Upper Secondary IGCSE Curriculum
May 23, 2022 2023-07-12 6:09Upper Secondary IGCSE Curriculum
Cambridge Upper Secondary Curriculum
14 to 16 years
Cambridge Upper Secondary builds on the foundations of Cambridge Lower Secondary.
It is one of the world’s most popular curriculum and internationally accepted for 14 to 16 years old.It has more subjects to choose from thereby giving a platform to students to equip themselves with skills.Students get an opportunity to demonstrate their learning, particularly when their first language is not English.Cambridge curriculum is a student friendly curriculum which enables the student to choose from many subjects and also a choice between core and extended curricula, making Cambridge IGCSE suitable for a wide range of abilities.
Grades are benchmarked using eight internationally recognised grades, A* to G, which have clear guidelines to explain the standard of achievement for each grade.
Curriculum:Cambridge Upper Secondary
What is Cambridge ICE(Cambridge International Certificate in Education)?
The Cambridge ICE certificate is a group award designed for schools that want to offer a broad curriculum. Students enter and sit for a minimum of seven subjects selected from the five IGCSE curriculum areas:
- Group 1 – Languages
- Group 2 – Humanities
- Group 3 – Sciences
- Group 4 – Mathematics
- Group 5 – Creative and Vocational
Cambridge ICE is awarded to students who pass in at least seven Cambridge IGCSE subjects, including two from Group 1 and one from each of Groups 2 to 5. The seventh subject may be chosen from any of the syllabus groups.
Benefit of Cambridge ICE
- Students can demonstrate competence across a wide range of subjects and skills.
- Cambridge ICE carries greater currency in its own right in those countries where it is popular.
- Cambridge ICE is a group award for Cambridge IGCSE, and is very popular in the USA and South America.
| Groups | Subjects offered | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Group I:Languages | First Language: Eng(FLE) French German | 0500 0520 0525 |
| Second Language: Eng (ESL) Hindi | 0510 0549 | |
| Foreign Language: French German Spanish | 0520 0525 0530 | |
| Group II: Humanities and Social Sciences | Economics | 0455 |
| Environmental Management | 0680 | |
| Group III: Sciences | Biology | 0610 |
| Chemistry | 0620 | |
| Combined Science | 0478 | |
| Group IV: Mathematics | Extended Math | 0580 |
| Group V: Professional and Creative | Business Studies | 0450 |
