{"id":1818,"date":"2020-04-21T14:40:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T14:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/?page_id=1818"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:58:47","slug":"school-support-gcse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/zh-hans\/school-support-gcse\/","title":{"rendered":"School Support &#8211; GCSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k7yystg6-df0069c97a968550dfae52de74eeb1a5\">\n.avia-section.av-k7yystg6-df0069c97a968550dfae52de74eeb1a5{\nbackground-color:#c6c6c6;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-k7yystg6-df0069c97a968550dfae52de74eeb1a5 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  section_teens-classes avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom  container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:400px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1818'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9a0ltg5-ec371da5acb4c1f39517d79f958e6e0d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-k9a0ltg5-ec371da5acb4c1f39517d79f958e6e0d{\npadding-bottom:0px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-k9a0ltg5-ec371da5acb4c1f39517d79f958e6e0d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-k9a0ltg5-ec371da5acb4c1f39517d79f958e6e0d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-k9a0ltg5-ec371da5acb4c1f39517d79f958e6e0d av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  hero-title'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GCSE<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1818'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5v3vz-da798f527938df4ec639ae4bb98cbcc2\">\n.flex_column.av-5v3vz-da798f527938df4ec639ae4bb98cbcc2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-5v3vz-da798f527938df4ec639ae4bb98cbcc2 av_one_full first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding'   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-50sar-7434f11caa839ee6d140e8cc39dbb40e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)<\/h2>\n<p>UK\u2019s General Certificate of Secondary Education was first launched in 1986. It is offered in England, Wales and Northern Ireland schools, with Scotland offering it with its own qualifications system.<\/p>\n<p>GCSE can be taken through seven different exam boards. However, Hong Kong students are usually preparing through either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CIE (University of Cambridge International Examinations)<\/li>\n<li>EdExcel (Privately owned by Pearson)<\/li>\n<li>AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance)<\/li>\n<li>OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education)<\/h2>\n<p>UK\u2019s International General Certificate of Secondary Education was introduced in 1998. It is an internationally recognised curriculum and therefore, students can sit its examinations in over 120 countries.<\/p>\n<p>IGCSE can be currently taken through any of the following three exam boards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CIE (University of Cambridge International Examinations)<\/li>\n<li>EdExcel (Privately owned by Pearson)<\/li>\n<li>AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Differences between GCSE and IGCSE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imlanguages.com\/zh-hans\/gcse-igcse-german\/\"><strong>GCSE and IGCSE<\/strong><\/a> are very similar and share the same level with the aim of marking the end of UK middle school years\u2019 curriculum, which is when students turn 16.<\/p>\n<p>Both qualifications are recognised similarly by higher education institutions and employers. 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