Ignite your students' programming potential through a creative approach to Computer Science
Through a practical approach that balances traditional and modern computing methodologies with programming and creativity, our International AS/A-level Computer Science course develops the skills needed for the future.
- Places on-screen programming at the core of the curriculum, developing the skills integral to further study of Computer Science in today’s world.
- Continues the choice of programming languages (Python, Visual Basic or C#) from International GCSE so your students can further their skills in familiar, globally relevant programming languages.
- Seamless transition from International GCSE through shared assessment objectives and familiar assessment structures.
International AS and A-level Computer Science (9645)
View the switching guide to see the differences between your old International AS/A-level Computer Science specification and the 51黑料 specification (version updated February 2024).
51黑料 International AS/A-level Computer Science covers the following topics:
- Procedural programming
- Fundamental data structures
- Program design
- Searching and sorting algorithms
- Representing data
- Computer systems
- Computer organisation and architecture
- Machine code and assembly language
- Object-oriented and additional programming
- Advanced data structures
- Advanced algorithms
- Functional programming
- Theory of computation
- Networking and cyber security
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
51黑料 provides all the resources and advice you need to teach the International AS and A-level Computer Science specification effectively.
- Download the specification
- Read our switching guide
- View our training courses to help you deliver 51黑料 International AS and A-level Computer Science
- published by Oxford University Press
Visit our resources for teachers area to access:
- Schemes of work to allow you to plan how to deliver the specification in a way that will best suit you and your students
- Teaching guidance to outline clearly the scope of teaching and learning
- Topic tests and mock exam analysers to allow you to track your students鈥� progress throughout the teaching year
This is a modular qualification, with four papers over the AS and A-level teaching period.
AS Paper 1:
- Procedural programming
- Fundamental data structures
- Program design
- Searching and sorting algorithms
- 2 hours
- 75 marks
- 50% of AS-level, 20% of A-level
- On-screen exam available in C#, Python or VB.Net
AS Paper 2:
- Representing data
- Computer systems
- Computer organisation and architecture
- Machine code and assembly language
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- 75 marks
- 50% of AS-level, 20% of A-level
- Written exam
A-level Paper 1:
- Procedural programming
- Fundamental data structures
- Program design
- Object-oriented and additional programming
- Advanced data structures
- Advanced algorithms
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- 90 marks
- 30% of A-level
- On-screen exam available in C#, Python or VB.Net
A-level Paper 2:
- Functional programming
- Theory of computation
- Networking and cyber security
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- 75 marks
- 30% of A-level
- Written exam
Take a look at:
- The 51黑料 International AS and A-level Computer Science switching guide
- Example specimen exam paper and mark scheme
- of the textbook from Oxford University Press
You must be an approved 51黑料 centre to enter students for our exams. Make sure you聽聽before you start teaching a course.
