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Helping Y ou Achiev e
Helping You Achieve

Years 10 and 11 – IGCSE

At JPGS, each subject currently follows the Cambridge CIE IGCSE syllabus. As a school we have
chosen this examination board as we feel it best suits our pupils in terms of content and its suitabil-
ity for pupils in an international context. Should the school decide to change exam boards or allow
different subjects to follow different exam boards, then that will be a school decision. As such our
pupils follow one set syllabus.

The pupils embark upon their two year IGCSE Extended programme at the beginning of Year 10
and will sit their final examinations at the end of Year 11, May/June 2024.

Why ‘Extended’ OR ‘Core’ – Mathematics?

At JPGS our pupils sit the extended level in subjects. In Mathematics, however, it is possible to sit
the Core paper. This paper is designed for pupils who struggle with mathematical concepts but may
be able to reach a C grade. For universities in the United Kingdom, it is required that applicants
reach a C grade in Mathematics and English, to gain entry into undergraduate degree programmes.
The difference in these papers is outlined in the table below.

Core Level Papers Extended Level Papers

• The Highest grade possible is a ‘C’. Even if • The highest grade possible is an A*
a pupil achieves 100% on a core level paper
the highest grade they will achieve is a C. • The questions often start at ‘E’ Level and
work up to the most difficult questions tar-
• The questions start at ‘G’ grade level and geting ‘A’ level
work up to the most difficult questions
being ‘C’ level. • The grading goes from A*-D, then a U (un-
graded)
• The grade goes from C-G, then a U (un-
graded) • The paper is designed for pupils who are
academically capable of gaining a ‘C’ grade
• The paper is designed for pupils not gifted minimum but also those who have the po-
in that subject but who could attain a ‘C’ tential of getting an A*
(UK recognised passing grade at IGCSE on
a tiered paper) • The ‘C’ grade questions match those of a ‘C’
grade on the Core Paper
• The ‘C’ grade questions match those of a ‘C’
grade on an Extended Paper

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