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Available from 2014, replacing syllabus 6050; cannot be combined with syllabuses 0638 & 0649 link: CIE 7010 Computer Studies: Yes Yes Partial Common with syllabus 0420 ; last exam in 2014, to be replaced with syllabus 2210 from 2015 link: CIE 7017 Computer Studies (Singapore) Yes Yes No Singapore only; last exam in 2014 syllabus: CIE 7048
available from 2014; replaced syllabus 8693 CIE 9183: Art and Design (US) available in the US only under the BES pilot; available from 2013 CIE 9184: Biology (US) available in the US only under the BES pilot; available from 2013 CIE 9185: Chemistry (US) available in the US only under the BES pilot; available from 2013 CIE 9186: Bahasa Melayu
Most IGCSE subjects offer a choice of tiered examinations: Core or Extended papers (in Cambridge International), and Foundation or Higher papers (in Edexcel). This is designed to make IGCSE suitable for students with varying levels of ability. In some subjects, IGCSE can be taken with or without coursework.
A number of subjects, including English Language, English Language (Syllabus B), History, Mathematics (Syllabus A), Mathematics (Syllabus D), offer exam papers and syllabuses unique to Mauritius. Additionally, the subject of Art and Design, the offering of which is restricted to a limited geographic region, is available in Mauritius.
A range of new GCSE subjects was also introduced for pupils to study from 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. [12] GCSE examinations in English and mathematics were reformed with the 2015 syllabus publications, with these first examinations taking place in 2017.
Class divisions are Pre C1, C1, C2, H1, H2. Pre C1 houses students who graduate from prep school's M2 near March. Students are put into sections according to the subjects that they have selected for higher studies. e.g. Students who chose Biology-0610, Chemistry-0620, Physics-0625, Additional Math-0606 would be grouped in one section, C1-B.
The O grade was equivalent to a GCE Ordinary Level pass which indicated a performance equivalent to the lowest pass grade at Ordinary Level.. Over time, the validity of this system was questioned because, rather than reflecting a standard, norm referencing simply maintained a specific proportion of candidates at each grade, which in small cohorts was subject to statistical fluctuations in ...
In August 2018, Ofqual announced that it had intervened to adjust the GCSE Science grade boundaries for students who had taken the "higher tier" paper in its new double award science exams and performed poorly, due to an excessive number of students in danger of receiving a grade of "U" or "unclassified".