ICT and Computer Science Department
ICT and Computer Science are popular subjects at QIS and as a result, the department has continued to expand over recent years. We are constantly looking to update and improve the courses we offer, in order to keep up with the rapidly changing digital world around us.
We teach a range of skills at Key Stage 3, including a mixture of both Computer Science and traditional ICT-based modules. At Key Stage 4, we offer IGCSE ICT and Computer Science, which serves as a platform to Key Stage 5, where our students are able to choose either ICT or Computer Science at AS and A Level. All of our examinations follow the Cambridge International curriculum. We also offer BTEC IT courses now at Key Stages 4 and 5, which have been very successful.
Our students regularly achieve outstanding results, which allows them to attend the most prestigious universities around the world. In previous years, our students have been commended by the Cambridge International Examinations board with numerous outstanding learner awards, including ‘best result in the world’ for A-Level Computer Science, ‘top performing student in the Middle-East’ and ‘high achiever’ for IGCSE ICT.
The recent exam results from summer 2022 were some of our best ever. We are particularly proud of the IGCSE Computer Science students. This was the first year that our students were entered to sit the exam so we were extremely pleased to see that 100% passed and 62% of all students achieved a level 9.
Outside of the classroom, we have offered a range of extra-curricular activities over recent years that have included university workshops, visits from external speakers, and regional competitions. We have taken part in Carnegie Mellon’s Ibtikar, Bot-Ball and the Robot Olympiad at CNAQ for robotics design and programming. Our staff have assisted students while they designed and built their own gaming computers during after-school clubs, and we have a range of equipment to further challenge and engage students, to further develop their learning and appreciation of the subject.
Mr R. Dunn
Head of ICT
Year Group | Term 1 Topics | Term 2 Topics | Term 3 Topics |
Year 7 | Unit 1: Organisation Unit 2: Communication | Unit 3: Visual Programming Unit 2: Data Modelling | Unit 5: Exploring Data |
Year 8 | Unit 1: Organising for the Web Unit 2: Digital Media | Unit 3: Visualisation Unit 4: Web Programming | Unit 5: Networks and the Web |
Year 9 | Unit 1: Organising Business Unit 2: Python Programming | Unit 3: Web Coding Unit 4: Advanced Data | Unit 5: Smartphone Apps |
Year 10 | Unit 1: Types and Components of Computer Systems Unit 2: Input and Output Devices Unit 3: Storage and Media | Unit 4: Networks and their Effects Unit 5: Effects of using IT Unit 6: File Management Unit 7: Images Unit 8: Layout | Unit 9: Applications Unit 10: Systems Life Cycle Unit 11: Styles Unit 12: Proofing |
Year 11 | Unit 1: Safety and Security Unit 2: Graphs and Charts Unit 3: Document Production | Unit 4: Audience Appreciation Unit 5: Data Manipulation Unit 6: Presentations | Unit 7: Communication Unit 8: Data Analysis Unit 9: Website Authoring |
Year 12 | Unit 1: Information Representation Unit 2: Communication and Internet Technologies Unit 3: Hardware Unit 4: Processor Fundamentals | Unit 5: Systems Software Unit 6: Security, Privacy and Integrity Unit 7: Ethics and Ownership Unit 8: Database and Data Modelling | Unit 9: Algorithm Design and Problem Solving Unit 10: Data Representation Unit 11: Programming Unit 12: Software Development |
Year 13 | Unit 1: Data Representation Unit 2: Communication and Internet Technologies Unit 3: Hardware Unit 4: Systems Software | Unit 5: Security Unit 6: Monitoring and Control Systems Unit 7: Computational Thinking and Problem Solving | Unit 8: Algorithm Design Methods Unit 9: Further Programming Unit 10: Software Development |
