St Monica SchoolSt Monica School

Notes onNotes on

Secondary School CertificateSecondary School Certificate

and Profileand Profile

(SSC&P)(SSC&P)

Sec. School Certificate & ProfileSec. School Certificate & Profile

• Information about the student (name, Information about the student (name, address, address, date of birth, ID No.)date of birth, ID No.)

• AttendanceAttendance• Formal education (for Forms 1 – 5) Formal education (for Forms 1 – 5) • Non-Formal EducationNon-Formal Education• Informal Education Informal Education • Personal QualitiesPersonal Qualities• Additional commentsAdditional comments

AttendanceAttendance

A student is considered to have an acceptableA student is considered to have an acceptableattendance record if she has attended at least 85%attendance record if she has attended at least 85%of school days during each of the 5 years of herof school days during each of the 5 years of herSecondary Education, in line with policy direction inSecondary Education, in line with policy direction inMalta and within the EU.Malta and within the EU.

Exception to this clause is applicable in the case of Exception to this clause is applicable in the case of aa

student who is absent due to ill health with validstudent who is absent due to ill health with validmedical certification.medical certification.

Formal EducationFormal Education

Record of Student’s achievement in schoolRecord of Student’s achievement in school::

• AssessmentAssessment of each subject by teacher in of each subject by teacher in Forms 1 – 5Forms 1 – 5

• Annual Exam markAnnual Exam mark for each subject in for each subject in Forms 1 – 5Forms 1 – 5

• Level of AchievementLevel of Achievement – Level Two, One, or – Level Two, One, or

No Level (Track 3,2,1)No Level (Track 3,2,1)

Non Formal EducationNon Formal EducationThis refers to activities held at school outside theThis refers to activities held at school outside the

set curriculum but during the scholastic year.set curriculum but during the scholastic year.

Examples:Examples: Student Council; EkoSkola;Student Council; EkoSkola;

Choir; Drama; After school Choir; Drama; After school seminars; Sports Activities; seminars; Sports Activities;

Participation in Festa Familja; Participation in Festa Familja; Science Club; Guitar Club;Science Club; Guitar Club;

Vocation Centre; GMJC; Live-In;Vocation Centre; GMJC; Live-In;

Cookery Club; Extra-Curricular Cookery Club; Extra-Curricular Activities; Competitions;Activities; Competitions;

Exhibitions, Debates, Concerts Exhibitions, Debates, Concerts etc.etc.

Students are responsible for the relevant formStudents are responsible for the relevant form

Informal EducationInformal Education

• Activities happening after school hoursActivities happening after school hours• In institutions / organizations outside schoolIn institutions / organizations outside school

eg Religious, Cultural, Philanthropiceg Religious, Cultural, Philanthropic• Re Informal Learning, school rules over-ride Re Informal Learning, school rules over-ride

every other consideration e.g. School will every other consideration e.g. School will not allow extravagantly dyed hair or nail art not allow extravagantly dyed hair or nail art used for Modellingused for Modelling

• Providers of Informal Activities must be Providers of Informal Activities must be registered by the NCFHE. This can be done registered by the NCFHE. This can be done online on online on http://www.mqc.gov.mt/qualificationform?l=1 and it is free of charge.and it is free of charge.

Informal & Non-Formal Concessions per Informal & Non-Formal Concessions per yearyear

Secondary school ending

in...

In September

2013, students

will be in...

Number of required Informal activities

Number of required

non-formal activities

Timeframes

2014 Form 5 2 2at least in 2 separate years

BUT.....*

2015 Form 4 3 3 at least in 3 separate years

2016 Form 3 3 4 at least in 4 separate years

2017 Form 2 3 5 at least in 5 separate years

2018 Form 1 3 5 at least in 5 separate years

* form 5 students can carry out 2 different informal activities in form 5

Personal QualitiesPersonal Qualities

• LeadershipLeadership• EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship• Sense of respectSense of respect• Adherence to regulationsAdherence to regulations• AltruismAltruism• TeamworkTeamwork• Communicative SkillsCommunicative Skills• Sense of responsibilitySense of responsibility• Creativity & InitiativeCreativity & Initiative• Diligence & SmartnessDiligence & Smartness

NB 5 Qualities to be chosen each yearNB 5 Qualities to be chosen each year

SSC&P LevelSSC&P Level

• For a Certificate at Level 1 or Level 2 to be For a Certificate at Level 1 or Level 2 to be issued, the student must have an attendance issued, the student must have an attendance level of at least 85% per year and the level of at least 85% per year and the necessary skills in basic Literacy and necessary skills in basic Literacy and Mathematics.Mathematics.

• The SSC&P will be raised from Level 1 to level The SSC&P will be raised from Level 1 to level 2 of the MQF for all students provided they 2 of the MQF for all students provided they fulfil the necessary criteria.fulfil the necessary criteria.

• Students who do not satisfy the criteria will Students who do not satisfy the criteria will be entitled to a certificate (no level) be entitled to a certificate (no level) indicating that they have completed their indicating that they have completed their Secondary Education – this certificate will not Secondary Education – this certificate will not be endorsed by the National Commission for be endorsed by the National Commission for Further & Higher Education.Further & Higher Education.