Brief outline

What is Cambridge IGCSE?
IGCSE is a two year course taken in Grade 9 and Grade 10 and is designed for 14 to 16 year olds. IGCSE is known for developing vital educational knowledge, understanding and skills. They are established qualifications that keep pace with educational developments and trends and so are an ideal foundation for higher level courses such as AS and A Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

The course is recognised throughout the world, by academic institutes and employers, they are a mark of quality and evidence of real ability.

Students typically sit for assessments in seven to nine subjects in one session at the end of Grade 10.
Cambridge ICE is a group award for Cambridge IGCSE, and is very popular in the USA and South America. It allows schools to offer a broad and balanced curriculum by recognising the achievements of learners who pass examinations in at least seven Cambridge IGCSE subjects from five different subject groups, including two different languages.

Cambridge ICE curriculum

The Cambridge IGCSE subjects are grouped into five curriculum areas:
Group I: Languages
Group II: Humanities and Social Sciences
Group III: Sciences
Group IV: Mathematics
Group V: Creative, Technical and Vocational
Learners must take two different languages from Group I, and one subject each from Groups II, III, IV and V. The seventh subject can be taken from any of the five subject groups.

Syllabus

At M. CT. M. the following subjects are on offer to suit the needs of our students:
Group I : English – First Language (Compulsory) , Language – Tamil/ French/ Hindi (Any One)
Group II : Economics / English Literature / Global Perspectives 
Group III: Physics / Chemistry / Biology
Group IV: Mathematics / Additional Mathematics
Group V : Business Studies / Computer Science / Art & Design

Sports is an integral part of the course.

For more details visit www.cie.org.uk

IGCSE Assessment

Cambridge IGCSE assessment takes place at the end of grade10 and includes written, oral, coursework and practical assessment. This broadens opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning, particularly when their first language is not English. In many subjects there is a choice between core and extended curricula, making Cambridge IGCSE suitable for a wide range of abilities.

Grades are benchmarked using eight internationally recognised grades, A* to G, which have clear guidelines to explain the standard of achievement for each grade.

Cambridge IGCSE examination sessions in M.CT.M CHIDAMBARAM CHETTYAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL are conducted during June. Results are issued in August.