Course Outline Year 12 - IBDP
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Biology Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Percentage of final grade SL HL
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
Paper 1 Paper 1A: Multiple choice questions Paper 1B: Data-based questions
36
36
External
November 2025
Paper 2 Section A: Data-based questions and short answer questions Section B: Extended response questions
44
44
External
November 2025
Internal Assessment
20
20
Internal
Early 2025
Course Component
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details In the first year of the Diploma Programme the students develop their understanding of the core topics of Biology – Cells and Biomolecules, Metabolism, Genetics and Equilibrium, Body and Plant Systems, Biodiversity, Nutrition and Human Impacts. Through practical work the students are also developing their investigative and analytical skills in preparation for their Internal Assessment.
Course Information • • •
Students are issued with a textbook for the duration of the 2-year course. Students are also issued with a Study Guide and a workbook which will be charged to their accounts. 2024 teachers are Ms Renaud.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: • Completing any unfinished classwork. • Completing workbook/worksheet exercises. • Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson.
Head of Learning Area: Charlie Martin and Kent Hogan
Queen Margaret College Year 12 and 13 Business Management HL/SL International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
SL
SL Weighting
HL
HL weighting
Assessment type
Assessment date
Paper 1 examination
1 hour 30 mins
35%
1 hour 30 minutes
25%
External
Year 2 term 4
Paper 2 examination
1 hour 30 mins
35%
1 hour 45 minutes
30%
External
Year 2 term 4
Paper 3 examination
N/A
N/A
1 hours 15 minutes
25%
External
Year 2 term 4
Internal assessment
20 hours
30%
20 hours
20%
Internal
Year 2 term 2
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The role of businesses, as distinct from other organizations in a society, is to produce and sell goods and services that meet human needs and wants by organizing resources. Profit-making, risktaking and operating in a competitive environment characterize most business organizations. Business management is the study of decision-making within an organization, whereas economics is the study of scarcity and resource allocation, both on micro and macro levels. The Diploma Programme business management course is designed to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of business management theories, as well as their ability to apply a range of tools and techniques. Students learn to analyse, discuss and evaluate business activities at local, national and international levels. The course covers a range of organizations from all sectors, as well as the socio-cultural and economic contexts in which those organizations operate. Emphasis is placed on strategic decision-making and the operational business functions of human resource management, finance and accounts, marketing and operations management.
Course Information Syllabus component Unit 1: Business organization and environment
Teaching hours SL HL 20 20
Approximate teaching schedule Year 1, Term 1
Unit 2: Human resource management
20
35
Year 1, Term 2
Unit 3: Finance and accounts
30
45
Year 1, Terms 3 and 4
Unit 4: Marketing
30
35
Year 2, Terms 1 and 2
Unit 5: Operations management
15
45
Business Management Toolkit
10
35
Internal assessment
20
20
Year 2, Terms 2 and 3 Spread out over the 2 year programme Year 1, Term 4 and Year 2, Term 1
Personal research time for Paper 1 External
5
5
Year 2, Term 2 and 3
Total teaching hours
150
240
Homework expectations It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered. Regular assignments will be given that include case studies and questions from past IB examinations. Students should have a clearfile or folder to store all assignments and topic tests.
Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Chemistry Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Percentage of final grade SL HL
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
Paper 1 Paper 1A: Multiple choice questions Paper 1B: Data-based questions
36
36
External
November 2025
Paper 2 Section A: Data-based questions and short answer questions Section B: Extended response questions
44
44
External
November 2025
Internal Assessment
20
20
Internal
Term 4, 2024
Course Component
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details In 2024, Year 12 students will be completing most of the standard level syllabus. They will also be completing their independent Internal Assessment (IA) investigation, worth 20% of their overall grade. The higher level syllabus will be covered in 2025. The higher level syllabus revisits each of the topics covered at the standard level but goes into greater depth.
Course Information • Students are issued with a textbook for the two-year course. • The teachers for 2024 are Ms Nicole Hoy and Dr. Lim
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve high grades in IBD Chemistry, students are expected to complete homework during the week. Homework might include: • pre-reading the content. • completing unfinished classwork. • completing assigned exercises. • reviewing classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the next lesson and/or in extra-help sessions. • honing skills and evaluating progress by completing and self-marking practice problems.
