CAMBRIDGE IGCSE
The Cambridge IGCSE curriculum is the gold standard in education, recognised by leading universities worldwide and designed to empower students for academic and future success.
GRADES 9-10
Challenging And Inspiring Students Worldwide
The Cambridge IGCSE curriculum sets a global standard for education and is recognised by universities and employers worldwide. Our curriculum is flexible, challenging inspiring, culturally sensitive yet international in approach. Cambridge students develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. They also gain the essential skills they need for success at university and in their future careers.
Knowledge, Understanding And Higher Order Thinking Skills
Cambridge IGCSE combines an emphasis on mastering subjects in depth with the development of skills for study and work in the future. We value deep subject knowledge as well as the conceptual understanding that helps students make links between different aspects of a subject. We also encourage students to develop higher-order thinking skills – problem-solving, critical thinking, independent research, collaboration and presenting arguments. These are transferable skills that will last a lifetime, preparing students for their future lives. They also make learning enjoyable and rewarding.
The Cambridge IGCSE Programme Offers
CORE SUBJECTS (2 years from Grade 9)
Students who take the full Cambridge IGCSE Curriculum in Grade 9 will be studying the following Core subjects:
International Mathematics - (0607)
International Mathematics helps learners gain competency and confidence in mathematical techniques. It fosters understanding of quantity, patterns, and relationships, enhancing reasoning and problem-solving skills. Cambridge IGCSE provides a solid foundation for advanced mathematics or supporting other subjects.
Co-ordinated Sciences – (0654) (Double Award)
Co-ordinated Sciences develops a set of transferable skills including handling data, practical problem-solving and applying the scientific method. Learners develop relevant attitudes, such as concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, integrity, enquiry, initiative and inventiveness. They acquire the essential scientific skills required for progression to further studies or employment.
Cambridge International Project Qualification - (9980)
The Cambridge International Project Qualification (Cambridge IPQ) enhances higher-order thinking, research, and communication skills. It encourages innovative problem-solving and helps learners construct research questions, conduct literature reviews, and undertake projects, preparing them for higher education and lifelong learning.
English as a Second Language - (0510)
Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language enhances understanding and communication skills in English. Learners improve their ability to interpret written and spoken texts, select relevant information, and communicate clearly, preparing them for further studies or employment.
Enterprise - (0454)
Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise helps learners gain practical skills and knowledge for running small enterprises. The syllabus promotes engaging projects, encouraging study in both local and global contexts, while developing investigation, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and problem-solving skills.
First Language Chinese - (0509)
Cambridge IGCSE First Language Chinese is designed for learners whose mother tongue is Chinese. The course allows learners to develop the ability to communicate clearly; accurately and effectively when writing, learn how to use a wide range of vocabulary and correct grammar, character formation and punctuation, and develop a personal style and an awareness of the audience being addressed.
History - (0470)
Cambridge IGCSE History offers students the opportunity to study world history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It encourages learners to raise questions and to develop and deploy historical skills, knowledge and understanding in order to provide historical explanations. Learners explore history from a diversity of perspectives, including social, economical, cultural and political.
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS - G9/10
Students in Grades 9 and 10 can choose to study the following elective subjects as part of the full-time Cambridge IGCSE curriculum or to complement the MYP programme. These are internally assessed at BWYA but can choose to take the external assessment with Cambridge in the second year (Grade 10).
Biology - (0610)
Cambridge IGCSE Biology develops a set of transferable skills including handling data, practical problem-solving and applying the scientific method. Learners develop relevant attitudes, such as concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, integrity, enquiry, initiative and inventiveness. They acquire the essential scientific skills required for progression to further studies or employment.
Business - (0264)
Cambridge IGCSE Business learners will learn to analyse business information and financial data and apply this knowledge to different business contexts. Studying this subject requires learners to consider local and international business environments which are economically and socially diverse. They will build on their own experiences of real-world businesses.
Chemistry - (0620)
Computer Science - (0478)
Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science offers foundational knowledge in computational thinking and programming. Students learn to solve problems using algorithms and a high-level programming language while developing technical skills in testing and evaluating solutions, enhancing their understanding of technology’s benefits.
Economics - (0455)
Cambridge IGCSE Economics equips students with essential knowledge and skills, including economic theory, analysis, and numeracy. It prepares candidates for decision-making and advanced study and is recognised by universities and employers as a testament to their understanding of economics.
Psychology - (0266)
Cambridge IGCSE Psychology encourages learners to start thinking like a psychologist. The syllabus presents opportunities to explore the key methods, theories, explanations and concepts that provide the foundations for the study of psychology. Learners are supported in developing key transferable skills such as the interpretation of evidence and the application of knowledge, while studying a range of stimulating topics relevant to contemporary international learners.
Physics - (0625)
Cambridge IGCSE Physics develops a set of transferable skills including handling data, practical problem-solving and applying the scientific method. Learners develop relevant attitudes, such as concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, integrity, enquiry, initiative and inventiveness. They acquire the essential scientific skills required for progression to further studies or employment.
CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENTS
Cambridge IGCSE assessment takes place at the end of the course and can include written, oral, coursework and practical assessment. This broadens opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning. In many subjects there is a choice between core and extended curricula, making Cambridge IGCSE suitable for a wide range of abilities.
