuna għall-Eżamijiet taċ-ĊES 2. PQ 34596 Ir-rata li biha jit ħallsu l-Invigilators 3. PQ 34581 Sillabi ġodda għall-Eżamijiet taċ-ĊES 4. PQ 34834 Studenti li għaddew minn xi wħud mill-E żamijiet taċ-ĊES

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1. Domanda Parlamentari: 32382, Data: 27/02/2012

STUDENTI LI TALBU G ĦALL-G ĦAJNUNA GĦALL-E ŻAMIJIET TA Ċ-ĊES L-ONOR. EVARIST BARTOLO staqsa lill-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol: Jista' l-Ministru jgħid kemm saru talbiet lill-Access Disability Support Committee għal għajnuna għal studenti għall-eżamijiet tas-SEC fit-tliet sessjonijiet tal-eżami li għaddew? Kemm ġew milqugħa minn dawn it-talbiet? Kemm hemm talbiet għas-sessjoni li jmiss u kemm minnhom ġew milqugħa?

Tweġiba Seduta: 453, Data: 05/03/2012

ONOR. DOLORES CRISTINA:

In-numru ta’ talbiet lill-Access-Disability Support Committee għal għajnuna għal studenti fl-eżamijiet tas-SEC fit-tliet sessjonijiet tal-eżami li għaddew kienu:

Sena Numru ta’ Applikazzjonijiet

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2009 303 282 2010 350 338 2011 447 428

Għas-sessjoni tal-eżamijiet tas-SEC li jmiss f’Mejju 2012 hemm 520 talba minn studenti lill- Access-Disability Support Committee għal għajnuna. Dawn għadhom qed jiġu pproċessati.

2. Domanda Parlamentari: 34596, Data: 15/05/2012

IR-RATA LI BIHA JIT ĦALLSU L- INVIGILATORS L-ONOR. LEO BRINCAT staqsa lill-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol: Tista' l-Ministru tgħid x’inhi r-rata li biha jitħallsu l-invigilators għall-eżamijiet tal-O u A levels? Kemm ilha ma tiġi revised? Hemmx xi ħsieb li dawn jiġu riveduti 'l fuq fil-ġejjieni qarib? Tweġiba Seduta: 476, Data: 22/05/2012

ONOR. DOLORES CRISTINA:

Rata tal-ħlas tal-O Level Invigilator 9.50 Eur Supervisor 14.00 Eur

Rata tal-ħlas tal-A Level Invigilator 11.65 Eur Supervisor 16.30 Eur

S'issa m'hemmx il-ħsieb li r-rata tiġi riveduta.

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3. Domanda Parlamentari: 34581, Data: 15/05/2012

SILLABI ĠODDA GĦALL-E ŻAMIJIET TA Ċ-ĊES L-ONOR. EVARIST BARTOLO staqsa lill-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol: Tista' l-Ministru tgħid fejn wasal ix-xogħol ta' tfassil ta' sillabi ġodda għall-eżamijiet SEC? Tweġiba Seduta: 477, Data: 23/05/2012 ONOR. DOLORES CRISTINA: L-informazzjoni mitluba qed titpoġġa fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra. [Din l-informazzjoni tinsab fuq is-sit elettroniku http://www.parlament.mt/paperslaiddetails?id=9985&legcat=7]

4. Domanda Parlamentari: 34834, Data: 22/05/2012

STUDENTI LI G ĦADDEW MINN XI W ĦUD MILL-E ŻAMIJIET TA Ċ-ĊES L-ONOR. EVARIST BARTOLO staqsa lill-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol: Tista' l-Ministru tgħid kemm għaddew studenti fis-SEC tal-Malti, Ingliż, Matematika, Fiżika u IT fl-aħħar erba' snin? Kemm qagħdu studenti mill-Gżira għall-istess suġġetti fl-eżamijiet SEC fl-istess żmien? Tweġiba Seduta: 480, Data: 28/05/2012 ONOR. DOLORES CRISTINA: L-informazzjoni mitluba qed titpoġġa fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra. [Din l-informazzjoni tinsab fuq is-sit elettroniku http://www.parlament.mt/paperslaiddetails?id=10013&legcat=7]

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DISSERTATIONS AND LONG ESSAYS

The MATSEC system of examinations has been a source of research for dissertations and long essays by University students following courses at different levels. The research completed in 2012 was as follows: Borg Spiteri Lyn and Camilleri, Silvana (2012). Are we assessing reasoning in Mathematics at secondary level? Unpublished B.Ed. (Hons.) dissertation. Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Buhagiar, Dawn and Galea, Camilla (2012). Stakeholder perceptions of the MATSEC Advanced level Biology syllabus. Unpublished B.Ed. (Hons.) dissertation. Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Calleja, Lonneke (2012). Item and error analysis of the May 2010 SEC Physics paper 1 examination. Unpublished B.Ed. (Hons.) dissertation. Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Camilleri, Peter Paul (2012). Teaching swimming at SEC level: a local study. Unpublished B.Ed. (Hons.) dissertation. Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Farrugia, Pio Mario (2012). The use of Physics demonstrations in a Maltese boys’ secondary school. Unpublished B.Ed. (Hons.) dissertation. Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Francalanza, Adrian (2012). Evaluation of the May 2010 SEC Biology paper. Unpublished B.Ed. (Hons.) dissertation. Faculty of Education, University of Malta. Magro, Peter (2012). A Deleuzian/Guattarian reading of Art A level teaching. Unpublished B.Ed. (Hons.) dissertation. Faculty of Education, University of Malta.