Heads of Learning Area: Charlie Martin and Kent Hogan
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Chinese B SL/HL Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
Percentage of final grade
Internal/External Proposed assessment date
Paper 1 Writing
25%
External
November 2025
Paper 2 Listening & Reading
50%
External
November 2025
Individual Oral
25%
Internal
Term 3 2025
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The two-year course is focused on language acquisition and the use of language in a range of contexts and for different purposes. We use authentic texts to develop an understanding of the Chinese speaking world whilst consolidating reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students have regular conversation practice with our Mandarin assistant to help improve their fluency and are encouraged to use Chinese whenever possible in class. Students study the themes of Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet throughout the two-year course. Higher Level students will additionally study two literary texts on which their individual oral will be based. Through studying this thematic content, students develop their international mindedness and understanding of the concepts that language acquisition focuses on, namely, audience, context, purpose, meaning and variation. During the first year, students will focus on the themes of Identities, Experiences and Social Organisation, and study the following topics: • Experiences: Customs and traditions, holidays and travel, life stories, migration from rural to urban in China – Students explore how experiences, events, and journeys shape people’s life. • Identities: explore lifestyles, health and wellbeing, subcultures, language and identities. - Multicultural society – Students explore the nature of multicultural society through language and identity, beliefs and values, social engagement in community. • Social organisation: Social relationships and education - Students explore the ways in which groups of people organize themselves, or are organized, through common systems or interests.
Course Information •
In 2024, Year 12 Chinese B is an option subject.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include: 1
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Learning a wide range of words, verbs, phrases, and cohesive devices Completion of assignments started in class Reading and grammar exercises to do Writing different text types (360-480 characters for standard level, or 540-720 characters for higher level) and/or regular diary entries speaking tasks Creating revision materials Reviewing the work completed during class time, such as dictation of words, phrases, or sentences Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.languageperfect.com Catching up on work missed due to absence Carrying out research tasks on the internet
Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding
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Queen Margaret College Year 12 English A: Literature SSST Programme 2024-25 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
Individual Oral (Exploration of a global issue in connection with two studied literary works) Paper 1 Guided literary analysis
Paper 2 Comparative essay
Percentage of final grade 30% SL
35%
35% SL
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
Internal Practice: 2024 (Y1), Term 3, (Individual oral Week 9 commentary) Final: 2024 (Y1), Term 4, Week 7 External Practice: 2024 (Y1), Term 4, examination Week 2 AND 2025 (Y2), Term 3, Week 3-4 Final: 2025 (Y2), Term 4 External Practice: 2025 (Y2), Term 2, examination Week 4-5, AND 2025 (Y2), Term 3, Week 3-4 Final: 2025 (Y2), Term 4
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details This course will encourage a personal appreciation of literature and develop an understanding of the techniques involved in literary criticism through the study of a wide range of literary works from different periods, genres, styles, and contexts. These works will incorporate some texts in translation and present a reflection on the culture to which they belong so that the students’ cultural perspective is widened. Texts will be chosen to encompass the diverse voices within literature and demonstrate how writers both conform and challenge conventions associated with different literary text types. This comprehensive study will result in students becoming life-long readers with a deep appreciation of literature.
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The course is comprised of three larger Areas of Exploration. Specific concepts are explored, and texts are selected to be studied within each area, but any texts studied can be used for any of the assessment components. The following two Areas of Exploration are studied in the first year of the course: 1. Readers, writers, and texts; 2. Time and space; and 3. Intertextuality will be taught in the second year of the course.
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There are three assessments for Standard Level. Students will also maintain an online Learner Portfolio throughout the course, which is compulsory, but not assessed.
Homework expectations • • •
Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: o Completion of or extension of work done in class o Reading of the texts studied in class o Revision of material covered in class o Written responses and essays o Preparation for assessments o Practice examinations
Head of Learning Area: Annabel Harris
Queen Margaret College Year 12 English A: Literature Programme 2024-25 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Course Component Individual Oral (Exploration of a global issue in connection with two studied literary works) Higher Level Essay (Formal literary essay, in connection with one studied literary work)
Paper 1 Guided literary analysis
Paper 2 Comparative essay
Percentage of final grade 30% SL 20% HL
Internal / External
Internal Practice: 2024 (Y1), Term 3, Week (Individual oral 8 & 9 commentary and Final: 2024 (Y1), Term 4, Week 7 discussion with teacher) Final: 2025 (Y2), Term 1, Week 10
20% (HL only)
External
35%
External examination
35% SL 25% HL
Proposed assessment date
External examination
Practice: 2025(Y2), Term 2, Week 3-4, AND (Y2), Term 3, Week 3 -4 Final: 2025 (Y2), Term 4 Practice: 2024 (Y1), Term 4, Week 2 2025(Y2), AND 2025 (Y2), Term 3, Week 3-4 Final: 2025 (Y2), Term 4
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details This course will encourage a personal appreciation of literature and develop an understanding of the techniques involved in literary criticism through the study of a wide range of literary works from different periods, genres, styles, and contexts. These works will incorporate some texts in translation and present a reflection on the culture to which they belong so that the students’ cultural perspective is widened. Texts will be chosen to encompass the diverse voices within literature and demonstrate how writers both conform and challenge conventions associated with different literary text types. This comprehensive study will result in students becoming life-long readers with a deep appreciation of literature.
