Cambridge IGCSE is a two-year programme offered by CIE.
What is CIE?
The acronym stands for Cambridge International Examinations, a branch of the well-known Cambridge University, which has been dealing with International Certifications in several subjects for decades.
IGCSE is the international version of GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education – the English programme that British kids attend during their first two years of High School. GCSE diploma is awarded at the age of 16.
Its international version is one of the best-known programmes for students aged 14 and it is entirely taught in English.
The aim of this curriculum is consistent with Cambridge philosophy: to “develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning”.
How is it assessed?
Exams take place at the end of the two years and are externally marked by Cambridge. Students sit the exams at school in May/June or October/November, depending on the calendar of the school. Each subject is assessed through an independent exam, whose composition may be different depending on the subject and the level.
Students receive one certificate for each subject they successfully pass.
- Italian students who have successfully completed “terza media” and want to experience an international education;
- Foreign students who have completed Grade 8 in their national education systems.
Our international curriculum offers a wide range of subjects to stimulate the students’ creative thinking and problem-solving skills as well as develop curiosity and lasting passion for learning.
Students design their own curriculum combining the core subject groups of mathematics, science and English with over 30 language syllabuses, humanities and social-sciences subjects as well as more technical, practical and creative subjects.
- English language and literature
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Languages
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Business, technical and creative
Students take a minimum of one subject from each subject group in addition to other subjects in line with their own interests. At the end of the 2-year programme, students take examinations in six subjects.
Examinations take place in May and June of the second year.