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Welcome to our new 'SQA News' section for pupils and parents of Dunblane High School. This section will give regular updates on SQA matters for all our SQA candidates

The SQA Coordinator for Dunblane High School is Mrs M Wilkinson


APPEALS - CHANGE TO CRITERIA FROM SQA

SQA Appeals News

Alongside more information on the new qualifications SQA has also announced that they intend to change the appeals system. In future appeals will only be eligible for exceptional circumstance, eg illness. Currently appeals can be made for candidates who do not reach a predicted grade in the exam. It’s felt this can lead to candidates who do well in a prelim being rather complacent about the rest of the course and the exam, knowing they have a prelim pass to fall back on.

The SQA parent section is at http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/41292.html


UPCOMING PRELIM DECEMBER & JANUARY EXAMINATIONS

In the event of a prelim examination being cancelled due to the impact of winter weather conditions, the examination cancelled will be resheduled ON THE FIRST AVAILABLE SCHOOL DAY AT THE END OF THE ORIGINAL EXAM DIET.

A resheduled examination will take place at same times and venue as the original exam.

Please check the 'Latest News' section if unsure or contact the school on 01786 823823


NEWS: Wednesday 9 November 2011

Qualifications are Changing - Information for Parents and Carers

Click the link below to access the SQA website that tells you what you need to  know about the changes

http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/46161.html


NEWS: Thursday 4 August 2011 

SQA Results issued for all candidates today! Some texts were sent in error to some candidates yesterday one day ahead of schedule. The SQA state that information in these texts are accurate. 

1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION in case of an Appeal being sought including all DHS deadlines can be downloaded below.
DHS Appeals Information 2011


2THE SQA WEBSITE  has further information on Appeals 2011 including FAQ and can be accessed via the link below
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/NQAppeals2011InformationForCandidatesAndParents.pdf

3. If you wish a better understanding of the layout and information contained in your Scottish Qualification Certificate (SQC) the following presentation will take you through all the different sections to help you understand more clearly
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/AboutYourSQC_Sam-fly.pdf
 
 

4. The SCOTTISH CLEARING Vacancy Search is now operational.

Visit the UCAS link below as regards all you need to know about clearing
http://www.ucas.com/

or call  0871 468 0468 for some expert help and advice!  

 
5. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND is offering a free dedicated exam HELPLINE from today to offer advice and support to young people recieving their SQA results as well as their parents or carers. Advisers will be on hand to give the latest information on UCAS course vacancies, confirmation and clearing. 

 

 

 HELPLINE NUMBER - 0808 100 8000

The helpline will run from 8am-8pm on August 4-5, from 9am-5pm until August 26 and 9am-noon on August 27. 



More information is available at

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

 

 



 


 


MAIN SQA EXAMINATION DIET 2012

 

The National Qualifications Examinations for 2012 take place from:  

Wednesday 25 April - Friday 8 June 2012


Click on the link below to download the dates and levels of upcoming SQA examinations for DHS


 

 SQA EXAM DATES FOR DHS PUPILS - April 2012

 

Click on link below to download the full Official SQA Timetable for 2012 Examinations:

 

***OFFICIAL SQA EXAMINATION TIMETABLE 2012***

 

 (Please note that some of the TIMINGS of SQA examinations may be subject to change at a later date. SQA candidates will be notified of any change of times nearer the examination diet. Please note that the DATE of examinations will not be subject to any change!)

IMPORTANT EXMINATION INFORMATION


1) In the event of absence from an SQA Examination


If your son/daughter is absent from an SQA examination in the event of illness, family bereavement etc, the school MUST BE INFORMED as soon as reasonably possible.

In the case of illness a medical certificate is required from a GP no later than 5 days after the date of the 'missed examination' taking place. This should be delivered to the school office for the attention of Mrs Wilkinson DHT/SQA.

 

It should be noted that 'Absentee Consideration' requires evidence of attainment to be sent to SQA by the school. It is important that candidates in this situation have achieved 'robust' evidence of working at this level through most of their coursework, including their 'prelim' and 'verification' examinations that session.


Where reasonably possible it is advisable for all students to make every effort to be present for all examinations to ensure they reach their potential!

 


 

2) EXAM CONDUCT & BANNED ITEMS IN SQA EXAMINATIONS


a) Exam conduct

The people responsible for supervising the exams on SQA’s behalf are called  ‘Invigilators’. Candidates must follow any instructions they are given by any of our team of Invigilators.

The Chief Invigilator for Dunblane High school is: Mrs Irene Bruce

The following script is taken from the annually distributed SQA booklet  'Your Exams' and applies to all examination:

 

'Any improper conduct and actions that cause a disturbance during the exam will be reported to SQA and investigated. You may be issued with a warning, lose your right to an assessment appeal, lose marks, have your exam entry in the subject concerned cancelled or, in extreme circumstances, have all your exam entries cancelled'

b) Items BANNED from SQA examination rooms include:

mobile phone/WAP enabled phone etc
music/MP3 player
calculator — except in specified subjects
dictionary — except in specified subjects
cases — calculator or pencil, etc (unless transparent)
books, notes, sketches, paper of any kind & spellckecker
fizzy or energy drinks, sweets etc.

Bottled water is permitted at all examinations Wink


                                                                                          SQA CANDIDATES 2012 

GET THE LATEST PUBLICTION FROM THE SQA FOR THIS YEARS EXAMINATION DIET 

YOUR EXAMS 2012

 

 


 

 

 

 

 



 

Dunblane High School Prelim Examinations take place on the following dates:

S3 PRELIMS: 

Standard Grade English - Monday 5 December 2011

Standard Grade Mathematics - Monday 12 December 2011

DOWNLOAD PRELIM TIMETABLE BELOW:

S3 PRELIM Pupil Timetable Dec2011


 S4 PRELIMS:

From Monday 5 December 2011 - Friday 16 December 2011 (inclusive)

DOWNLOAD PRELIM TIMETABLE BELOW:

S3&S4 PRELIM Pupil Timetable Dec2011

S4 Prelim Examination Study Planner 2011 available below to download!

StudyplannerS4Nov DUN2011.pdf

For S4 1 YEAR Int 2 & Int 1 Mathematics candidates - January Prelim Diet

S4 Mathematics Int 1 & Int 2 Prelim Jan 2012


S5/6 PRELIMS:

From Monday 23 January 2012 - Friday 3 February 2012 (inclusive)

DOWNLOAD PRELIM TIMETABLE BELOW:

PUPIL S5 & S6 TT DUN Jan 2012.pdf

S5/6 Examination Study Planner 2011/12 available below to download

StudyplannerS5/6Jan2012.pdf

 

 



LATEST INFORMATION BOOKLET FROM SQA - EXAMINATIONS 2012

Click below to download the latest publication from the SQA for all candidates for this years SQA Examination. Information includes;

'How to understanding your exam certificate etc prepare for your exams; getting your results early etc'

YOUR EXAMS 2012


SCHOLAR at DHS

SCHOLAR is one of the world's largest school e-learning education programmes and it is available to every pupil studying Intermediate Maths and Highers/Advanced Highers in almost every school in Scotland including Dunblane High School . If your child does not have a SCHOLAR password, please encourage him or her to ask their teacher for this.  

An Information Leaflet is available below;

DHS Scholar Information Leaflet


STUDY PLANNER for S4 Prelim Examinations

A hard copy of the S4 Prelim Study Planner will be issued at S4 Assembly along with the S4 Prelim Timetable to all S4 SQA Candidates. An electronic copy to download can be accessed below!

Study Planner for S4 2011/2012


S5 & S6 Study Planner 2011/12 (pending) 

 

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