Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

The Computer Science course is comprised of three assessed units – two external examinations and one non-examined assessment. • Paper 1: Computing Principals & Computer Systems This unit is exam-based, lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes. This exam is worth 140 marks, which is 40% of the course certification. This exam is a mixture of questions, including short, and long answers, as well as some extended response questions. • Paper 2: Algorithms & Programming This unit is exam-based, lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes. This exam is worth 140 marks, which is 40% of the course certification. This exam is split into two sections. Section A will contain questions similar to Paper 1, and Section B will contain scenario-based questions, which will largely consist of extended responses. • NEA – Programming Project This unit is an non-examined assessment, worth 70 marks, which is 20% of the course certification. This unit will be completed in Year 13.