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» Revision of Papers May and September 2012

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SEC Registrations by Gender and Type of School – May 2012 Subject* Junior Lyceums Area Secondary

Schools Church Schools Independent

Schools Post-Secondary

Schools Private Cands. Gozo Schools Gozo Private

Candidates

Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females

Accounting 1 19 0 1 208 233 70 47 14 22 105 240 20 15 6 28 Arabic 0 5 4 1 0 1 3 11 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Art 63 117 70 62 46 129 38 74 6 13 37 31 13 26 2 4 Biology 64 244 34 26 195 363 91 123 19 80 32 84 34 75 2 3 Business Studies 110 184 38 29 59 0 16 1 8 5 15 13 13 44 0 2 Chemistry 27 123 23 3 191 198 68 72 9 16 15 15 33 31 0 1 Class. Cult. & Civil. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 0 1 Computer Studies 175 171 94 15 329 177 98 26 15 6 33 5 48 53 1 0 Design & Techn. 83 50 92 3 35 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 33 2 0 0 Economics 1 3 0 0 108 71 21 10 4 2 6 8 15 5 0 0 English Language 484 804 463 291 736 643 227 188 31 68 431 488 183 203 35 51 English Literature 328 704 73 4 554 549 190 171 9 14 33 22 71 149 1 1 Environmental Stds. 221 554 175 86 367 230 129 89 7 7 25 18 58 50 0 2 European Studies 11 63 0 0 0 20 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 12 1 0 French 76 311 42 17 329 426 59 99 4 8 21 33 44 68 0 2 Geography 45 31 19 13 61 6 20 29 10 7 9 3 13 0 0 0 German 32 86 19 11 94 34 14 10 6 0 9 18 22 23 0 0 Graph. Comm. 100 69 76 7 247 0 28 24 6 2 12 7 44 25 1 0 Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 History 36 29 29 1 46 8 19 18 3 2 25 7 10 9 0 0 Home Economics 80 276 90 90 30 114 15 27 4 6 13 26 35 76 1 1 Italian 208 352 182 99 356 333 71 53 19 19 69 83 87 83 3 8 Latin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Maltese 493 807 438 270 731 635 203 168 80 79 313 287 180 198 35 33 Mathematics 481 813 438 228 727 636 226 188 97 193 376 505 178 198 21 54 Physical Education 54 44 48 8 96 37 42 29 6 4 24 6 6 0 0 0 Physics 449 803 329 155 697 439 196 134 52 64 142 105 156 173 4 13 Religious Know. 413 734 298 174 714 618 199 155 22 21 171 137 125 176 10 20 Russian 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Social Studies 165 458 112 96 235 335 16 22 13 11 53 61 38 21 2 6 Spanish 34 85 14 10 15 1 0 4 4 13 17 31 10 16 0 3 Textiles & Design 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 * Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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SEC Results by Gender – May 2012 (page 1 of 3) Papers I & IIA Papers I & IIB Subject* 1 2 3 4 5 U Absent Register 4 5 6 7 U Absent Register Total Accounting 44 121 145 133 86 148 54 731 54 37 36 29 88 54 298 1029 Males 20 39 60 56 43 70 21 309 11 14 6 13 52 19 115 424 Females 24 82 85 77 43 78 33 422 43 23 30 16 36 35 183 605 Arabic 1 8 6 2 1 4 0 22 1 0 1 4 1 1 8 30 Males 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9 Females 1 6 5 2 1 0 0 15 1 0 1 3 1 0 6 21 Art 11 52 101 109 99 88 7 467 28 72 54 46 49 15 264 731 Males 4 15 34 37 39 39 3 171 14 30 21 16 18 5 104 275 Females 7 37 67 72 60 49 4 296 14 42 33 30 31 10 160 456 Biology 76 132 216 234 140 185 6 989 37 49 92 65 211 26 480 1469 Males 25 43 87 82 45 64 2 348 4 15 26 17 53 8 123 471 Females 51 89 129 152 95 121 4 641 33 34 66 48 158 18 357 998 Business Stud. 28 47 62 64 50 32 3 286 45 46 42 30 67 21 251 537 Males 1 16 25 27 29 21 2 121 18 20 28 20 41 11 138 259 Females 27 31 37 37 21 11 1 165 27 26 14 10 26 10 113 278 Chemistry 90 127 156 131 71 116 7 698 12 17 17 16 58 7 127 825 Males 44 64 61 58 27 51 4 309 7 5 3 8 31 3 57 366 Females 46 63 95 73 44 65 3 389 5 12 14 8 27 4 70 459 Class Cult & Civil 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Males 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Commerce 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 11 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 14 Males 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 12 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Computer Studies 66 177 228 195 89 42 3 800 68 140 98 60 62 18 446 1246 Males 27 94 147 134 61 29 2 494 55 86 65 45 35 13 299 793 Females 39 83 81 61 28 13 1 306 13 54 33 15 27 5 147 453 Design and Techn. 5 14 21 16 4 79 0 139 20 33 55 32 19 11 170 309 Males 2 6 12 11 3 65 0 99 18 31 51 28 16 11 155 254 Females 3 8 9 5 1 14 0 40 2 2 4 4 3 0 15 55 Economics 12 18 34 57 45 25 9 200 6 12 13 7 10 6 54 254 Males 11 11 27 33 27 14 6 129 2 5 7 5 5 2 26 155 Females 1 7 7 24 18 11 3 71 4 7 6 2 5 4 28 99

