IGCSE at LIS

LIS offers the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) at the Secondary Level. IGCSE courses develop vital educational skills,including recall of knowledge, oral skills, problemsolving, initiative, team work and investigative skills.

Cambridge IGCSE gives schools the ‘building blocks’ they need to make the right decisions in curriculum design, planning and delivery.Cambridge IGCSE gives schools an internationally recognized curriculum they can design themselves. It puts the choice about the future where it should be – in the hands of the schools and students of Cambridge. Students in 150 countries enter for CIE examinations every year.

IGCSE caters for different levels of ability with a choicebetween core and extended papers in many subjects.The core curriculum is based on an overview of thesubject and is suitable for students expected to achievegrades C to G. The extended curriculum is morechallenging and designed for students who are expectedto achieve grades A* to C. Grades achieved througheither route have the same value.

At school, students are encouraged to study a widerange of subjects at IGCSE level. At the same time, inorder to follow a broad and balanced curriculum, manystudents take courses from each of the IGCSE groups, particularly if they’reaiming to go on to further education.

IGCSE Subjects on offer at LIS

• 1. English Language FL & SL
• 2. Foreign Language French
• 3. Foreign Language German
• 4. Hindi

• 1. PhysicsL
• 2. Chemistry
• 3. Biology

• 1. Mathematics

• 1. Economics
• 2. Business Studies
• 3. English Literature
• 4. History
• 5. Geography

• 1. Art and Design
• 2. ICT

AS and A Level at LIS

LIS offers Cambridge International AS & A Level at the Higher Secondary Level. Cambridge International A/AS Level opens up a world of opportunity – helping students get places at all the world’s major English-speaking universities, or proving their achievements to future employers.Cambridge International A/AS Levels are accepted at grades A*,awarded for the highest level of achievement, to E, indicating the minimum required performance.Each subject that a Cambridge international student takes at AS/A Level receives a separately certificated grade.

Cambridge International A and AS Level examination sessions occur twice a year, in June and November, with results issued in August and January respectively. Some subjects are only available in June or November.

Cambridge International A and AS Levels use a wide range of assessment processes and techniques to supplement written examinations – orals, practicals, projects and coursework are all used in various subjects where they are the best means of measuring attainment.

Cambridge International AS Level means a wider range of assessment options. Students can choose to

• Take all papers of the international A level course in the same examination session, usually at the end of the second year of study.
• Follow a staged assessment route by taking the Cambridge International AS Level in one examination session and completing the ?nal Cambridge International A Level assessments at a subsequent session. However, the staged assessment route is not possible for all subjects. For example, the outcomes awarded for International AS language syllabuses cannot be carried forward to International A Level.
• Take the Cambridge international AS Level course only, either at the end of a one-or-two year course – the AS syllabus content represents half of an A Level programme.

• In depth subject knowledge and understanding
• An ability to apply knowledge and understanding to familiar and new situations.
• An ability to handle and evaluate different types of sources of information.
• An ability to think logically and to present ordered and coherent arguments
• An ability to make judgements, recommendations and decisions.
• An ability to present reasoned explanations, understand implications and communicate them in a clear and logical manner.

AS and A Level at LIS

• 1. English Literature
• 2. English Language (only at AS level)
• 3. Mathematics
• 4. Business Studies
• 5. Economics
• 6. Accounting
• 7. Art & Design
• 8. Psychology
• 9. History
• 10. Physics
• 11. Chemistry
• 12. Biology