A levels accredited for first teaching 2015
A breakdown of qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2015 (first teaching).
New AQA A level qualifications (2015)
List of all new AQA A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2015 (first teaching).
All the AS and A level qualifications listed below will be de-coupled (AS is a stand-alone qualification that does not contribute to the overall A level grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all assessments must be taken together at the end of the course.
|
Awarding Body |
Level |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
| AQA | AS | Art & Design |
| AQA | A level | Art & Design |
| AQA | AS | Business |
| AQA | A level | Business |
| AQA | AS | Computer Science |
| AQA | A level | Computer Science |
| AQA | AS | Economics |
| AQA | A level | Economics |
| AQA | AS | English Language |
| AQA | A level | English Language |
| AQA | AS | English Language and Literature |
| AQA | A level | English Language and Literature |
| AQA A | AS | English Literature |
| AQA B | AS | English Literature |
| AQA A | A level | English Literature |
| AQA B | A level | English Literature |
| AQA | AS | History |
| AQA | A level | History |
| AQA | AS | Psychology |
| AQA | A level | Psychology |
| AQA | AS | Sociology |
| AQA | A level | Sociology |
New OCR A level qualifications (2015)
List of all new OCR A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2015 (first teaching).
All the AS and A level qualifications listed below will be de-coupled (AS is a stand-alone qualification that does not contribute to the overall A level grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all assessments must be taken together at the end of the course.
|
Awarding Body |
Level |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
| OCR | AS | Art & Design |
| OCR | A level | Art & Design |
| OCR | AS | Business |
| OCR | A level | Business |
| OCR | AS | Computer Science |
| OCR | A level | Computer Science |
| OCR | AS | Economics |
| OCR | A level | Economics |
| OCR | AS | English Language |
| OCR | A level | English Language |
| OCR | AS | English Language and Literature |
| OCR | A level | English Language and Literature |
| OCR | AS | English Literature |
| OCR | A level | English Literature |
| OCR | AS | History |
| OCR | A level | History |
| OCR | AS | Psychology |
| OCR | A level | Psychology |
| OCR | AS | Sociology |
| OCR | A level | Sociology |
New Pearson A level qualifications (2015)
List of all new Pearson A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2015 (first teaching).
All the AS and A level qualifications listed below will be de-coupled (AS is a stand-alone qualification that does not contribute to the overall A level grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all assessments must be taken together at the end of the course.
|
Awarding Body |
Level |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson | AS | Art & Design |
| Pearson | A level | Art & Design |
| Pearson | AS | Business |
| Pearson | A level | Business |
| Pearson A | AS | Economics |
| Pearson B | AS | Economics |
| Pearson A | A level | Economics |
| Pearson B | A level | Economics |
| Pearson | AS | English Language |
| Pearson | A level | English Language |
| Pearson | AS | English Language and Literature |
| Pearson | A level | English Language and Literature |
| Pearson | AS | English Literature |
| Pearson | A level | English Literature |
| Pearson | AS | History |
| Pearson | A level | History |
| Pearson | AS | Psychology |
| Pearson | A level | Psychology |
New WJEC A level qualifications (2015)
List of all new WJEC A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2015 (first teaching).
The AS contribution to the overall A level grade for the qualifications listed below will be 40%.
The AS and A level qualifications listed below will be unitised, meaning candidates may re-sit individual units which are only available in the summer series.
|
Awarding Body |
Level |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
| WJEC | AS | Art & Design |
| WJEC | A level | Art & Design |
| WJEC | AS | Biology |
| WJEC | A level | Biology |
| WJEC | AS | Business |
| WJEC | A level | Business |
| WJEC | AS | Chemistry |
| WJEC | A level | Chemistry |
| WJEC | AS | Computer Science |
| WJEC | A level | Computer Science |
| WJEC | AS | Economics |
| WJEC | A level | Economics |
| WJEC | AS | English Language |
| WJEC | A level | English Language |
| WJEC | AS | English Language & Literature |
| WJEC | A level | English Language & Literature |
| WJEC | AS | English Literature |
| WJEC | A level | English Literature |
| WJEC | AS | History |
| WJEC | A level | History |
| WJEC | AS | Physics |
| WJEC | A level | Physics |
| WJEC | AS | Psychology |
| WJEC | A level | Psychology |
| WJEC | AS | Sociology |
| WJEC | A level | Sociology |
New WJEC Eduqas A level qualifications
List of all new WJEC Eduqas A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2015 (first teaching).
All the AS and A level qualifications listed below will be de-coupled (AS is a stand-alone qualification that does not contribute to the overall grade).
All these qualifications will be linear, meaning all units must be taken together at the end of the course.
|
Awarding Body |
Level |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | Art & Design |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | Art & Design |
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | Business |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | Business |
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | Computer Science |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | Computer Science |
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | Economics |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | Economics |
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | English Language |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | English Language |
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | English Language & Literature |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | English Language & Literature |
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | English Literature |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | English Literature |
| WJEC Eduqas | AS | Sociology |
| WJEC Eduqas | A level | Sociology |