What is International General Certificate of Secondary Education?
The '''International General Certificate of Secondary Education''', or IGCSE, is an international [[test|exam]] for school students, offered by Cambridge Assessment International Education. It is typically taken by 14 to 16-year-olds, and it makes students ready for more academic work, including moving to [[A-level|A-Level]] and [[A-level|AS-Level]] study. The IGCSE is recognised as the same [[wikt:quality|quality]] as the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[GCSE]]. IGCSE courses cover subjects from a variety of areas: [[Languages]], [[Humanities]], [[Social Sciences]], [[Mathematics]], [[Creative studies|Creative]], [[Technical studies|Technical]] and [[Vocational studies|Vocational]]. Most subjects can be studied at two levels of [[wikt:ability|ability]], either an easier level or a harder level. This is so that the IGCSE is [[wikt:appropriate|appropriate]] for students with different levels of ability. It is planned to be appropriate for students whose [[first language]] may not be English, and this is seen in all the tests for the IGCSE. ==Subjects available== The following is a list of subjects for which IGCSEs are available: * [[Accounting]] * [[Afrikaans|Afrikaans as a first language]] * Afrikaans as a second language * [[Agriculture]] * [[Arabic language|Arabic as a first language]] * Arabic as a second language * [[Art]] * Art and Design * Bangladesh Studies * [[Biology]] * Business Studies * [[Chemistry]] * Child Development * [[Chinese language|Chinese as a first language]] * [[Mandarin language|Chinese (Mandarin) as a second language]] * Computer Studies * [[Commerce]] * [[Czech language|Czech as a first language]] * [[Drama]] * Design & Technology * Development Studies * [[Dutch language|Dutch as a first language]] * Dutch as a second language * [[Economics]] * [[English Language]] * English Literature * [[English language|English as a second language]] (ESL) * Environmental Management * Food and Nutrition * [[French language|French as a first language]] * French as a second language * [[Geography]] * [[Germ