Cambridge IGCSE Program The worlds most popular international
Cambridge IGCSE Program • The world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 years old (Grade 9 and 10) • Cambridge IGCSE is taken in over 100 countries worldwide • Cambridge IGCSE is equivalent to the GCSE in the United Kingdom. • We started implementing this program in Grade 9 in September 2013 • We are offering two courses: International Math and English as First Language.
IGCSE Exams and Certificates • Each of the IGCSE courses is taught over two academic years. • The students will be registered at the end of January 2019 to take the exams in April and May of 2019. • The exam registration fee is paid by the school. • The results will be out around mid August 2019. • Students will receive a certificate for each subject.
Advantages of Taking IGCSE Courses • Cambridge IGCSE develops learner knowledge, understanding and skills in: • Subject content • Applying knowledge and understanding to familiar and new situations • Intellectual inquiry • Flexibility and responsiveness to change • Working and communicating in English • Influencing outcomes • Cultural awareness • It helps in preparing the students to take the IB DP courses and exams
• Each learner's performance is benchmarked using grades (A*-G). eight internationally recognized • Grade C in IGCSE English (both First Language and Second Language) satisfies the English proficiency requirements of many universities in the UK and other Anglophone countries. http: //www. cie. org. uk/qualifications/academic/middlesec/igcse/recognition
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