IGCSE

What are IGCSE's?

IGCSE stands for International General Certificate of Secondary Education. It is one of the most widely recognised and accepted qualifications in the world. At ISM we have chosen to use the Cambridge examination board (two other IGCSE boards exist) as it is seen as the most rigorous of the examination boards. All IGCSE's are externally assessed by Cambridge. Having a range of IGCSE certificates (usually 6 - 9) allows students to access the next stage of their education. This includes IBDP, A Levels and AP programs. It is important to note that IGCSE's are rarely considered as part of University applications (the only exceptions to this being Maths, English and Science).

You can click on the orange icon to visit the official Cambridge IGCSE Website

ISM IGCSE Results

IGCSE information meeting on Tuesday 29th September 2022

Here is a copy of the slides from the presentation

IGCSE Y10 Presentation September 2022

IGCSE Subject Choices (For Class 10 beginning September 2022)

All students will receive 9 IGCSE certificates at the end of Class 11. Those who have chosen and are selected for Triple Science will receive 10.

Look at the table below to explore the available combinations of subjects for ISM students

Students study one option from each block.

Assessment Overview

Assessment is a key part of education. It is refers to the way in which we can measure the progress students are making against our learning principles. It is important to not that assessment is much more than traditional examinations. We have two broad ways of assessing progress.

Summative Assessment - Refers to the more traditional way of testing children. This will be in the form of end of year examinations or end of unit tests.

Formative Assessment - Refers to ongoing methods used by teachers (as well as students themselves) to continuously assess progress to inform future learning.

Target Grades

All students from Class 7 - Class 9 will receive target grades early in the first trimester. These grades are created using an evidence based protocol that we call the Data Triangle:

By exploring all of the data we have for each of the three points on the triangle we should be able to form a very good idea of the progress they can make in one year (Class 7 - 9) or two years (IGCSE & IB). These targets are revised systematically but should not change greatly. It is important to note that any target grade given should NOT be seen as a ceiling. Students can do, and will achieve higher grades than their target. Instead they should be viewed as a benchmark for what we should expect to see in terms of progress.

This target is then used as a reference point for reporting. We will communicate with you to state that your child is CURRENTLY ON COURSE TO...

EXCEED TARGET

MEET TARGET

FAIL TO MEET TARGET

Assessment

The IGCSE program is externally assessed meaning that the final grades are awarded by Cambridge International Examinations. Students are assessed through end of course examinations that students sit at the end of Class 11. Some courses also have a coursework (or internal assessment) that is marked internally but moderated and checked externally.

Flight path thinking is an important term that we will be using much more this year. It means that in terms of student progress we always look at what flight path the students are on in terms of the grade that they should achieve at the end of Class 11. Given all that we know about them what grade should be targeted at for the end of the IGCSE course .

At the end of the course students will be awarded one of the following grades for each subject:

School Reports

We report on student progress at 4 points in the year. The document below is designed to help you to understand the reports and get the most out of them.

Understanding the New Report - 2019

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