Year 12
Whatever your individual reasons for choosing to study Mathematics further, it will always be an asset to your future and this course will be both challenging and rewarding.
The course builds on your basic understanding of Mathematics and provides the opportunity to further your skills to an extent that you will be able to analyse, diagnose and arrive at mathematical solutions to a wide range of problems, which are technical, scientific or vocational in nature.
Minimum Grade B GCSE at Higher Tier
| AS | Content | Assessment Method | Assessment Structure |
| Core 1 | Mainly Algebra, graphing and their applications. | 1 ½ Hours exam.Non-calculator. | 33 1/3 % of the total AS marks16 2/3 % of the total A level marks |
| Core 2 | Calculus, Analysis. | 1 ½ Hours exam. | 33 1/3 % of the total AS marks16 2/3 % of the total A level marks |
| Mechanics 1 or Statistics 1 | Choice of unit. | 1 ½ Hours exam. | 33 1/3 % of the total AS marks16 2/3 % of the total A level marks |
| A2 | Content | Assessment Method | Assessment Structure |
| Core 3 | Calculus, analysis continued. | 1 ½ Hours exam. | 16 2/3 % of the total A level marks |
| Core 4 | Co-ordinate Geometry, Vectors, Calculus | 1 ½ Hours exam. | 33 1/3 % of the total AS marks16 2/3 % of the total A level marks |
| Mechanics 1 or Statistics 1 | Options depend on previous choice. | 1 ½ Hours exam. | 33 1/3 % of the total AS marks16 2/3 % of the total A level marks |
