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IGCSE

The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is designed as a two year curriculum programme leading to a Certificate which is internationally recognized as equivalent in standard to the British GCSE and International GCE 'O' LEVEL Examinations. The IGCSE provides a foundation for high level courses such as the North American Advanced Placement Test (APT), International Baccalaureate (IB), GCE 'A' levels and the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE), which has been designed as a Pre-University Course of study progressive from IGCSE. The AICE and the IGCSE together constitute a fully integrated curriculum for students in their last four years of Secondary Education. The IGCSE and the AICE are administered by the University of Cambridge, England.

IGCSE Syllabus Groups

The curriculum includes the following syllabuses in five subject groups (only the subjects offered at school are listed).

GROUP 1: LANGUAGES
  • First language English
  • First language Thai
  • Foreign language French
  • Second language Hindi

GROUP 2: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 
Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English

GROUP 3: SCIENCES 
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science   

GROUP 4: MATHEMATICS 
Mathematics

GROUP 5: CREATIVE TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL 
Accounting, Business Studies, Computer Studies

ice

The IGCSE Examination is taken as a qualification towards International Certificate of Education (ICE). The ICE is awarded to the candidate who passes in at least seven 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. The candidates who qualify for the ICE award will be placed in any one of the three categories.

DISTINCTION
Grade A (a) in five subjects and Grade C (c) or above in two subjects.

MERIT
Grade C (c) or above in five subjects and Grade F (f) or above in two subjects.

PASS
Grade G (g) or above in seven subjects.

The requirements for the ICE must normally be satisfied at one and the same examination.