Cambridge A Levels launch

8 CAMBRIDGE A LEVELS LAUNCH

In the first week of Term 4 we hosted high profile members of our new extended education team at Cambridge in the UK.

L to R: Dr Paul Burgis, Kathleen Lloyd-Parker Cambridge Senior Country Manager, Kevin Ebenezer Head of Global Recognitions, Alicia Foo Cambridge Regional Manager, Tony Stojkovski and Lisa Tabuteau at the official launch of the Cambridge AS and A Level Courses at PLC Sydney.

Kathleen Llyod-Parker Cambridge Senior Country Manager, Kevin Ebenezer Head of Global Recognitions, and Alicia Foo Cambridge Regional Manager,

all from Cambridge International Education Examinations (CAIE) spent the week visiting our school, catching up with Dr Burgis, meeting staff, and presenting to teachers and parents. This was to mark the official launch of our alternative pathway into the future for our students. We will, and always will, value the curriculum provided by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA), however, we are adding to the options for the young women we teach and care for. In 2024, as well as the many Cambridge IGCSE courses we run for Years 9 and 10, we will be offering AS and A Level Courses alongside NESA curriculums for Years 11 and 12.

We also met, alongside our Cambridge colleagues, the stake holders involved in setting up this new pathway which included a representative from the Universities Admission Centre (UAC). CAIE, and even the school itself with its state of the art buildings and beautiful grounds – in spite of the renovations.

Australian universities, like the rest of the world, have accepted three A Levels for entry from international students for many years.

All parties are very positive and supportive of including Cambridge A Levels as part of domestic student applications to universities. In fact, Australian universities, like the rest of the world, have accepted three A Levels for entry from international students for many years. It is a very exciting time for us. The 13 IGCSE courses and one AS Course which we currently run are very popular electives and are producing good results for the students who choose them. Our visitors were very impressed with the standard of the students, the organisation of the school offering the hybrid model of NESA and We look forward to continuing to watch this relationship grow so that PLC Sydney will be the first school in Australia to run these universally highly valued and well-respected Cambridge Courses.

Ms Lisa Tabuteau

Director of Cambridge International Courses, English Teacher