MATSEC SEC Economics

Use the syllabus whose year matches the year in which your final assessment is scheduled. MATSEC states that a syllabus' year is the year in which the final assessment is scheduled, so a candidate sitting in a given year needs that year's document, not the year they started the course.

MATSEC publishes subject syllabi at four levels: SEC (Secondary Education Certificate), SEAC (Secondary Education Applied Certificate), IM (Intermediate Matriculation) and AM (Advanced Matriculation). SEC Economics is the secondary-school certificate level, the earliest of these four, and is a separate syllabus from IM and AM Economics.

The syllabi page currently lists assessment years 2011 through 2029, each with its own entry. If your assessment year falls within that range, the relevant Economics syllabus should already be available for download, so there is no need to work from an older document.

The MATSEC Examinations Board lists its phone as +356 2340 2814/5/6, its email as [email protected], and its address as MATSEC Examinations Board, University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta. Use these channels for questions about applications, deadlines and access arrangements.

No. Those details belong to the Economics syllabus document for your assessment year, and the MATSEC pages summarised here do not state them. Download your year's syllabus and read the assessment section before you plan revision, rather than relying on figures quoted by other candidates.

MATSEC publishes past papers and marking schemes as separate sections on its site. Work through recent Economics papers under timed conditions, then mark your own answers against the scheme. The marking scheme shows how marks are allocated, which is usually more useful than simply checking whether your final answer was right.

Studying from an outdated syllabus or from general economics notes instead of the current SEC document. Content and assessment requirements are revised between years, so topics you memorised from an older paper may carry different weight. Treat your year's syllabus as the checklist and confirm every topic against it.

Work through the syllabus in its published sequence first, so nothing is skipped, then return to the areas you found hardest. After that, move to full past papers under timed conditions. If your syllabus includes a project or coursework element, start it early rather than leaving it until revision time.

No. This is independent study material written for candidates searching for the exam. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the MATSEC Examinations Board or L-Università ta' Malta. Always verify syllabus content, dates and procedures directly with MATSEC using the contact details above.