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The course is comprised of three larger Areas of Exploration. Specific concepts are explored, and texts are selected to be studied within each area, but any texts studied can be used for any of the assessment components. The following two Areas of Exploration are studied in the first year of the course: 1. Readers, writers, and texts; 2. Time and space; and 3. Intertextuality will be taught in the second year of the course. There are three assessments for Standard Level and four assessments for Higher Level. Students will also maintain an online Learner Portfolio throughout the course, which is compulsory, but not assessed.
Homework expectations • • •
Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: o Completion of or extension of work done in class o Reading of the texts studied in class o Revision of material covered in class o Written responses and essays o Preparation for assessments o Practice examinations
Head of Department: Annabel Harris
Queen Margaret College Year 12 English B SL/HL Programme 2024 - 2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
Percentage of final grade
Internal / External
25% 50% 25%
External External Internal
Paper 1 Paper 2 Individual Oral
Proposed assessment date November 2025 November 2025 September 2025
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The course is focused on language acquisition and the use of language in a range of contexts and for different purposes. We use authentic texts to develop an understanding of the English-speaking world while consolidating reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Students have the advantage of being fully immersed in an English-speaking environment, in which they have daily exposure to a variety of rich language learning experiences. In English B we study a range of topics exploring the five IBD themes of Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet. Higher Level students will also study two literary texts on which their individual oral will be based.
Course Information •
In 2024 Year 12 English B is an option subject.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include: • Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases. • Completion of assignments started in class. • Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write. • Creating revision material • Reviewing the work completed during class time. • Revision of vocabulary learned in class. • Researching on the internet. • Reading the works of literature. Students will be charged for a literary text – The Great Gatsby (approximately $15) Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Environmental Systems & Societies Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme % of final grade
Internal/ External
Proposed assessment date
Paper 1 – Case study analysis
25
External
November 2025
Paper 2 – Short answer questions and essay questions
50
External
November 2025
Internal Assessment
25
Internal
Term 2, 2025
Course Component
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the interrelationships between the environment and societies, enabling them to adopt an informed personal response to a wide range of pressing environmental issues. The course combines the techniques and knowledge associated with experimental and social sciences. Students learn to use these skills to design, carry out and analyse an individual investigation. The initial focus is ecosystems and field trips will develop students’ understanding of terrestrial and marine environments. This leads into consideration of why biodiversity is important, how it is threatened, and how it can be conserved. Students also study how human populations use natural resources, including food and water, and whether this use is equitable and sustainable. Students are encouraged to consider their own relationship with their environment and the significance of choices and decisions that they make in their own lives.
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Year 12 Environmental Systems and Societies has 8 lessons per 10 day timetable Students are issued with a textbook for the duration of the 2 year course Students will go on fieldtrips to support in class learning, and associated costs will be charged to their account 2024 teachers are Miss Johns and Mr Holt
Homework expectations Your student should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: • Completing any unfinished classwork • Completing workbook exercises • Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson • Revising material in preparation for examinations • Working on their individual investigation Head of Learning Area: Charlie Martin and Kent Hogan
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Film Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
Percentage of final grade
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
Film portfolio (Portfolio pages and a film reel)
40% SL 25% HL
Internal (9 pages; 9 minutes)
Practice: On-going (folio based). Summative: End of Term 3, 2025
Textual analysis
20% SL 30% HL
External (1,750 words, list of sources)
Practice: (Y1) Week 9. Term 1 2024 Summative (Y1) Week 4 Term 3 2024
Comparative study
20% SL 30% HL
External (Multimedia 10 minutes)
Practice: (Yr) 1 Week 8, Term 1 2024 Summative: Week 3, Term 3 2025
Collaborative Film
35% HL only
External (2000 words, 7 minutes)
Practice: 48 Hours entry; on-going. Summative: Week 1, Term 2 2025.
