Subject Panels

Subject panels are appointed by the School Examinations Committee to advise it on all matters concerning the subjects under their control. The panels are responsible for drawing up syllabuses and recommending methods of testing. The panels also consider comments and suggestions on the syllabuses and examinations and recommends to SUBSEC desirable syllabus and examination modifications in the light of those comments.

The panels consist normally of six members of the education profession drawn from participating countries but are permitted by SEC to co-opt persons for specific meetings. At least three members of the panel must be practising teachers of the subject at the level at which the syllabus is aimed.

Subject panels have continuing responsibility for reviewing the syllabuses and ensuring that the Council is kept abreast of the developments in curricula throughout the region. Panels also nominate persons from among whom SUBSEC selects members of the examining committees.

Subject Examining Committees

The members of the Examining Committees who are appointed by SUBSEC are responsible for the main work of examining, including setting question papers, preparing marking schemes, supervising the marking by Examiners and Assistant Examiners after the examinations have been written.

An Examining Committee consists of a Chief Examiner and Assistant Chief Examiners. Their main task is the setting of question papers, a task requiring both care and expertise and demanding rigorous security at all stages. They are assisted in this by staff members of the Measurement & Evaluation Division.