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FAC 2017 (67) - ECONOMICS

140. FAC heard that in 2017, there was an increase in the percentage of candidates
achieving Grades I–III. This year, 79 per cent achieved acceptable grades, Grades I–III,
compared with 70 per cent in 2016. The increase in performance was noted on Paper 02, the
Essay Paper and Paper 032, the Alternative to the School-Based Assessment. Performance on
Paper 031, the School Based Assessment remained consistent with previous years. There was
also an improved performance on all Profiles: Profile 1, Knowledge and Comprehension and
Profile 2, Interpretation and Analysis and Profile 3, Analysis.

FAC 2017 (71) - FAMILY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

141. FAC heard that 2017 was the first examination of the revised syllabus. There were no
changes to the structure of Paper 01. However, Paper 02 now consists of five compulsory
questions.

142. There has been an improvement in the overall performance of candidates compared
with 2016. Eighty-eight percent of candidates achieved acceptable grades, Grades I–III,
compared with 79 per cent in 2016. This improvement in candidate performance was evident
on Profile 1, Knowledge and Comprehension, Profile 2, Use of Knowledge and on Profile 3,
Practical Skills.

FAC 2017 (72) - FOOD AND NUTRITION AND HEALTH

143. FAC heard that ninety-three per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable grades,
Grades I–III, compared with 88 per cent in 2016. Performance on Paper 01 the Multiple–
Choice, was consistent with that for 2016. There was an improvement in candidates’
performance on Paper 02, the Essay Paper while the performance on Paper 03, the School-
Based Assessment, was consistent with that of 2016.

FAC 2017 (73) - FRENCH

144. FAC heard that in 2017, 70 per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable Grades, I-
III, compared with 76 per cent in 2016. Whereas there was a marginal improvement in
candidates’ performance on Profile 1, Listening, there was a decline in candidates’
performance on the other three profiles, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

FAC 2017 (74) - GEOGRAPHY

145. FAC heard that overall, there was a decrease in the percentage of candidates achieving
Grades I–III in 2017. Sixty-five per cent of the candidates achieved acceptable grades
compared with 70 per cent in 2016. This decrease was most noticeable on Profiles 1 and 2,
Practical Skills and Knowledge and Comprehension, respectively. The percentage of
candidates achieving Grades A–C on Profile 1 decreased from 90 per cent in 2016 to 78 per
cent in 2017 and for Profile 2, the figure fell from 77 to 59 per cent. However, the performance
on Profile 3, Use of Knowledge, showed improvement as 48 per cent of candidates achieved
Grades A–C compared with 41 per cent in 2016.

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