How do international schools in Singapore divide IB and GCSE courses?

To say which country is popular for studying abroad at a young age, it must be Singapore, where many middle school students go to international schools. So how to distinguish courses like IB and GCSE in international schools? Come and listen to these courses.

1, IB course

The IB curriculum in Singapore is actually a teaching system covering all stages from primary school to high school, which is suitable for students aged 3- 19. The teaching content includes the cultivation of intelligence, emotion and skills, so that students can learn and have various abilities in life.

In addition, this course also includes a preparatory part. Its preparatory course is for students of 16- 19 age group for two years. Giving priority to English teaching is to let students receive more international education and lay the foundation for students to enter world famous schools in the future. Moreover, its preparatory course is very close to the courses in the university, with many subjects and social practice.

IB has ***6 disciplines, among which the courses have different difficulties, such as standard and difficult courses, and so on. Students studying in this IB DP program have to choose 6 courses in these subjects and 3 difficult courses. As long as students can pass these six courses, they can graduate.

IB also has its own grading system, with a maximum score of 45. Students can apply for Cambridge as long as they get a score of 36-38. If you want to go to an Ivy League university, you usually need more than 40 points.

2、GCSE / IGCSE

GCSE takes two years, which is actually equivalent to the tenth and eleventh grades in Britain. Of course, this course is used to connect with high school. GCSE is certified as a very good course, which can be connected with high school. After reading this GCSE, students can go directly to the A-Level.

However, there are many subjects in GCSE, which requires students to study at least 9 courses in two years' study, five of which must be compulsory courses such as mathematics and English, and then the rest are elective courses. Students should choose several courses they like as elective courses from all the courses in the school.

In fact, IGCSE is an ordinary middle school course for international students, which lasts for two years and is generally attended by students from 14 to 16. At present, many students from all over the world take part in this course. IGCSE has more courses, 64 courses. Students can choose from these subjects, but English and mathematics are compulsory courses, but they still have different directions to choose from. At present, there are more than 100 international middle schools using this IGCSE course, including international schools in Singapore. The certificate of this course can also be used to apply for preparatory courses in many countries, such as Britain.