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IGCSE Agenda for Year 11
The Year ahead
Year 11
January: IGCSE Mock Exams
January: Students’ Information Tutorial
Beginning of February: IGCSE subjects and levels (core and extended) submitted to parents
Mid February: IGCSE entries
From March to June, IGCSE examinations
November: IGCSE award Ceremony
Core◦ C to G◦ Example: 80% is C
Extended◦ A to E◦ Example: 80% is A
IGCSE: Grades from A* to G (8 points scale)
Extended syllabus Core syllabus Grades available Grades available A* A B C‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑-‑‑‑‑‑‑‑---- C D---------------------- D E---------------------- E F G
Single level Only extended level Extended or Core level
◦ Teachers make their recommendations (levels)
This is shown on a form which you receive beginning of February
◦ Choice of level made at registration in February
Art and Design Single French Foreign E
Biology C + E Geography Single
Business Studies Single German Foreign E
Chemistry C + E History Single
Dutch 1st Single Mathematics C + E
Dutch Foreign C + E Music Single
English 1st E Physics C + E
English Literature Single Spanish Foreign E
English 2nd language
E
First Languages Afrikaans Arabic Chinese Czech Dutch English French German
Japanese Korean Portuguese Russian Sesotho Spanish Thai Turkish
International Certificate of Education (ICE) To qualify, at least grade G in each of 7
subjects:◦ 2 from Group I (Languages)◦ At least 1 from each of:
Group II (Humanities and Social Sciences) Group III (Sciences) Group IV (Math) Group V (Creative, Technical, Vocational)
Final entries: February, 21st Special Arrangements: February, 21st
Submission of Internally Assessed Marks / Coursework: April, 30th
Music Performing and Composing: before April, 30th
Art & Design: From March, 1st to April, 30th
Speaking tests: From March, 1st to April, 30th
Last school day for Year 11 is April 20th , 2011
Important Dates
Important dates Examination:
◦From May, 9th (Math) until June, 10th (Biology and Dutch)
◦ This time period will include the Ascension and Whit-Monday holidays. There are NO holidays for IGCSE students.
◦ School books are to be returned on the last examination day.
Students are allowed to go home. Start of holidays
Early August (still not determined)
Results online
Enquiries about examination results – September, 30th
IGCSE Graduation
◦ November. Cambridge does not send certificates until mid October
Revision Guides (in order of my personal recommendation) CGP revision and practice books for GCSE
www.cgpbooks.co.uk
Letts Revision and Study Guideswww.letts-education.com
BBC GCSE at http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revision
