Assessment at Key Stage 3
Following consultation on draft Levels of Progression in 2009, the Department of Education decided to commission further work on aspects of these.
Until the new Levels of Progression are introduced, the Department has decided that:
- in assessing pupils in relation to Communication, schools should use the existing level descriptions for Language and Literacy (English and/or Irish); and
- in assessing pupils in relation to Using Mathematics, schools should use the existing level descriptions for Mathematics and Numeracy (Mathematics).
These Levels, which are referred to as Transitional Levels, are set out in the booklet below.
The booklet below provides information on the transitional arrangements for statutory assessment of Communication and Using Mathematics in relation to pupils in the final year of Key Stage 3.
KS3 Assessment Arrangements (Transitional)
KS3 Assessment Arrangements (Transitional) Irish Medium
This booklet is the Assessment Document in relation to pupils in the final year of Key Stage 3 approved by the Department and referred to in the 2010 Order (see useful links section). It provides detailed information on the arrangements; explains the various components and timing of the arrangements; and indicates the action schools need to take. The arrangements set out in this Document apply from the 2009/10 school year until further notice.