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SEC Results by Gender – May 2012 (page 2 of 3) Papers I & IIA Papers I & IIB Subject* 1 2 3 4 5 U Absent Register 4 5 6 7 U Absent Register Total English Language 170 531 694 616 568 284 11 2874 147 442 610 510 617 126 2452 5326 Males 68 211 314 266 271 152 7 1289 67 233 306 297 331 67 1301 2590 Females 102 320 380 350 297 132 4 1585 80 209 304 213 286 59 1151 2736 English Literature 113 182 509 450 283 320 13 1870 109 168 209 136 317 64 1003 2873 Males 19 53 215 204 142 141 6 780 22 62 110 74 173 38 479 1259 Females 94 129 294 246 141 179 7 1090 87 106 99 62 144 26 524 1614 Env. Studies 53 189 247 244 204 347 5 1289 58 87 146 154 236 48 729 2018 Males 11 87 110 137 102 147 3 597 20 39 78 88 140 20 385 982 Females 42 102 137 107 102 200 2 692 38 48 68 66 96 28 344 1036 European Studies 12 22 24 19 7 6 0 90 3 7 6 4 6 3 29 119 Males 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 9 1 2 4 0 2 2 11 20 Females 11 22 24 15 4 5 0 81 2 5 2 4 4 1 18 99 French 129 248 324 187 106 70 4 1068 77 113 107 76 85 13 471 1539 Males 38 86 113 85 40 29 3 394 23 43 32 33 41 9 181 575 Females 91 162 211 102 66 41 1 674 54 70 75 43 44 4 290 964 Geography 25 38 53 24 16 13 4 173 20 21 12 8 17 15 93 266 Males 17 25 30 16 11 11 2 112 15 15 11 5 12 7 65 177 Females 8 13 23 8 5 2 2 61 5 6 1 3 5 8 28 89 German 20 35 37 39 47 55 3 236 11 25 37 33 30 6 142 378 Males 7 12 15 24 23 31 1 113 5 11 18 21 23 5 83 196 Females 13 23 22 15 24 24 2 123 6 14 19 12 7 1 59 182 Graph. Comm. 46 69 92 107 96 61 5 476 10 51 36 27 30 18 172 648 Males 36 56 74 81 76 50 4 377 7 41 27 23 26 13 137 514 Females 10 13 18 26 20 11 1 99 3 10 9 4 4 5 35 134 Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 Males 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 History 9 30 33 25 20 32 7 156 4 6 16 9 40 11 86 242 Males 7 17 21 17 16 24 5 107 2 2 9 5 34 9 61 168 Females 2 13 12 8 4 8 2 49 2 4 7 4 6 2 25 74 Home Economics 36 144 164 106 28 50 1 529 72 84 109 36 40 14 355 884 Males 0 11 33 36 8 28 0 116 32 38 35 19 20 8 152 268 Females 36 133 131 70 20 22 1 413 40 46 74 17 20 6 203 616 Italian 121 246 346 228 96 52 13 1102 170 275 181 66 178 53 923 2025 Males 65 126 171 99 39 27 8 535 88 143 79 35 87 28 460 995 Females 56 120 175 129 57 25 5 567 82 132 102 31 91 25 463 1030

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SEC Results by Gender – May 2012 (page 3 of 3)