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details Students explore the various contexts of film and make links to, and between, films, filmmakers and filmmaking techniques. They acquire and apply skills as discerning interpreters of film and as creators of film, working both individually and collaboratively. Through ongoing reflection, students develop evaluative and critical perspectives on their own film work and the work of others. It is expected that by the end of the film course, students at SL or HL will be able to demonstrate the following: knowledge and understanding of specified contexts and processes, application and analysis of knowledge and understanding, synthesis and evaluation, and select, use and apply a variety of appropriate skills and techniques.
Course information • • •
Reading film. SL and HL students will examine film as an art form, studying a broad range of film texts from a variety of cultural contexts and analysing how film elements combine to convey meaning. Contextualizing film. SL and HL students will explore the evolution of film across time, space and culture. Students will examine various areas of film focus in order to recognize the similarities and differences that exist between films from contrasting cultural contexts. Exploring film production roles. SL and HL students will explore various film production roles through engagement with all phases of the filmmaking process in order to fulfill their own filmmaker intentions. Students acquire, develop and apply skills through filmmaking exercises, experiments and completed films. (Production skills within the defined production roles of Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Sound or Writer. Implicit in all of this is communication, collaboration and organisation).
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Collaboratively producing film HL only. Students focus on the collaborative aspects of filmmaking and experience working in core production teams in order to fulfill shared artistic intentions. They work in chosen film production roles and contribute to all phases of the filmmaking process in order to collaboratively create original completed films. (Production skills, as above). There are three assessments for Film. Students will also maintain a Film Journal throughout the course, which is compulsory, but not assessed.
Homework expectations • • •
Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: o Completion of or extension of work done in class o Reading of the texts studied in class o Revision of material covered in class o Written responses and essays o Preparation for assessments o Practice examinations
Head of Department: Tim Jenkin
Queen Margaret College Year 12 French B SL/HL Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component Paper 1 Paper 2 Individual Oral
Percentage of final grade 25% 50% 25%
Internal / External External External Internal
Proposed assessment date November 2025 November 2025 Term 3 2025
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The concept of international mindedness is at the heart of language learning. The study of French will help students build their confidence by improving their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on making the language a vibrant and current tool for the understanding of another culture. The course is taught in French wherever possible, with an aim to encourage students to deduce and infer the meaning of unknown words from context. Students work with authentic material and discuss current issues in detail. They study the following themes: Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet. Students have regular conversation practice with our French language assistant to help develop their fluency and comprehension.
Course Information •
In 2024 Year 12 French B is an option subject.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include: • Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases • Completion of assignments started in class • Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write • Creating revision material • Reviewing the work completed during class time • Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com • Catching up on work missed due to absence • Carrying out a research task on the internet HL students will also purchase two novels, approximately $70.
Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding
Queen Margaret College Year 12 and 13 History Programme 2024 and 2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
Percentage of final grade
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
Paper 1 (SL and HL) Rights and Protest
SL - 30% HL – 20%
External
End of 2 years examination
Paper 2 (SL and HL) Authoritarian States Cold War
SL – 45% HL – 25%
External
End of 2 years examination
Paper 3 (HL only) Russia 1855-2000 Western Europe after 1945
HL- 35%
External
End of 2 years examination
Internal assessment
SL – 25% HL – 20%
Internal
Middle of term 2 of second year
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The focus of the course is gain an understanding of international events and the links between countries, movements and events. It is a world history course, focussed mainly on the twentieth century. It covers aspects of American, African, Asian and European history, although the Higher Level students will study the European part in further detail. Through this course student will develop their research, critical thinking and communication skills.
