Physics

Assessment

The full A Level course is assessed by three written examinations taken by all candidates at the end of the Upper Sixth: Paper 1 – Particles and Radiation, Periodic Motion, Mechanics and Materials, Waves, Electricity and Measurements and their Errors. Paper 2 - Nuclear Physics, Thermal Physics, Fields and their Consequences. Paper 3 - Practical Skills and Data Analysis (based on key experiments performed throughout the course), plus one option topic (likely to be Astrophysics).