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Analysis question and in the area of Respiration was good while the performance on questions
which tested the concepts Living Organisms in the Environment and Reproduction was
satisfactory.

FAC 2017 (66) - CHEMISTRY

102. FAC heard the there was a slight decline in the overall performance of candidates
compared with 2016, with 54 per cent of the candidates achieving acceptable grades, Grades
I – III, compared with 56 per cent in 2016. An improved candidate performance was evident
on Profile 2, Use of Knowledge, but there was a slight decline on Profile 1, Knowledge and
Comprehension and Profile 3, Experimental Skills, compared with June 2016.

103. A decline in performance was also noted on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice and on
Paper 02, the Structured Essay Paper. However, there was an improved performance on
Paper 030, the School-Based Assessment.

FAC 2017 (75) - HUMAN AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY

104. FAC heard that the overall performance of candidates this year was consistent with
2016, with 53 per cent of candidates achieving acceptable grades, Grades I–III. There was,
however, a notable improvement in performance at the Grade I and Grade II bands, which
was attributed to improved performance on Paper 01, the Multiple-Choice. Candidate
performance improved on Profile 1, Knowledge and Comprehension, while there was a
decline in performance on Profile 2, Use of Knowledge.

FAC 2017 (77) - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

105. FAC heard that eighty-eight per cent of the candidates who wrote the examination
achieved Grades I–III in 2017 compared with 78 per cent in 2016. There was an improvement
in the level of performance on all three papers as well as an improved performance in the
Problem Solving questions on the Paper 02.

FAC 2017 (83) - PHYSICS

106. FAC heard that in 2017, there was a slight decline in the overall performance of
candidates. The percentage of candidates achieving Grades I–III was 61 per cent compared
with 64 per cent in 2016. Performance on Paper 01 and Paper 03 improved while there was
a decline in the performance on Paper 02, with 35 percent of candidates achieving Grades I-
III compared with 43 per cent in 2016. Candidates’ performance improved on Profile 2, Use
of Knowledge, but there was a slight decline on Profile 1, Knowledge and Comprehension and
Profile 3, Experimental Skills, compared with June 2016.

107. Many candidates demonstrated competence in Experimental Skills such as plotting
and reading graphs as well as in making correct substitutions into a formula. However, some
candidates had challenges drawing a smooth curve between the plotted points, changing the
subject of the formula and correctly working with exponents.

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