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Paper 1 is a Source Interpretation paper, the two topics studied are Civil Rights in the USA and South Africa • Paper 2 is an essay based assessment. Students will write two essays, one on authoritarian states and one on the Cold War • Paper 3 is for Higher Level students only. Many of the topics will overlap with Paper 2, although there will be some additional knowledge and study required. • The internal assessment is started in term 4 of the first year and is due towards the beginning of term 2 of the following year.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: • • • •
Extra readings Studying for tests Working on their internal assessment Writing essays
Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Japanese B SL/HL Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
Percentage of final grade
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
Paper 1(writing ) Paper 2(Listening and Reading) Individual Oral
25% 50% 25%
External External Internal
November 2025 November 2025 Term 3 2025
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The concept of international mindedness is at the heart of language learning. The study of French will help students build their confidence by improving their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on making the language a vibrant and current tool for the understanding of another culture. The course is taught in French wherever possible, with an aim to encourage students to deduce and infer the meaning of unknown words from context. Students work with authentic material and discuss current issues in detail. They study the following themes: Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet. Students have regular conversation practice with our French language assistant to help develop their fluency and comprehension.
Course Information •
In 2024 Year 12 Japanese B is an option subject.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include: • Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases • Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write • Creating revision material • Reviewing the work completed during class time • Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com • Catching up on work missed due to absence • Carrying out a research task on the internet Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component Paper 1 (2 hours) Paper 2 (2 hours) Paper 3 (1 hour) Internal assessment
Percentage of final grade 30% 30% 20% 20%
Internal / External External External External Internal
Proposed assessment date Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 2
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details This course caters for students with a good background in mathematics who are competent in a range of analytical and technical skills across a broad range of topics. Strength in algebra and algebra-based topics is essential, and aptitude and interest in abstract thinking is highly desirable. The majority of students taking Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL will be expecting to include mathematics as a major component of their university studies, either as a subject in its own right or within courses such as physics, engineering and technology. Others may take this subject because they have a strong interest in mathematics and enjoy meeting its challenges and engaging with its problems.
Course Information • • • •
The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week at lunchtime and after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help. Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions: ✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $15). ✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $15). Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII. All students will be issued with individual electronic textbooks (approximate cost $30).
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered. It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations. Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh and Mike Lockwood
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component Paper 1 (1 hour 30 minutes) Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes) Internal assessment
Percentage of final grade 40% 40% 20%
Internal / External External External Internal
Proposed assessment date Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 2
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details This course caters for students with a good background in mathematics who are competent in a range of analytical and technical skills across a broad range of topics. Strength in algebra and algebrabased topics is essential. The majority of students taking Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL will be expecting to include mathematics as a major component of their university studies within courses such as physics, engineering and technology. Others may take this subject because they have a strong interest in mathematics and enjoy meeting its challenges and engaging with its problems.
Course Information • • • •
The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week at lunchtime and after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help. Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions: ✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $15). ✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $15). Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII. All students will be issued with individual electronic textbooks (approximate cost $30).
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered. It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations.
Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh and Mike Lockwood
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations HL Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component Paper 1 (2 hours) Paper 2 (2 hours) Paper 3 (1 hour) Internal assessment
Percentage of final grade 30% 30% 20% 20%
Internal / External External External External Internal
Proposed assessment date Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 2
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details This course is equivalent in status to Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL but addresses different needs. It has an emphasis on the application of mathematics across a broad range of topics, including geometry, algebra and calculus, with the greatest emphasis on statistical techniques. It is designed for students with strengths in the application of mathematics to problem solving in context, statistical thinking and the use of technology for analysis. Students taking this course are well prepared for a career in areas such as social sciences, humanities, medicine, statistics or business. These students may need to utilize the statistics and logical reasoning that they have learned as part of the Mathematical Applications and Interpretation SL course in their future studies.
Course Information • • • •
The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week at lunchtime and after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help. Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions: ✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $15). ✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $15). Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII. All students will be issued with individual electronic textbooks (approximate cost $30).
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered. It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations. Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh and Mike Lockwood
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Mathematics Applications and Interpretations SL Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component Paper 1 (2 hours) Paper 2 (2 hours) Internal assessment
Percentage of final grade 40% 40% 20%
Internal / External External External Internal
Proposed assessment date Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 4 Year 2, Term 2
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details This course is equivalent in status to Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL but addresses different needs. It has an emphasis on the application of mathematics across a broad range of topics, including geometry, algebra and calculus, with the greatest emphasis on statistical techniques. It is designed for students with varied mathematical backgrounds and abilities. Students taking this course are well prepared for a career in areas such as social sciences, humanities, medicine, statistics or business. These students may need to utilise the statistics and logical reasoning that they have learned as part of the Mathematical Applications and Interpretation SL course in their future studies.
Course Information • • • •
The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week at lunchtime and after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help. Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions: ✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $15). ✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $15). Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII. All students will be issued with individual electronic textbooks (approximate cost $30).
