A levels accredited for first teaching 2017
A breakdown of qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
The information on this page is correct as of October 2017.
New AQA A level qualifications (2017)
List of all new AQA A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (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 | Accounting |
| AQA | A level | Accounting |
| AQA | AS | Design and technology |
| AQA | A Level | Design and Technology |
| AQA | AS | Environmental Science |
| AQA | A level | Environmental Science |
| AQA | AS | Further Maths |
| AQA | A level | Further Maths |
| AQA | AS | Law |
| AQA | A level | Law |
| AQA | AS | Maths |
| AQA | A level | Maths |
| AQA | AS | Media Studies |
| AQA | A level | Media Studies |
| AQA | AS | Philosophy |
| AQA | A level | Philosophy |
| AQA | AS | Politics |
| AQA | A level | Politics |
New CCEA A level qualifications (2017)
For the qualifications listed below, the AS units will contribute 40% to the overall A level grade.
It will be possible to re-sit individual units once with the better result counting towards the overall grade.
| Awarding Body | Level | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| CCEA | A level | Professional Business Services |
New OCR A level qualifications (2017)
List of all new OCR A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (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 | Ancient history |
| OCR | A level | Ancient history |
| OCR | AS | Classical Civilisation |
| OCR | A Level | Classical Civilisation |
| OCR | AS | Design and Technology |
| OCR | A level | Design and Technology |
| OCR | AS | Film Studies |
| OCR | A level | Film Studies |
| OCR | AS | Further Maths |
| OCR | A level | Further Maths |
| OCR | AS | Geology |
| OCR | A level | Geology |
| OCR | AS | Law |
| OCR | A level | Law |
| OCR | AS | Maths |
| OCR | A level | Maths |
| OCR | AS | Media Studies |
| OCR | A level | Media Studies |
New Pearson A level qualifications (2017)
List of all new Pearson A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (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 | Chinese |
| Pearson | A level | Chinese |
| Pearson | AS | Design and Technology |
| Pearson | A level | Design and Technology |
| Pearson | AS | Further Maths |
| Pearson | A Level | Further Maths |
| Pearson | A level | History of Art |
| Pearson | AS | Italian |
| Pearson | A level | Italian |
| Pearson | AS | Maths |
| Pearson | A level | Maths |
| Pearson | AS | Music technology |
| Pearson | A level | Music technology |
| Pearson | AS | Politics |
| Pearson | A level | Politics |
| Pearson | AS | Russian |
| Pearson | A level | Russian |
| Pearson | AS | Statistics |
| Pearson | A level | Statistics |
New WJEC A level qualifications (2017)
List of all new WJEC A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (first teaching).
For all of the qualifications listed below, the AS units will contribute 40% to the overall A level grade.
It will be possible to re-sit individual units once with the better result counting towards the overall grade.
| Awarding Body | Level | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| WJEC | A level | Design and Technology |
| WJEC | A level | Further Mathematics |
| WJEC | A level | Government and politics |
| WJEC | A level | Mathematics |
| WJEC | A level | Media Studies |
| WJEC | A level | Law |
New WJEC Eduqas A level qualifications (2017)
List of all new WJEC Eduqas A level qualifications that have been accredited for use in Northern Ireland from September 2017 (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eduqas | AS | Design and technology |
| Eduqas | A level | Design and technology |
| Eduqas | AS | Electronics |
| Eduqas | A level | Electronics |
| Eduqas | AS | Film Studies |
| Eduqas | A level | Film Studies |
| Eduqas | AS | Geology |
| Eduqas | A level | Geology |
| Eduqas | AS | Law |
| Eduqas | A level | Law |
| Eduqas | AS | Media Studies |
| Eduqas | A level | Media Studies |