Chemistry

Assessment

Students sit three papers at the end of the Upper Sixth Form: Paper 1: Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Written exam 1 hour 45 minutes Total marks: 90. Weighting 30% This consists of multiple-choice, short open, open-response, calculations and extended writing questions. Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry Written exam 1 hour 45 minutes Total marks: 90. Weighting 30% This consists of multiple-choice, short open, open-response, calculations and extended writing questions. Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Chemistry Written exam 2 hours 30 minutes Total marks: 120. Weighting 40% This consists of synoptic questions that may draw on two or more of the topics, and also assesses conceptual and theoretical understanding of experimental methods.