Interpretation
3.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Order” means the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;
“formative record of progress and achievement” means a formal record of a pupil’s academic attainments, his other skills, talents and achievements and his educational progress;
“GCE A level” and “GCE AS” mean General Certificate of Education advanced level and advanced supplementary respectively;
“GCSE” means General Certificate of Secondary Education;
“GNVQ” means General National Vocational Qualification;
“level of attainment” means a level set out in any document of a kind referred to in Article 7(5) of the 1989 Order the provisions of which have effect, or (as the case may be) have effect as amended, by virtue of any order made under Article 7(1)(a) of that Order;
“school day” means a day on which the school is open for teaching purposes;
“school year” means a year ending on 31st July;
“sixth form” means the period of full-time secondary education coming immediately after the end of the fourth key stage;
“summative Record of Achievement” has the meaning given by regulation 6(4);
“the statutory arrangements” means assessment arrangements specified by orders made under Article 7(1)(b) of the 1989 Order.