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Curriculum - IGCSE

IGCSE stands for International General Certificate of Secondary Education. Developed by Cambridge International Examination (CIE) in 1988, IGCSE is a very popular English language curriculum.

Cambridge TGCSE focuses on developing learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills in:

  • Subject content
  • Applying knowledge and understanding to new as well as unfamiliar situations
  • Intellectual enquiryedge and understanding to new as well as unfamiliar situations
  • Flexibility and responsiveness to change
  • Cultural awareness

Objectives of the Curriculum

  • IGCSE strongly encourages students to develop a global outlook and promotes international mindedness through its approaches to learning and teaching.
  • The syllabus is international in outlook, but retains a local relevance, thus empowering students to engage with their communities.
  • IGCSE prepares your child to be the international citizen of tomorrow.
  • Cambridge Primary is an education program for young learners. It combines a world-class curriculum, high-quality support for teachers and integrated assessment.
  • The program has been developed by University of Cambridge International Examinations and is used in primary schools around the world. Cambridge Primary helps schools develop learners who are confident, responsible, innovative and engaged.
  • Cambridge Primary engages learners in an active and creative learning journey. It is structured through curriculum frameworks for each subject
  • Organised into six stages, the curriculum frameworks reflect the teaching targets for each year group and provide comprehensive learning objectives. The curriculum frameworks have been designed to be successful in any culture.
  • Cambridge Primary offers optional, integrated assessment. The assessment structure tracks learner progression through primary education. Learners taking Cambridge Primary Checkpoint receive a Statement of Achievement and detailed feedback on strengths and weaknesses.
  • Cambridge Primary provides a solid foundation for later stages of education. It starts learners on an educational journey, focusing on what they should be able to do at each stage of primary education.
  • It develops skills, knowledge and understanding that will prepare them for a smooth transition to Cambridge Secondary 1 and beyond.
  • Cambridge Secondary 1 offers optional, integrated assessment. The assessment structure tracks learner progression through the first years of secondary education.
  • Learners taking Cambridge Checkpoint receive a Statement of Achievement and detailed feedback on strengths and weaknesses.
  • Cambridge Checkpoint tests are marked in Cambridge and each learner receives a Statement of Achievement and a diagnostic report.
  • The reports consider the performance of the individual learner, the performance of the learner within a teaching group and also the performance within the school as a whole.

They help teachers to

  • Tailor program of learning
  • Monitor group and individual performance
  • Provide information for reporting to parents
  • Manage learning programmers within schools and as learners move between schools
  • Compare the performance of all the learners taking the test in that session