Are you interested in Cambridge exams but don’t know where to start?

There are several things you can do.

Firstly, request a copy of the Private Candidate Handbook which is available from the Association for Cambridge Schools in NZ – acsnz@ags.school.nz . This outlines the courses which our students can take as well as the relevant costs etc.

Also, if anyone is interested, Judith Tizzard and I have had a DVD produced with the help of a lovely homeschooling family which covers the basics of Cambridge – specifically from a homeschooling perspective.  Please contact info@cambridgeexamsolutions.co.nz if you are interested and we’ll let you know the details on how to obtain a copy.

There is also an email discussion group set up especially for those homeschooling families sitting the Cambridge exams (Judith and I are the owners/moderators of this email loop):

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NZHomeEdCambridde/  . Alternatively, send an email with “subscribe” in the subject header to NZHomeEdCambridge@yahoogroups.com .

Update: Two years ago there were only a handful of homeschoolers sitting Cambridge exams. This year there will be over 200. It is wonderful that we now have this option available to us. The new streamlined system for Private Candidates has been so successful that it is going to be used as an example for how similar systems can be introduced in other countries around the world.

Once again, Kiwi home educators led the way!

Kind regards,

Erena & Judith

Cambridge Exam Solutions Ltd – a non-profit organisation committed to providing and maintaining total, permanent and nationwide access to Cambridge Exams for homeschoolers

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

A message from Janine Manning (Association of Cambridge Schools in NZ Inc)

Hi all,

There are lots of registrations still coming in, and I’m pleased to report that the 2012 registrations are more than double that of 2011.

Thank you to Sarah Kingston from St Peter’s for processing the registrations while I was away and also Erena and Judith for dealing with queries.

If you haven’t registered yet, please remember that today is the deadline (Thursday 31^st May).

All registered private candidates will be sent another copy of the invoice next week along with further information including the timetable for the Master List of subjects for private candidates. This timetable will show if an exam is in the morning or afternoon – specific start times will be sent closer to the time once schools have determined this. Invoices are due for payment by 22 June 2012.

Some candidates need to obtain photo ID – can you please get this done as quickly as possible and e-mail be the number so that your registration can be updated. For security purposes every student sitting Cambridge is required to have a formally recognised photo ID for entry to the exam, and this may also be required to be presented in the exam room if the school has an un-scheduled Cambridge inspection on that day.

For students registered for the AS sciences an e-mail will be sent out next week outlining the feasibility and costs of offering a weekend workshop in Auckland. Information about the Revision Classes to be held in the term three holidays (1^st to 12^th October) will be sent before the end of term two.

Regards

Janine Manning

Association of Cambridge Schools in NZ Inc

PO Box 99930

Newmarket

Auckland 1149

T: +64 9 638 0550

F: +64 9 638 0552

M: + 64 21 212 8683

W: www.acsnz.org.nz