European Baccalaureate Mathematics (3-period course) case studies
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The European Baccalaureate is the school-leaving qualification of the European Schools and of schools accredited by their Board of Governors. The name belongs solely to the European Schools, which have held a monopoly on its use in all official languages of the European Union since their establishment. The European Baccalaureate Mathematics (3-period course) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,363 words.
1Five written papers, one compulsory near-miss
At a mock Baccalaureate board meeting, a candidate following the 3-period Mathematics course presents five written papers, each marked out of 100: L1 78, L2 66, Mathematics 39, Option A History 68, Option B Biology 54. The school's mock policy states: the written component is passed if the total is at least 300/500; a mark below 40 in any compulsory paper (L1, L2, Mathematics) creates a compulsory-subject alert; one alert may be compensated only if the total is at least 320 and the board agrees that the paper's mark is within 3 points of the pass mark; otherwise the candidate must sit a compensatory oral in that subject.
667 words, about 3 min2History or Geography: choosing the L2 oral under variance
A candidate in the 3-period Mathematics course must sit three oral papers: L1, L2, and either History or Geography taught through L2. The candidate's L2 is German.
714 words, about 4 min3When formative and pre-Bac marks diverge
A 3-period Mathematics candidate has S7 A marks averaging 19.5/20 across four formative tasks (weighted equally), and a Pre-Baccalaureate B mark of 8/20. The school's preliminary-mark policy is: preliminary = 0.4A + 0.6B, rounded to the nearest integer; if A−B 6, a moderation panel must review the evidence.
598 words, about 3 min4Three hours, five questions, and a blank final part
A candidate sitting the 3-period Mathematics written paper has 180 minutes. Section A has four compulsory short questions worth 40 marks in total; Section B asks candidates to choose two of three extended problems, each worth 30 marks.
732 words, about 4 min5Missing A marks after illness: substitute or cap?
A 3-period Mathematics candidate missed two of the four S7 formative assessments because of a documented illness. The only recorded A mark is 7/20 from a short quiz.
652 words, about 3 min