Electronics

The course provides a broad course of study, which encourages learners to recognise the importance of electronics in their own lives and today’s technological society. It will ensure that learners have the electronic and mathematical knowledge and electronic engineering skills to solve problems. This is achieved by providing a thorough grounding in electronics, allowing students to understand the underlying principles in this fast-changing and demanding subject. Much of this will be investigated using practical circuit building and problem solving techniques.

The requirements for admission into Year 12 are: 1. An average GCSE/IGCSE points score of at least 6.4375 across the best eight subjects. This will be calculated as follows:  Reformed GCSEs (graded 9 to 1) will score according to the grade, i.e. a grade 7 would score 7 points for KEGS admission purposes.  Unreformed GCSEs (graded A* to G) will score as follows: A* =8.5 points, A = 7 points, B = 5.5 points, C = 4 points.  AS B grade or above = 8.5 points and FSMQ Additional Mathematics B grade or above = 8.5 points. 2. Reformed grade 6 or higher must be achieved in GCSE Mathematics and English (whether or not these subjects are being followed to A Level). 3. A suitably high GCSE grade, usually A or reformed grade 7 or better, in each chosen subject of study. 4. Reformed grade 4 or higher must be achieved at GCSE in a modern foreign language. 5. There need to be available places in the teaching sets for each subject. 6. Only two qualifications per subject accepted e.g. FSMQ Additional Maths (of B or above) + Maths GCSE, but not GCSE Statistics + GCSE Maths + FSMQ Additional Maths.

Component 1: Principles of Electronics - written exam 2hrs 45 mins (40% of qualification) Component 2: Application of Electronics - written exam 2hrs 45 mins (40% of qualification) Component 3: Extended system design and realisation tasks (20% of qualification) Task 1: Design and program a microcontroller system Task 2: an integrated electronic design and realisation task to solve an identified need or problem