Art and Design (Fine Art)

Assessment

The first two terms of Year 12 are focused on skills development through a series of explicitly taught skills-based activities. Students then move on to explore skills, knowledge, and techniques in a self-directed way. The course is split into two components: Component 1 accounts for 60% of the final grade and centres around the development of a Personal Investigation into a subject identified by the student. Students begin Component 1 at the start of Year 12 and finish in January of Year 13. Component 2 accounts for the other 40% of the final grade. In this Component, students respond to a theme set by the exam board. This Component offers students the opportunity to respond to a given starting point and work towards an outcome which demonstrates the skills and ability to communicate visual meaning. The outcome is completed under time-restricted conditions. Students begin the Component in January of Year 13 and finish in April (dates vary depending on the date for external moderation set by the exam board).