Is IT compulsory at GCSE?

[timROGERS]

Is IT compulsory at GCSE? *hopes so so I don't have to waste an option*

[Marsquake]

You pick if you want to do it. You pick out of GCSE IT and GNVQ IT

[uh huh her]

you can choose it and it doesn't take away one of the 3 you get to pick. its like an extra one you can do if you want. at my school they do it after school, so it doesn't use up any lessons in the day.

[angel329]

In my school you have to do it as an ecdl course but if you choose imedia like i am (its more creative, websites, graphics) then you dont you use ict lessons with ur tutor for ur imedia work.

[FlyingJesus]

Some schools have it compulsary but if they do then you have less options. Sorry, but however it works you'll have to "waste" an option doing it.

[Plank]

at my school you dont do it unless you pick it as an option.

[Throne Sofa]

At my school, sadly it is :( I don't want to do it for GCSE however I had to along with around 75% of the year who didn't want to. Grr!!!

[Eamonn]

My school made it semi-compulsory, they gave it to everyone but if you were absolutely dreadful at it and really didn't want to do it the let you change it for another subject, lucky for me I like ICT :)

[Jõnathan]

I do Business Communications Systems instead and it is GAY.

[Lycan]

i had the option of doing it for gnvq,

did it - was awesome did hardly any work , taught the teacher how to use aload of programes got a merit now in college


it is an Option i recommend

[mohammed]

at my school you HAVE to do it - no exceptions.

[Samster]

If you wish to get anywhere in life,then yes

[benjamin]

mine was compulsory.

[Eamonn]

If you wish to get anywhere in life,then yes
My cousin didn't do ICT GCSE and now she is a Doctor ''/

[Nixt]

It isn't at my school. Other options in the same options column as that were better anyway (in my opinion).

[rewind]

If you wish to get anywhere in life,then yes

haha, so so wrong.
but yes at my school it was compolsory, its a waste of time mind. i despise the subject, its so dull.

[Demi]

Some years you have to do it, some you didn't.

So pick it!

[Matt,]

Mine was compolusary but i dont know wether thats to do with us being a tech status school

[,Jess,]

at mine it's compulsory but I got madee 2 do applied where we get 2 rite stupid pointless essays about ports and cables and how they link to the cadburys companies needs big woop. I thinks it de=iffers from school to school though

[Luckyrare]

You do it as a main 4 subjects; Maths, English, Science and ICT. You can do ICT double (called something fancy)

I am pretty sure all schools have to do it from now on, could be wrong.