2. IGCSE Agenda for Year 11 The Year ahead

3. 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

4.  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

5.  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

6. Art and DesignSingleFrench ForeignE BiologyC + EGeographySingle Business StudiesSingleGerman ForeignE ChemistryC + EHistorySingle Dutch 1 st SingleMathematicsC + E Dutch ForeignC + EMusicSingle English 1stEPhysicsC + E English LiteratureSingleSpanish ForeignE English 2 nd language E

7.  Afrikaans  Arabic  Chinese  Czech  Dutch  English  French  German  Japanese  Korean  Portuguese  Russian  Sesotho  Spanish  Thai  Turkish

8.  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)

9.  Final entries: February, 21st  Special Arrangements: February, 21 st  Submission of Internally Assessed Marks / Coursework: April, 30 th  Music Performing and Composing: before April, 30 th  Art & Design: From March, 1 st to April, 30 th  Speaking tests: From March, 1 st to April, 30 th  Last school day for Year 11 is April 20th, 2011 Important Dates

10.  Examination: ◦ From May, 9 th (Math) until June, 10 th (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

11.  Early August (still not determined)  Results online  Enquiries about examination results – September, 30 th  IGCSE Graduation ◦ November. Cambridge does not send certificates until mid October

12.  CGP revision and practice books for GCSE www.cgpbooks.co.uk  Letts Revision and Study Guides www.letts-education.com  BBC GCSE at http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revision http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revision

13. Adriana van Cruysen IGCSE Coordinator Email: a.cruysen@ism.portamosana.nl