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered. It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular weekly assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations.
Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh and Mike Lockwood
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Physics Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component
Percentage of final grade SL HL
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
36
36
External
November 2025
44
44
External
November 2025
Internal
Early 2025 You will start this in Term 4, 2024
Paper 1 Paper 1A: Multiple choice questions Paper 1B: Data-based questions Paper 2 Section A: Data-based questions and short answer questions Section B: Extended response questions
Internal Assessment
20
20
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The aim of this course is to integrate concepts, topic content and the nature of science through inquiry. Skills in the study of physics will be integrated into the teaching of the syllabus content. The first year course will look into the following themes: 1. Space, time and motion 2. Nuclear and quantum physics 3. Fields The standard and higher level content for each theme will be intertwined.
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Students are issued with a textbook for the duration of the 2 year course 2024 teacher is Kent Hogan
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: • Completing any unfinished classwork. • Completing workbook/worksheet exercises. • Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson. Head of Department: Charlie Martin and Kent Hogan
Queen Margaret College Year 12 and 13 Psychology Programme 2024 – 2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Percentage of final grade HL SL
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
Paper 1 (Core)
40
50
External
November examination, 2nd year
Paper 2 (Options x 2*)
20
25
External
November examination, 2nd year
Paper 3** (Qualitative Research Methods Internal Assessment
20
External
November examination, 2nd year
Internal
End of Term 4, 1st Year
Course Component
20
25
* Standard Level students only do one option paper ** Higher level students only IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The IB Diploma Programme psychology course aims to develop an awareness of how research findings can be applied to better understand human behaviour, and how ethical practices are upheld in psychological inquiry. In the core component of the course students are taught the biological, cognitive and sociocultural influences on human cognition and behaviour. They also learn about and use a range of psychological research methods, and carry out their own psychological experiment. In the second year of the course students work through additional units that cover abnormal, health, and developmental psychology. Higher level students are also introduced to qualitative research methods such as interviews, case studies and observations.
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For HL students, 80% of course is assessed by examination at the end of the second year (75% for SL students) The internal assessment is required to be handed in during class time on the due date. See the IB Diploma Assessment procedures for more information.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: • • • •
Doing readings in preparation for upcoming lessons Revising class notes Planning and practicing essay writing in exam conditions Internal assessment tasks
Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy
Queen Margaret College Year 12 – 13 Spanish Ab Initio Programme 2024 - 2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Percentage of final grade
Internal / External
Paper 1
25%
External
November 2025
Paper 2
50%
External
November 2025
Individual Oral
25%
Internal
Term 3 2025
Course Component
Proposed assessment date
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details The Spanish Ab Initio course is designed to give students with no prior knowledge of the subject a solid foundation in the language. The topics covered include a variety of contexts and situations, both related to their personal experiences and to the Spanish-speaking world. Students in Year 12 learn to describe themselves and others; express likes and dislikes and give opinions and advice. They discuss school, daily routines and leisure; their home and neighbourhood; transport, food, drink and celebrations; clothing and the weather. In Year 13, students cover well-being, media and technology, holidays, future plans, the environment and global issues. They also look at similarities and differences between New Zealand and countries in the Spanish-speaking world. Language structures are taught through topics and there is a thorough introduction to basic grammar. Students have regular conversation practice with our Spanish language assistant to help develop their speaking and listening skills.