Papers I & IIA Papers I & IIB Subject* 1 2 3 4 5 U Absent Register 4 5 6 7 U Absent Register Total Latin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Males 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Maltese 122 446 502 809 478 255 15 2627 163 406 308 261 1038 147 2323 4950 Males 24 151 167 359 263 165 7 1136 62 208 188 152 641 86 1337 2473 Females 98 295 335 450 215 90 8 1491 101 198 120 109 397 61 986 2477 Mathematics 312 389 593 393 327 133 18 2165 199 629 595 556 954 261 3194 5359 Males 172 192 272 187 154 87 8 1072 82 260 254 242 509 125 1472 2544 Females 140 197 321 206 173 46 10 1093 117 369 341 314 445 136 1722 2815 Physical Education 15 41 54 55 13 84 10 272 14 21 27 22 33 15 132 404 Males 12 29 31 34 8 48 7 169 13 17 23 18 24 12 107 276 Females 3 12 23 21 5 36 3 103 1 4 4 4 9 3 25 128 Physics 191 374 439 716 300 220 6 2246 175 375 450 191 417 57 1665 3911 Males 91 186 238 359 139 116 4 1133 89 182 254 103 224 40 892 2025 Females 100 188 201 357 161 104 2 1113 86 193 196 88 193 17 773 1886 Religious Knowledge 100 419 707 481 405 244 18 2374 116 349 339 307 343 159 1613 3987 Males 28 167 322 248 171 111 15 1062 64 159 184 187 210 86 890 1952 Females 72 252 385 233 234 133 3 1312 52 190 155 120 133 73 723 2035 Russian 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 13 Males 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 Females 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 Social Studies 16 63 70 119 222 265 14 769 114 197 120 84 288 72 875 1644 Males 2 14 18 30 73 112 6 255 37 81 65 34 130 32 379 634 Females 14 49 52 89 149 153 8 514 77 116 55 50 158 40 496 1010 Spanish 19 29 34 36 29 14 7 168 12 24 16 15 17 5 89 257 Males 3 7 12 18 13 2 3 58 3 11 7 6 7 2 36 94 Females 16 22 22 18 16 12 4 110 9 13 9 9 10 3 53 163 Textiles & Design 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 13 5 3 2 1 1 2 14 27 Males 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Females 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 12 5 3 2 1 1 1 13 25

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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SEC Registrations by Gender and Type of School – September 2012 Subject Junior Lyceums Area Secondary

Schools Church Schools Independent

Schools Post-Secondary

Schools Private

Candidates Gozo Schools Gozo Private

Candidates Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Biology 6 7 0 5 4 55 4 13 3 27 4 19 1 4 0 0 Chemistry 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 English Lang. 116 112 128 72 38 51 18 8 15 31 96 136 48 34 11 20 Maltese 145 58 98 59 55 53 41 30 25 23 78 58 58 23 10 10 Mathematics 162 182 120 52 50 83 22 30 27 73 78 163 30 35 4 19 Physics 92 109 60 27 37 28 13 7 10 11 29 29 19 16 1 2

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SEC Results by Gender and Type of School – September 2012 (Page 1 of 2) School Type Males Females 4 5 6 7 U Abs. Total 4 5 6 7 U Abs. Total

Junior Lyceums 0 1 4 1 0 0 6 1 2 2 1 0 1 7 Area Secondary Schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 Church Schools 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 10 6 17 8 12 2 55 Independent Schools 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 5 1 4 2 1 13 Post-Secondary Schools 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 8 8 2 2 4 27 Private Candidates 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 4 3 2 4 5 19 Gozo Schools 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 4

Biology

Gozo Private Candidates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Junior Lyceums 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Area Secondary Schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Church Schools 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independent Schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Post-Secondary Schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Private Candidates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 Gozo Schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chemistry

Gozo Private Candidates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Junior Lyceums 8 36 42 25 4 1 116 2 33 46 23 4 4 112 Area Secondary Schools 7 25 50 30 14 2 128 0 12 21 20 15 4 72 Church Schools 5 15 10 5 1 2 38 6 13 20 10 2 0 51 Independent Schools 1 7 7 1 2 0 18 0 4 1 2 0 1 8 Post-Secondary Schools 0 6 7 2 0 0 15 0 7 13 7 0 4 31 Private Candidates 0 19 28 27 14 8 96 3 28 61 26 12 6 136 Gozo Schools 0 14 15 15 4 0 48 1 9 10 7 6 1 34

English Language

Gozo Private Candidates 0 1 3 5 0 2 11 1 5 10 2 2 0 20

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SEC Results by Gender and Type of School – September 2012 (Page 2 of 2) School Type Males Females 4 5 6 7 U Abs. Total 4 5 6 7 U Abs. Total

Junior Lyceums 2 18 22 27 67 9 145 5 19 16 4 10 4 58 Area Secondary Schools 0 7 15 14 57 5 98 0 10 11 7 27 4 59 Church Schools 9 12 14 2 15 3 55 1 17 17 10 8 0 53 Independent Schools 6 13 7 4 10 1 41 1 9 8 6 4 2 30 Post-Secondary Schools 0 3 7 4 9 2 25 2 5 9 3 3 1 23 Private Candidates 8 18 11 10 22 9 78 5 23 14 2 9 5 58 Gozo Schools 15 23 5 3 12 0 58 7 5 1 2 8 0 23

Maltese

Gozo Private Candidates 1 3 0 1 3 2 10 3 2 2 0 3 0 10 Junior Lyceums 3 25 43 53 35 3 162 2 38 52 45 35 10 182 Area Secondary Schools 5 18 33 24 32 8 120 0 6 5 12 25 4 52 Church Schools 3 13 12 9 9 4 50 1 20 24 19 18 1 83 Independent Schools 0 6 6 4 5 1 22 0 6 12 5 4 3 30 Post-Secondary Schools 0 5 10 9 0 3 27 3 18 18 18 8 8 73 Private Candidates 1 11 16 23 20 7 78 3 24 47 52 20 17 163 Gozo Schools 1 7 6 7 9 0 30 0 9 10 8 7 1 35

