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03/02/24

Thank you for attending and giving our students a chance to explore more career options

31/01/24

Our first cohort to talk future aspirations with our guests are Year 9. pic.twitter.com/0evKYXQWej

31/01/24

Getting ready for our Careers Fair this morning with some amazing visitors ready to speak to our students pic.twitter.com/u6vvMl8849

19/01/24

Not for the faint hearted! Year 13 Psychology students got all practical today as they dissected sheep's brains. Why? This was to support their revision of the parts of the brain for the Biopsychology. pic.twitter.com/1AW8mvTfkI

12/01/24

Crochet enrichment - just some of the amazing work being created by our students. pic.twitter.com/qvko8lgXFl

08/01/24

We are consulting on our Admissions Policy for 2025-2026. For further information, please see the enclosed link.https://t.co/bYSmRL9rgc pic.twitter.com/pgWd7bOW8j

19/12/23

Exploring the wonders of biology during a sixth form taster day yesterday – students fully engaged in the fascinating world of kidney dissection! 🧪🔬 " pic.twitter.com/uQ58IJrJrh

19/12/23

We are consulting on our Admissions Policy for 2025-2026. For further information, please see the enclosed link.https://t.co/bYSmRL9Z5K pic.twitter.com/iWcja3QhM5

12/12/23

Thank you to all the parents and students who braved the not so great weather to attend our apprenticeship information evening for Years 10-13. Thank you to our guest speakers from team. pic.twitter.com/5TM7f2UeAS

12/12/23

The motion argued was 'This house would ban advertising aimed at children'.The afternoon was well spent and students from both schools did well and enjoyed themselves. pic.twitter.com/DDo0a6vjBp

12/12/23

Last Friday, 15 students from came to HAO for the 2nd leg of debate training and competition. The students from HAO represented themselves well against the experienced and eloquent speakers of Bromley High School. pic.twitter.com/9kdl6XZJ7f

08/12/23

Final game of our ESFA group saw another rivalry, with HAO taking on in a tight, tense, up and down game. Claiming the top spot with a well fought 3-2 victory is…HAO. Onward to the knockout stages! pic.twitter.com/ySDC8ELw4s

04/12/23

Congratulations to Mr Stuchfield for growing what can only be described as a resplendent moustache for charity as part of “Movember”. pic.twitter.com/fHIhG3YIw9

24/11/23

1st round of the London Cup, saw Harris Orpington take on Harris Beckenham in a local rivalry. A good game with Harris Orpington claiming a 4-0 victory. pic.twitter.com/fa6koPG0l5

21/11/23

Please send details to our info.org.uk account so that we can share with the relevant staff.

17/11/23

For more information on this cause, follow the link: https://t.co/g2lRaHkUHh

17/11/23

Mr Stuchfield is raising awareness for - 'I am bravely sporting a truly egregious moustache in front of 800 children every day'.This is the before picture - Lets check back in at the end of the month for a progress check.To donate: https://t.co/5Ys2Lc5DzD pic.twitter.com/XY03cCzZP7

17/11/23

And taking the time to explore the trenches…Mr Koubaa joined in too! pic.twitter.com/LdGndWzesy

17/11/23

Paying our respects at the Canadian memorial at Sanctuary wood pic.twitter.com/15mHUptGMQ

17/11/23

Yesterday was an early start for our avid historians! But they made it to Folkestone for the crossing over to Calais… pic.twitter.com/ovLLlMOzSG

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Exams, Assessments, Information and Revision

Our Examinations Officer is Ms Chloe Gatton. Please call her on 01689 819219 or email c.gatton@harrisorpington.org.uk if you have any queries about examinations at Harris Academy Orpington.


On this page you will find useful information about exam preparation and expectations, as well as key exam dates. For details of our exam results please see our Exam Results page.


Supporting Your Child During Exam Time

As the exam season approaches for Years 11 and 13, parents can find some useful guidance on how to support their children via these online links:

Childline Parents guide to support - Exam Time

Childline Beat exam stress

Exam BoardSupporting your child at exam time

NHS Coping with exam stress

Student Mind Exam stress - Key to your success

OCR - Supporting Your Child At Exam Time , produced by OCR, one of the awarding bodies.


Exam expectations

School Uniform

All students, including Year 11 students, MUST wear full school uniform when attending school for revision classes and examinations.
Any students who come to school not in uniform will be asked to go home and change. They will not be allowed on school premises.

Exams Equipment

Students must make sure they are properly equipped for every exam. You should bring two black ball-pens, a pencil, eraser,
sharpener and any other writing or Mathematics equipment needed for your exams. Check with your teacher if you think you will need
any specialist equipment.

Awarding Bodies

The main four awarding bodies we use for GCSE and A Level exams are AQA, Pearson EdexcelOCR and WJEC. You can get useful
information on the exams process from their websites and all will allow you to download free copies of past exam papers. Their websites
are:
When looking for past papers you should be aware that the awarding bodies refer to A Level papers as GCE - do not confuse this with
GCSE which are the exams students do in Year 10 and 11. You may need to search within different GCSE date categories to find the
subject you are looking for. Every subject has a course code and each paper has a component code - you will find it helpful to have this
code to help you identify the correct exam papers. You will find it on your child's exam timetable under Component.

Ofqual Exams Information

OFQUAL is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. Their website contains useful information for students and
parents/carers on the exams process at www.ofqual.gov.uk. In particular you may find the following links useful:

Exam Regulations

There are very strict rules about public exams which are enforced by the awarding bodies. You can  download copies of the notices via
the links below.

Exam Board Policies

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) policies below are used in addition HAO examination policies (see above). We cross-
reference our own policies against the following JCQ policies. The policies listed below are all available at www.jcq.org.uk

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