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Year 12 and 13 Spanish Ab Initio is an option subject Year 12 has 8 lessons per 10-day timetable.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include: • Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases • Reading and grammar exercises or writing tasks (75 - 150 words) • Creating revision material • Completion of assignments started in class • Reviewing the work completed during class time • Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com • Catching up on work missed due to absence • Carrying out research tasks using the internet Students will receive a grammar workbook costing approximately $40. Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Spanish B SL/HL Programme 2024 - 2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Percentage of final grade
Internal / External
Paper 1
25%
External
November 2025
Paper 2
50%
External
November 2025
Individual Oral
25%
Internal
Term 3, 2025
Course Component
Proposed assessment date
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details For students continuing their study of Spanish, this course extends their knowledge of the language and the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. They practise the four key skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing through up-to-date texts. The course is taught in Spanish wherever possible and students are exposed to examples of the various forms of Spanish to be found across Latin America and Spain. They also have regular conversation practice with our Spanish language assistant to help develop their fluency and comprehension. Students will study the following themes: • Identities – lifestyles, health and well-being, language and identity • Experiences – Holidays and travel, leisure activities, customs and traditions • Human Ingenuity – entertainment, artistic expressions, communication and media • Social organisation – social relationships, community and social engagement • Sharing the planet – environment, equality and urban and rural environment
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Year 12 Spanish B is an option subject. There are 8 lessons per 10-day timetable.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include: • Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases. • Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write. • Creating revision material • Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com. • Catching up on work missed due to absence. • Carrying out research tasks on the internet. Students will receive a grammar workbook costing approximately $40. Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Sport and Exercise Health Science Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component Paper 1 – Multiple Choice Paper 2 – Data analysis and 5 longer answer questions Paper 3 – Several short answer questions in each of the two options Internal Assessment
Percentage of final grade SL HL
Internal / External
Proposed assessment date
20
20
External
November 2025
35
35
External
November 2025
25
25
External
November 2025
20
20
Internal
Early 2025
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS) is an experimental science course combining academic study with practical and investigative skills. SEHS explores the science underpinning physical performance and provides the opportunity to apply these principles. The course incorporates the disciplines of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, psychology and nutrition. Students cover a range of core and option topics and carry out practical (experimental) investigations. The course offers a deeper understanding of the issues related to sports, exercise and health in the 21st century and addresses the international dimension and ethics related to both the individual and global context. In the first year of the Diploma Programme the students develop their understanding of the core topics of Anatomy, exercise physiology, movement analysis, skill learning in sport, human performance. Through practical work the students are also developing their investigative and analytical skills in preparation for their Internal Assessment towards a topic of their choice related to sport, exercise, health science.
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Students are issued with online notes 2024 teachers is Mr Smith
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include: • Completing any unfinished classwork. • Completing flipped classroom work • Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson. Head of Learning Area: Charlie Martin & Kent Hogan
Queen Margaret College Year 12 Visual Arts Programme 2024-2025 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Course Component Part 1: Comparative Study Part 2: Process Portfolio Part 3: Exhibition
Percentage of final grade 20% 40% 40%
2024 Proposed Units of Work Comparative Study Still Life Tūrangawaewae Portrait Sculpture
Internal / External External External Internal
Proposed assessment date Term 1, 2025 September 2025 September 2025
Proposed completion dates Term 2 2025 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures.pdf
Course details In the Core Programme taken in the first year, the IB Visual Arts course is designed to give students a solid foundation in the Visual Arts. The Visual Arts course components and assessments are the same as the Visual Arts Textiles programme but may involve working in a different range of mixed media in the creation of student studio works. Year 12 students will work in a range of schooldeveloped units of work that may offer experiences in painting, drawing, mixed media sculpture, printmaking, design and/or photography. This will provide an integrated investigation into related themes and issues, cultural and historical contexts, core art concepts, processes of art criticism, analysis and aesthetics. The students will be exposed to a wide range of media within these areas that can be reinterpreted and applied to their product / artwork outcomes. They will also visit local galleries in class or independently in order to review and analyse the exhibited artworks. In the second year of study (Year 13), each student will undertake a range of independent, self-developed thematic units designed to give opportunities for research, investigation and creation of studio work. Students will be exposed to a wide range of self-chosen visual arts techniques that can be reinterpreted and applied to their artistic outcomes. The second year will conclude with a final exhibition and celebration of the student’s artworks.
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In 2024 Year 12 IBDP Visual Arts is an optional subject. Year 12 IBDP Visual Arts is assessed against three course components. There is a $150 consumables fee which covers some resource requirements. This will be charged to their school account. Individual projects may require purchase of some own material or equipment resources. There may be planned trips / visiting speakers throughout the year which are necessary to develop knowledge for some assessment tasks in the unit topics. You will be notified of any costs associated with any trips or speakers (eg: travel, entry fees). Costs incurred will be charged to your school account.
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Students in this course are required to purchase the Adobe Creative Cloud suite for $42; this will be charged to students' school accounts. This gives them a one-year subscription to industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Homework expectations Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. Homework might include: • Reading and researching about artists studied in class • Completion of assignments started in class • Practicing new techniques learned in class • Catching up on work missed due to absence • Researching on the internet • Attending lunchtime workshops to complete any practical work or to access extra help with practical work. • Sourcing materials and resources for practical construction work
Teacher in charge: Anna Faulknor
53 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 + 64 4 473 7160 www.qmc.school.nz