Mathematics

Gozo Private Candidates 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 5 6 3 3 1 19 Junior Lyceums 1 15 44 13 18 1 92 0 20 48 22 10 9 109 Area Secondary Schools 0 5 21 9 18 7 60 0 2 12 6 6 1 27 Church Schools 1 14 12 4 3 3 37 2 12 11 2 0 1 28 Independent Schools 1 0 6 1 3 2 13 0 1 3 1 1 1 7 Post-Secondary Schools 0 2 5 0 1 2 10 0 2 7 2 0 0 11 Private Candidates 0 5 12 4 4 4 29 1 0 18 3 5 2 29 Gozo Schools 0 4 7 4 4 0 19 0 1 10 2 2 1 16

Physics

Gozo Private Candidates 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

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SEC Level: Revision of Papers – May 2012 and September 2012 May 2012 September 2012 Subject* Requests Upgrades % Requests Upgrades % Accounting 15 2 13.3 − − − Art 12 0 0.0 − − − Biology 71 3 4.2 3 0 0.0 Business Studies 1 1 100.0 − − − Chemistry 18 1 5.6 0 0 0.0 Computer Studies 8 2 25.0 − − − Design and Technology 9 0 0.0 − − − Economics 4 1 25.0 − − − English Language 73 0 0.0 16 0 0.0 English Literature 43 0 0.0 − − − Environmental Studies 13 0 0.0 − − − French 4 0 0.0 − − − German 2 0 0.0 − − − Graphical Comm. 5 0 0.0 − − − History 8 0 0.0 − − − Home Economics 5 0 0.0 − − − Italian 8 3 37.5 − − − Maltese 94 2 2.1 23 1 4.3 Mathematics 84 0 0.0 39 2 5.1 Physical Education 7 0 0.0 − − − Physics 53 0 0.0 8 0 0.0 Religious Knowledge 16 1 6.3 − − − Social Studies 13 0 0.0 − − − Spanish 1 0 0.0 − − − Total 567 16 2.8 89 3 3.4

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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» Intermediate and Advanced Level – Revision of Papers – May and September 2012

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Matriculation Examination Registrations by Subject and Gender May 2012 Subjects* Advanced Level Intermediate Level

Males Females Total Males Females Total Accounting 194 297 491 82 63 145 Applied Mathematics 6 0 6 44 34 78 Arabic 1 0 1 0 0 0 Art 36 77 113 10 27 37 Biology 211 431 642 42 188 230 Chemistry 184 260 444 19 32 51 Computing 131 63 194 107 35 142 Economics 80 82 162 41 44 85 Engineering Drawing 6 1 7 - - - Eng. Draw. & Graph. Com. - - - 70 25 95 English 152 388 540 692 838 1530 Environmental Science - - - 187 321 508 French 26 72 98 35 69 104 Geography 29 30 59 80 65 145 German 12 21 33 13 16 29 Graphical Communication 21 7 28 - - - History 54 47 101 38 49 87 Home Econ. & Human Ecol. 17 128 145 11 86 97 Information Technology 54 30 84 153 127 280 Italian 84 171 255 87 101 188 Maltese 112 319 431 227 363 590 Marketing 177 235 412 130 147 277 Music 7 12 19 1 7 8 Philosophy 77 120 197 344 492 836 Physics 336 163 499 320 393 713 Pure Mathematics 426 227 653 237 321 558 Religious Knowledge 74 145 219 172 274 446 Russian 2 2 4 0 2 2 Sociology 55 200 255 80 210 290 Spanish 9 26 35 8 20 28 Systems of Knowledge - - - 1006 1348 2354

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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Advanced Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – May 2012 (page 1 of 2)

Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total Accounting 24 59 133 61 56 106 52 491

Males 14 26 60 20 18 37 19 194 Females 10 33 73 41 38 69 33 297

Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 Males 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Arabic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Males 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Art 3 12 33 17 18 20 10 113 Males 1 4 8 5 7 8 3 36 Females 2 8 25 12 11 12 7 77

Biology 82 151 162 108 72 53 14 642 Males 33 55 53 30 18 16 6 211 Females 49 96 109 78 54 37 8 431

Chemistry 53 54 142 58 52 72 13 444 Males 25 27 58 20 20 27 7 184 Females 28 27 84 38 32 45 6 260

Computing 13 38 62 31 26 18 6 194 Males 8 25 36 25 19 13 5 131 Females 5 13 26 6 7 5 1 63

Economics 18 32 49 22 16 12 13 162 Males 9 15 27 10 6 7 6 80 Females 9 17 22 12 10 5 7 82

Engineering Drawing 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 7 Males 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 Females 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

English 23 57 162 131 55 76 36 540 Males 9 15 46 30 17 24 11 152 Females 14 42 116 101 38 52 25 388

