S.L. 327.66 Art. 5Role of Subject Panels.

(1) Syllabus Panel: A Syllabus Panel shall be responsible for the drawing up of a syllabus in the subject/s for which it is appointed. Such a syllabus shall be submitted for approval to the

MATSEC Board and Senate. In the case of the Secondary

Education Certificate it shall be published at least three years before the date of the examination to which it refers. In the case of the Matriculation Examination, it shall be published at least two years before the date of the examination to which it refers.

(2) Paper Setters’ Panel:

(a) A Paper Setters’ Panel shall be responsible for the preparation of the examination papers, a mark scheme in the subject, and other supporting documentation requested by the MATSEC Board, for each session of the examination. The examination papers must meet the requirements and assessment objectives and must cover the subject content specified in the syllabus. The examination papers must be submitted to the MATSEC for printing by not later than the date established by the MATSEC Board.

(b) In the case of subjects marked with an asterisk in regulation 4(1) of the Secondary Education Certificate Examination Regulations, the Paper Setters’ Panel shall set the controlled assessments and the synoptic tests as specified in the syllabi. These assessments must be submitted to the MATSEC for printing by not later than the date established by the MATSEC Board.

(3) Markers’ Panel: Members of any Markers’ Panel shall be responsible for the marking of the examination scripts allotted to them by the person chairing the panel, according to the mark scheme agreed to by the Paper Setters’ Panel. The person chairing the panel shall not mark any scripts but shall read a representative sample and shall act as moderator to ensure that all the markers are adhering to the same standards. The Markers’ Panels shall take into account the moderated school based assessment, oral examinations and other forms of assessment as provided for by the syllabus. Members of the Markers’ Panel may be designated moderators, and may form part of the interviewing panel of the school based assessment.