Computer Science

Assessment

The course is split into a number of units: Year 12 and 13 - A-level Level (All units externally assessed at the end of Year 13) Unit 1 will be a written examination theory paper and will focus on computing principles - 40% Unit 2 will be a written paper that will focus on algorithms and problem solving - 40% Unit 3 will be coursework and will focus on developing a programming project - 20% In addition to these externally assessed pieces of work, students will receive on-going assessment and feedback through project mark sheets for the coursework topics to feedback on their exam skills from written questions.