French 5 12 26 22 19 11 3 98 Males 1 1 7 5 7 2 3 26 Females 4 11 19 17 12 9 0 72

Geography 6 10 24 10 3 5 1 59 Males 2 2 15 4 2 3 1 29 Females 4 8 9 6 1 2 0 30

German 8 8 2 5 1 7 2 33 Males 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 12 Females 4 5 0 4 1 7 0 21

Graphical Communication 2 3 5 4 5 8 1 28 Males 2 3 4 3 3 5 1 21 Females 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 7

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Advanced Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – May 2012 (page 2 of 2) Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total History 5 13 34 17 6 14 12 101

Males 2 9 22 8 4 5 4 54 Females 3 4 12 9 2 9 8 47

Home Econ. & Hum. Ecol. 11 22 50 24 17 17 4 145 Males 0 2 6 2 2 3 2 17 Females 11 20 44 22 15 14 2 128

Information Technology 3 19 28 12 10 11 1 84 Males 2 12 18 8 8 6 0 54 Females 1 7 10 4 2 5 1 30

Italian 17 31 66 42 20 63 16 255 Males 5 10 21 12 10 19 7 84 Females 12 21 45 30 10 44 9 171

Maltese 23 74 164 69 47 33 21 431 Males 7 21 45 16 12 8 3 112 Females 16 53 119 53 35 25 18 319

Marketing 22 67 150 49 42 36 46 412 Males 6 21 70 23 18 18 21 177 Females 16 46 80 26 24 18 25 235

Music 2 4 10 3 0 0 0 19 Males 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 7 Females 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 12

Philosophy 11 34 52 20 16 46 18 197 Males 4 11 20 8 6 22 6 77 Females 7 23 32 12 10 24 12 120

Physics 31 75 175 72 47 75 24 499 Males 19 49 119 46 31 52 20 336 Females 12 26 56 26 16 23 4 163

Pure Mathematics 54 120 144 69 58 175 33 653 Males 36 79 90 41 34 127 19 426 Females 18 41 54 28 24 48 14 227

Religious Knowledge 19 32 56 37 28 20 27 219 Males 9 17 17 11 4 6 10 74 Females 10 15 39 26 24 14 17 145

Russian 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Males 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Females 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Sociology 8 29 60 50 34 41 33 255 Males 2 6 12 13 7 9 6 55 Females 6 23 48 37 27 32 27 200

Spanish 3 8 4 10 2 3 5 35 Males 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 9

Females 3 8 3 4 0 3 5 26

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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Intermediate Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – May 2012 (page 1 of 2) Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total

Accounting 17 26 32 28 24 12 6 145 Males 10 16 19 17 14 4 2 82 Females 7 10 13 11 10 8 4 63

Applied Mathematics 9 18 15 10 14 12 0 78 Males 5 11 9 4 10 5 0 44 Females 4 7 6 6 4 7 0 34

Art 0 1 10 8 7 8 3 37 Males 0 1 1 1 5 0 2 10 Females 0 0 9 7 2 8 1 27

Biology 19 48 68 39 24 18 14 230 Males 5 7 10 7 4 4 5 42 Females 14 41 58 32 20 14 9 188

Chemistry 2 8 9 4 10 16 2 51 Males 2 5 2 1 3 6 0 19 Females 0 3 7 3 7 10 2 32

Computing 9 24 45 30 18 15 1 142 Males 6 22 31 23 14 10 1 107 Females 3 2 14 7 4 5 0 35

Economics 2 15 29 13 8 16 2 85 Males 0 7 18 4 6 6 0 41 Females 2 8 11 9 2 10 2 44

Eng. Draw. & Graph. Com. 8 13 19 19 15 17 4 95 Males 5 11 16 15 10 11 2 70 Females 3 2 3 4 5 6 2 25

English 101 182 441 233 249 299 25 1530 Males 47 93 222 94 103 125 8 692 Females 54 89 219 139 146 174 17 838

Environmental Science 21 50 98 127 103 87 22 508 Males 11 22 31 51 36 28 8 187 Females 10 28 67 76 67 59 14 321

French 6 17 22 30 14 13 2 104 Males 2 5 5 10 4 9 0 35 Females 4 12 17 20 10 4 2 69

Geography 7 21 35 29 15 34 4 145 Males 5 16 25 11 3 17 3 80 Females 2 5 10 18 12 17 1 65

German 7 2 6 9 5 0 0 29 Males 5 0 2 3 3 0 0 13 Females 2 2 4 6 2 0 0 16

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Intermediate Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – May 2012 (page 2 of 2) Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total

History 4 13 24 14 11 19 2 87 Males 3 2 11 4 7 11 0 38 Females 1 11 13 10 4 8 2 49

Home Econ. & Hum. Ecol. 16 19 24 23 6 3 6 97 Males 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 11 Females 14 17 23 20 5 2 5 86

Information Technology 28 64 95 36 30 26 1 280 Males 14 36 46 22 18 16 1 153 Females 14 28 49 14 12 10 0 127

Italian 13 31 71 32 20 17 4 188 Males 5 15 31 17 10 8 1 87 Females 8 16 40 15 10 9 3 101

Maltese 17 69 194 131 85 85 9 590 Males 8 25 77 44 30 38 5 227 Females 9 44 117 87 55 47 4 363

