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  • About EQAP
    • Focus Areas
      • Education Data, Quality and System Management
      • Information Technologies for Education
      • Education Research
      • Education Policy
      • Large Scale Assessments
      • Curricula and Assessments
      • Teacher Competencies
      • Qualifications and Accreditations
      • PacREF Priorities
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The
South Pacific Form Seven Certificate
is an accredited course offered to Pacific island nations as a qualification to enter tertiary studies or secure employment. 

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A total of 14 subjects (Mathematics (Calculus), Mathematics (Statistics), English, French, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accounting, Economics, Geography, History, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Agriculture, Tourism and Hospitality) are offered through the SPFSC programme. All subjects have  internal assessment components and an external examination.

The internal assessment (IA) comprises between two to four tasks which are developed and moderated by qualified professionals, under the stringent supervision of EQAP's Curriculum and Assessment team. 

SPFSC curriculum's is informed by the constructive alignment principle which inspires an outcomes-based approach or design.  SPFSC teachers, school leaders and coordinators are thoroughly informed on the outcomes-based approach which uses the SOLO taxonomy for the constructive alignment of, not only its curriculum, but also of its pedagogy and assessments 

In addition to these targeted workshops, other SPFSC quality assurance processes include the support of dedicated study and teacher guides, the use of an online system (PacSIMS) to record and manage internal assessment scores, the stringent moderation of examination papers and scoring rubrics, the tagging of specific learning outcomes to the assessment items in the assessment tasks, and the final verification of IA reports by EQAP's curriculum and assessment team.

The professionals tasked with the development, moderation and scoring of SPFSC assessments are either teachers or retired teachers who specialise in one or two of the SPFSC subjects on offer. These professionals are required to successfully complete the micro-qualification in the development of assessment instruments in order to be considered for work as SPFSC consultants. This accredited micro-qualification was initially delivered by EQAP but will soon be delivered by accredited teaching institutions.

Since the realignment of the SPFSC curriculum to the constructivist approach in 2017, students' achievement results have markedly improved across the board, including in the remotest of the SPFSC schools. Last year, despite the challenging learning environment caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, SPFSC students' posted an impressive 89 per cent pass rate. This impressive achievement was largely possible due to the Australian Government’s decision to repurpose some earmarked innovation funds under the EQAP-DFAT partnership to subsidise students' examination fees. Under normal circumstances, students’ registration fees allow for the SPFSC programme to be self-sustaining.

SPFSC Exam Papers + Syllabi + Scoring Rubrics

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SPFSC Schools

SPFSC Deadlines

General SPFSC Deadlines

March 11: 2022 Enrolment information due

April 15: Final day for submission of Internal Assessment programmes

April 30: Final day for the approval of Internal Assessment programmes

June 30: Final day for the payment of examination fees

July 29: Registration closes. Last day for withdrawal from programme.

August 31: Late registration closes.  

October 31: SPFSC Examination begins

November 11: End of SPFSC Examination

November 30: Last day to receive all documents from SPFSC Supervisors

December 6: Release of SPFSC Provisional Results

December 9: Final Release of SPFSC Final Results

December 22: Dispatch of SPFSC certificates and results notices 

Kiribati SPFSC Dates

February 21 - Term 1 begins

May 20 - End of Term 1  

May 30 - Term 2 begins

August 26 - End of Term 2  

September 05 -  Term 3 begins

December 2 -  Term 3 ends

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