Lisnagarvey High School

Click on any of the headings below to open documents with useful/important information about the GCSE course.

Specification Snapshot

This gives a brief explanation of the revised specification, which was introduced in 2009, and had its first examinations and assessments in 2010.

Student Guide   

A useful guide for students, detailing the layout of the course and giving the following information;

   - General Information

   - Why study Technology and Design?

   - What will I study?

   - How will I be assessed?

Symbols (Very Important)

These are vital for students to learn and memorise, as they can count for approximately 15-20% of the marks in any exam. Many exam questions start with a symbol recognition question and quite often there are full questions dedicated to recognition of symbols.

These symbols include

   - Safety Signs

   - Electronic and Micro-electronic Symbols

   - Mechanical Control Symbols

   - Computer Control (Flowchart) Symbols

   - Pneumatic Sytems Symbols