Marketing 29 57 78 44 33 25 11 277 Males 6 23 31 26 24 15 5 130 Females 23 34 47 18 9 10 6 147

Music 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 Males 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Females 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 7

Philosophy 71 108 221 125 92 197 22 836 Males 24 41 86 51 48 83 11 344 Females 47 67 135 74 44 114 11 492

Physics 55 102 227 103 69 130 27 713 Males 26 54 101 40 29 58 12 320 Females 29 48 126 63 40 72 15 393

Pure Mathematics 31 51 108 94 76 171 27 558 Males 11 26 49 39 31 70 11 237 Females 20 25 59 55 45 101 16 321

Religious Knowledge 18 61 134 110 54 58 11 446 Males 7 19 41 43 28 32 2 172 Females 11 42 93 67 26 26 9 274

Russian 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Males 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Females 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Sociology 12 31 69 53 42 75 8 290 Males 1 9 10 12 15 30 3 80 Females 11 22 59 41 27 45 5 210

Spanish 4 6 6 3 1 4 4 28 Males 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 8 Females 2 5 4 2 1 2 4 20

Systems of Knowledge 76 383 852 420 258 357 8 2354 Males 25 141 337 191 142 168 2 1006 Females 51 242 515 229 116 189 6 1348

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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Matriculation Examination Registrations by Subject and Gender – September 2012 Subjects* Advanced Level Intermediate Level

Males Females Total Males Females Total Accounting 39 64 103 7 12 19 Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 3 3 6 Art 5 12 17 2 2 4 Biology 27 51 78 6 20 26 Chemistry 23 40 63 3 6 9 Computing 19 6 25 8 5 13 Economics 2 6 8 2 5 7 Engineering Drawing 2 0 2 - - - Eng. Draw. & Graph. Com. - - - 7 3 10 English 23 72 95 130 212 342 Environmental Science - - - 23 64 87 French 6 13 19 6 3 9 Geography 2 3 5 9 10 19 German 0 8 8 0 1 1 Graphical Communication 4 4 8 - - - History 3 7 10 6 6 12 Home Econ. & H. E. 2 19 21 2 4 6 Information Technology 8 1 9 14 6 20 Italian 15 34 49 7 11 18 Maltese 15 36 51 26 43 69 Marketing 17 13 30 12 17 29 Music 1 0 1 0 0 0 Philosophy 18 26 44 60 80 140 Physics 51 21 72 51 60 111 Pure Mathematics 89 52 141 65 88 153 Religious Knowledge 12 20 32 33 39 72 Sociology 9 18 27 15 29 44 Spanish 2 2 4 0 0 0 Systems of Knowledge - - - 126 151 277

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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Advanced Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – September 2012 (page 1 of 2) Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total

Accounting 2 7 36 26 9 8 15 103 Males 1 2 19 6 2 2 7 39 Females 1 5 17 20 7 6 8 64

Art 0 1 4 2 2 8 0 17 Males 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 Females 0 1 4 1 2 4 0 12 Biology 0 2 12 24 25 13 2 78

Males 0 1 6 5 8 7 0 27 Females 0 1 6 19 17 6 2 51

Chemistry 0 0 4 5 11 36 7 63 Males 0 0 0 3 4 14 2 23 Females 0 0 4 2 7 22 5 40

Computing 0 1 4 2 9 9 0 25 Males 0 1 3 2 5 8 0 19 Females 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 6

Economics 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 8 Males 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Females 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 6

Engineering Drawing 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Males 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

English 1 2 13 46 11 12 10 95 Males 0 1 7 11 2 0 2 23 Females 1 1 6 35 9 12 8 72

French 0 2 3 5 3 5 1 19 Males 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 Females 0 2 1 3 1 5 1 13 Geography 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 Males 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Females 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 German 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 8

Males 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Females 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 8

Graphical Communication 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 8 Males 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 Females 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4

History 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 10 Males 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 Females 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 7

Home Econ. & H. E. 0 0 0 1 3 17 0 21 Males 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Females 0 0 0 1 2 16 0 19

Info. Technology 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 9 Males 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 8 Females 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Advanced Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – September 2012 (page 2 of 2) Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total

Italian 0 1 14 13 11 7 3 49 Males 0 1 5 3 2 4 0 15 Females 0 0 9 10 9 3 3 34

Maltese 0 0 3 13 14 13 8 51 Males 0 0 1 1 6 4 3 15 Females 0 0 2 12 8 9 5 36

Marketing 3 3 5 2 3 4 10 30 Males 0 0 4 1 2 4 6 17 Females 3 3 1 1 1 0 4 13

Music 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Males 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Philosophy 0 2 18 9 4 8 3 44 Males 0 1 7 4 2 4 0 18 Females 0 1 11 5 2 4 3 26

Physics 0 0 9 14 13 30 6 72 Males 0 0 7 6 7 28 3 51 Females 0 0 2 8 6 2 3 21

Pure Mathematics 0 8 47 28 15 30 13 141 Males 0 4 30 20 10 19 6 89 Females 0 4 17 8 5 11 7 52

