Mathematics year 9 Assessment summary for parents (Extension)
Date
Assessment 1
September
Assessment Descriptions
Topic 1: Number: limits and bounds
25%
Topic 2: Algebra: straight line graphs
25%
Topic 3: Statistics: Diagrams and charts
25%
Formal
to
1 hour exam
mid-November
Topic 4: Number: Indices and standard form
Nov 2014
School Assessment 1 (Based on topics 1 - 4)
Assessment 2
Topic 5: Geometry: Circles and Pythagoras
25%
Topic 6: Number: Proportion
25%
Mid-November Topic 7: Algebra: Sequences
25%
25%
Not part of summative
to
end of January
Jan 2015
Assessment 3
1 hour exam
Topic 8: Probability
25%
School Assessment 2 (Based on topics 5 - 8)
Topic 9: Number : Percentages
Not part of summative
25%
Topic 10: Geometry: Congruency and similarity 25%
February - mid
Topic 11: Algebra: Simultaneous equations
April
Topic 12: Statistics: Diagrams and charts
April 2015
Summative
Assessment
Formal
School Assessment 3 (Based on topics 9 - 12)
End of Year Assessment:
Formal
25%
1 hour exam
25%
Not part of summative
Formal
Covering all topics covered since September
2 x 1 hour exam
Mid-April to
July
Non-calculator paper
50%
Calculator paper
50%
June 2015
100% of summative
School Summative Assessment
Mathematics year 9 Assessment summary for parents (Core)
Date
Assessment 1
September
to
Assessment Descriptions
Type of assessment
Topic 1: Number: rounding and calculator skills 25%
Topic 2: Algebra: Algebraic manipulation
25%
Topic 3: Statistics: Averages
Formal
25%
1 hour exam
mid-November
Topic 4: Number: Indices and standard form
Nov 2014
Assessment 2
Mid-November
to
end of January
Jan 2015
Assessment 3
25%
School Assessment 1 (Based on topics 1 - 4)
Not part of summative
Topic 5: Geometry: Perimeter/area inc Circles
25%
Topic 6: Number: Ratio and Proportion
25%
Topic 7: Algebra: Sequences
25%
1 hour exam
Topic 8: Probability
25%
School Assessment 2 (Based on topics 5 - 8)
Topic 9: Number : Fractions
Not part of summative
25%
Topic 10: Geometry: Angles
25%
Formal
February - mid
Topic 11: Algebra: Graphs
April
25%
Topic 12: Statistics: Diagrams and charts
April 2015
School Assessment 3 (Based on topics 9 - 12)
Formal
1 hour exam
25%
Not part of summative
End of Year Assessment:
Summative
Assessment
Mid-April to
July
June 2015
Formal
Covering all topics covered since September
2 x 1 hour exam
Non-calculator paper
50%
Calculator paper
50%
100% of summative
School Summative Assessment
Mathematics year 9 Assessment summary for parents (Support)
Date
Assessment 1
September
to
Assessment Descriptions
Topic 1: Number: Negative numbers
Type of assessment
25%
Topic 2: Algebra: Algebraic manipulation
25%
Topic 3: Statistics: Averages
Formal
25%
1 hour exam
mid-November
Topic 4: Number: calculations and primes
25%
Nov 2014
School Assessment 1 (Based on topics 1 - 4)
Assessment 2
Mid-November
to
end of January
Jan 2015
Assessment 3
Not part of summative
Topic 5: Geometry: Perimeter and area
25%
Topic 6: Number: Ratio and Proportion
25%
Topic 7: Algebra: Arithmetic progressions
25%
1 hour exam
Topic 8: Probability
25%
School Assessment 2 (Based on topics 5 - 8)
Topic 9: Number : Fractions
Formal
Not part of summative
25%
Formal
February - mid
April
Topic 10: Geometry: Angles
25%
Topic 11: Algebra: Graphs
25%
Topic 12: Statistics: Diagrams and charts
April 2015
1 hour exam
School Assessment 3 (Based on topics 9 - 12)
25%
Not part of summative
End of Year Assessment:
Summative
Assessment
Mid-April to
July
June 2015
Covering all topics covered since September
Non-calculator paper
50%
Calculator paper
50%
School Summative Assessment
Formal
2 x 1 hour exam
100% of summative