Cambridge International AS and A LevelA Passport to Success in Education, University & Employment

Where Will a Cambridge Qualification Take You?

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

Making The Right Choice

Recognition In PakistanProvision of equivalence to local system of

education

EQUIVALENCE

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.

What do A-level, AS and A2 mean?

A-LEVEL

ADVANCE LEVEL

OVERALL QUALIFICATION

A-level two stages = AS & A2

FLEXIBILITYLearners find Cambridge

International AS and A

Levels very Flexible

. Learners can choose from a range of assessment options:

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

ASSESSMENT OPTION 2

* Take a 'staged' assessment route

* The staged assessment route is not possible in all subjects

ASSESSMENT OPTION 3

• Take the Cambridge International AS Level only

• It provides feedback to set learning goals for the second half of the course

ASSESSMENT

The outcomes awarded for Cambridge International

AS Level language syllabuses cannot be carried forward to

Cambridge International A Level.

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.

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

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

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 highereducation.

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

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

Purpose Built Campuses

provide the essential ACADEMIC

and RECREATIONAL facilities.

Laboratories

Fully equipped science laboratories with

the most modern scientific equipment to

facilitate practical work necessary for

senior public and International

examinations.

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

@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.

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

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.

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

'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

HIGH ACHIEVERS

The High Achievers are declared by the Cambridge University & EdexcelInternational UK . These students have topped among thousands of

students from the World and Pakistan

• 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

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

Experienced & Trained Career Counselor@RCI

Use of Aptitude Tests + Questionnaires +

Self Appraisal Exercises which HIGHLIGHTskills+ Interests + Personality

These can be useful to help you assess the suitability of different career opportunities, subject combinations and university course

selection.

WE WISH YOU BEST OF

LUCK