Religious Knowledge 2 4 7 6 4 6 3 32 Males 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 12 Females 1 2 3 4 3 5 2 20

Sociology 0 2 13 1 4 1 6 27 Males 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 9 Females 0 1 10 0 4 1 2 18

Spanish 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Males 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Females 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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Intermediate Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – September 2012 (page 1 of 2)

Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total Accounting 2 2 4 4 1 4 2 19

Males 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 7 Females 1 1 3 3 0 2 2 12

Applied Maths 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 Males 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Females 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3

Art 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 Males 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Females 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2

Biology 0 0 1 2 4 15 4 26 Males 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 Females 0 0 1 2 3 13 1 20

Chemistry 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 9 Males 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 Females 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 6

Computing 0 0 4 2 2 5 0 13 Males 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 8 Females 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5

Economics 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 7 Males 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Females 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5

Eng. Draw. & Graph. Com. 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 10 Males 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 7 Females 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3

English 5 24 96 62 68 68 19 342 Males 0 11 39 30 21 22 7 130 Females 5 13 57 32 47 46 12 212

Environmental Science 3 18 38 18 4 0 6 87 Males 2 3 9 7 0 0 2 23 Females 1 15 29 11 4 0 4 64

French 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 9 Males 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 6 Females 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3

Geography 1 3 6 4 2 2 1 19 Males 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 9 Females 1 1 4 0 2 1 1 10

German 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Males 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Females 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

History 0 1 4 3 0 3 1 12 Males 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 6 Females 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 6

Home Econ. & Hum. Ecol. 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 6 Males 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Females 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4

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Intermediate Level Matriculation Examination Results by Subject and Gender – September 2012 (page 2 of 2) Subjects* A B C D E F Abs Total

Information Technology 4 1 8 2 3 2 0 20 Males 3 1 5 1 2 2 0 14 Females 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 6

Italian 0 0 2 5 2 9 0 18 Males 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 7 Females 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 11

Maltese 3 4 27 12 8 9 6 69 Males 2 1 9 3 4 3 4 26 Females 1 3 18 9 4 6 2 43

Marketing 4 3 8 10 1 0 3 29 Males 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 12 Females 4 0 3 6 1 0 3 17

Philosophy 3 13 27 16 10 60 11 140 Males 3 5 12 4 3 31 2 60 Females 0 8 15 12 7 29 9 80

Physics 2 10 30 18 11 27 13 111 Males 1 7 15 5 5 10 8 51 Females 1 3 15 13 6 17 5 60

Pure Mathematics 9 15 42 31 16 32 8 153 Males 2 6 15 18 5 15 4 65 Females 7 9 27 13 11 17 4 88

Religious Knowledge 0 0 6 27 10 25 4 72 Males 0 0 4 10 4 12 3 33 Females 0 0 2 17 6 13 1 39

Sociology 0 5 9 9 7 8 6 44 Males 0 3 5 0 1 3 3 15 Females 0 2 4 9 6 5 3 29

Systems of Knowledge 0 11 65 40 69 91 1 277 Males 0 3 28 21 33 40 1 126 Females 0 8 37 19 36 51 0 151

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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REVISION OF PAPERS – MAY 2012 AND SEPTEMBER 2012

ADVANCED LEVEL May 2012 September 2012 SUBJECT* Requests Upgrades % Requests Upgrades % Accounting 15 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 Art 16 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 Biology 30 1 3.3 4 0 0.0 Chemistry 77 8 10.4 9 0 0.0 Computing 9 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Economics 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Engineering Drawing 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 English 45 0 0.0 5 0 0.0 French 13 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Geography 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 German 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 History 7 1 14.3 0 0 0.0 Home Econ &H. E. 5 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Information Technology 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Italian 22 1 4.5 3 0 0.0 Maltese 15 0 0.0 13 0 0.0 Marketing 9 1 11.1 0 0 0.0 Music 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Philosophy 15 1 6.7 1 0 0.0 Physics 25 0 0.0 11 0 0.0 Pure Mathematics 50 0 0.0 10 0 0.0 Religious Knowledge 7 1 14.3 0 0 0.0 Sociology 13 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Total 383 14 3.7 64 0 0.0

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

May 2012 September 2012 SUBJECT* Requests Upgrades % Requests Upgrades % Accounting 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Art 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Biology 4 1 25.0 1 0 0.0 Chemistry 2 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Computing 4 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Economics 1 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 Eng. Draw. & Graph. Com. 7 3 42.9 0 0 0.0 English 90 1 1.1 18 0 0.0 Environmental Science 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 French 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Geography 7 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 History 4 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 Information Technology 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Italian 2 1 50.0 2 0 0.0 Maltese 23 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Marketing 10 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Philosophy 47 1 2.1 2 0 0.0 Physics 11 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 Pure Mathematics 18 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 Religious Knowledge 22 4 18.2 4 0 0.0 Sociology 14 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Systems of Knowledge 55 1 1.8 17 0 0.0 Total 333 12 3.6 57 0 0.0

* Subjects with no registrations are not included in this table

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