This two year programme aims to prepare students for a series of examinations that are specifically tailored for international students and which are set and marked by examination boards in the UK, currently Cambridge University. Typically, students taking this programme will be either native speakers or fluent speakers of English as a second language. Students who do not meet this requirement are unlikely to be successful, as to understand and be able to answer the examination questions require a high level of fluency in English.
In the subject listings, courses that can be studied for IGCSE are identified by 'G1' (the first year) and 'G2' (the second year). This programme typically takes students two years to complete and consists of two years' study as follows:
The International General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE):
In the first two years, students normally study eight subjects, in which they will be examined for the IGCSE qualification in each subject. This can consist of internal assessment / coursework and externally assessed written examinations, usually held around May / June of the final year (G2).
Grading
Students are assessed and awarded grades based on their achievement . The grades available are : A*, A , B, C, D, E, F, G, U where all grades are a pass except U, which indicates the student has failed to achieve a satisfactory result. Although all grades are considered a pass, most employers and institutions are looking at the C grade as a satisfactory indicator of ability.
