PISC welcomes you ALL

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PISC welcomes you ALL

• On the first parents/teachers career counselling
  session

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We all feel comfortable in doing those things in
which we are best able to succeed

• In the same manner, students feel comfortable
  with those subjects in which they are best.
• This depends on the students aptitude and the
  environment.
• Its not always best to force a student to take a
  subject in which he/she is not interested.

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The Desired Path

• The children should be encouraged to take those
  subjects in which they feel better off at the
  IGCSE, AS and A2 levels
• More frequently YOU as a Friend not as Parent
  should ask your child at the dining table or at
  some other convenient time about his/her
  favourite subjects.
• Also ask about the subjects he/she does not like

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The Important Y

• Develop the thinking and analytical ability of
  your child by asking
• WHY does he/she like a subject or does not?
• The reasons are important to determine the best
  available choice of careers for your child.

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The courses available

• International General Certificate of Secondary
  Education (IGCSE),
• General Certificate of Education (GCE) commonly
  known as AS and A2 levels.

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IGCSE

• IGCSE is taken in over 100 countries worldwide
  and is internationally recognised as being
  equivalent to the GCSE in the United Kingdom.
• Grading is on an eight-point scale (A G)
• In some countries, IGCSE qualifications will
  satisfy the entry requirements for university. In
  others, they are widely used as a preparation for
  A Level, AS, International Baccalaureate and US
  Advanced Placement courses.

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IGCSE subjects classification

• 1) Languages ESL, French, Arabic
• 2) Humanities and Social Sciences History,
  Geography, Sociology, Economics, English
  Literature
• 3) Mathematics Mathematics
• 4) Sciences Biology, Physics, Chemistry
• 5) Creative Technical and Vocational Art,
  Computer Studies, Business Studies, Accounting

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GCE subjects classification

• A) Mathematics and Sciences Biology, Chemistry,
  Computer Studies, Mathematics, Physics.
• B) Languages English, French.
• C) Arts and Humanities Accounting, Business
  Studies, Economics, History, Geography, Sociology.

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AS and A2 levels

• AS level AS Level, was introduced in 2000. It
  represents the first half of an A Level course
  but may also be taken as a free-standing
  qualification.
• AS Levels are accepted in all UK universities and
  carry half the weighting of an A Level. For
  example, students may be admitted with suitable
  grades in two A Levels and two AS Levels (in
  place of 3 A Levels).

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A levels

• A Level, is the 'gold standard' of CIE
  qualifications.
• A Level examinations are usually taken after 13
  years of education and are based on approximately
  360 hours of guided learning normally over a two
  year period. A Levels are highly specialised and
  a student will normally take three subjects.
• It is accepted as an entry qualification by
  universities of the UK, USA, European Union, on a
  par with the French Baccalaureat, the German
  Abitur, etc.

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PISC from next session introducing EDEXCEL

• The Q arises Y Edexcel ?
• Internationally recognised just like Cambridge,
• They have the option of the course work which
  carries 20-30 of the total marks,
• More choice for the students,
• Initially we are introducing only three subjects
  for next year i.e. Economics, Accounting and
  Biology for IGCSE.

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Edexcel

• Edexcel was formed in 1996 by the merger of the
  Business Technology Education Council (BTEC),
  the countrys leading provider of vocational
  qualifications, and the University of London
  Examinations Assessment Council (ULEAC), one of
  the major exam boards for GCSEs and A levels.
• IGCSEs aim to provide students with an
  international perspective to their studies so
  that work can be based on their own region, where
  possible, making study more relevant and
  rewarding

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Requirements for Universities

• There is not single criteria for the students to
  be admitted to the universities all around the
  world because all countries and universities have
  their own specific requirements.
• However as a general rule, all universities
  require at least 5 IGCSE and 3 A level subjects.

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• The acceptable grades are from A to C.
• Very popular courses will often require higher
  grades. For example, medical colleges in the UK
  often require grades of AAB and the highly
  selective universities of Cambridge and Oxford
  ask for at least AAB.

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Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education Islamabad

• We are side by side offering Science subjects
  held under the FBISE Islamabad Pakistan
• They are also internationally recognised
• All those parents who are interested in this form
  of examination, may please contact the office at
  the earliest.

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FBISE Islamabad Pakistan

• There are two main core of examinations
• a) Matriculation this includes 8 subjects
  including English, Mathematics, Physics,
  Chemistry, Biology, Urdu, Islamic Education and
  Pakistan Studies. This is equivalent to IGCSE
  subjects.
• F Sc We are offering the engineering combination
  in F Sc. This is equivalent to A levels subjects.

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Thank you very much

• We hope that parents/teachers collaboration like
  these will go a step forward in making the right
  choices for our children in the times ahead.