Location Darakhshan Campus

Saturday, 21 March 2020

CAIE Information


Dear Parents and Students,
Following instructions received from Cambridge International, we write to inform you of the arrangements for O and A level students including Grade 9.
The following page outlines a comprehensive view of the changes to the academic session necessitated by the current circumstances for Grade 9 to A Levels. We understand that you will have many questions following the disrupted academic calendar and we are pleased to further assist you as required.
We will keep you informed as and when more information becomes available.
Please stay safe and contained in these trying times.   
Regards,
The City School

Tentative Timeline for O and A Levels including Grade 9

Year 9
Online Classes and reinforcement will continue until the 31st of May. School reopens for formal classes from the 1st of June. End of Year Exams will begin from 16th of July. 
Year 10
Online Classes and reinforcement will continue until the 31st of May. School reopens for formal classes from the 1st of June. Mock exams will begin on the 16th of July, 2020. Promotion to grade 11 will take place in August 2020. Students will take their CAIE Pakistan Studies, Islamiyat and Urdu examinations in October/November 2020.  
Year 11
Online Classes and reinforcement will continue until the 31st of May. All students will automatically be promoted to AS Level and their AS classes will start from the 8th of June to ensure teaching weeks in AS Levels are not compromised. Admission fee and security deposit differential will be waived for all Grade 11 students going into AS Level. O Level revision classes will be arranged during the AS Level term. Revision time will be given for the CAIE preparation and exams in October/November 2020.

Beginning 4th of May, students will have the opportunity to join TCS online AS Level Virtual Induction programme to make informed subject choices with TCS expert career counsellors.
AS Level (Year 1)
In order to ensure the best possible preparation, TCS AS Level students will only sit for the composite A Level exams in May/June 2021. Online Classes and reinforcement will continue until the 31st of May. All students will automatically be promoted to A2, however, students will be internally assessed from the 16th of July. Their classes will start from the 8th of June. The AS Level entries for May/June 2020 of these students will be cancelled and CAIE will be asked to refund the registration fees in full.
A Level (Year 2)
Online Classes and reinforcement will continue until the 31st of May. All TCS students will be appearing for their CAIE A level examinations in October/November 2020. The registrations for May/June 2020 will be carried forward to October/November. A revision schedule will be announced soon and be in place from June 2020 onwards. A revised Mock examination schedule will be announced in due course. Meanwhile, our career counsellors are available online and at schools from June onwards to assist our students for all university admissions.