IGCSE

shadeslayer

Isn't form 4 (or year 11) the normal age of taking IGCSE?

shadeslayer

原帖由 Activehealth 於 15-08-31 發表
Year 11 is F.5, Year 12 is F.6 & Year 13 is F.7 according to the ESF system.
Year 11 F.5 is the stan

The British system year 8 = local form 1. I thought the local schools like DBS move their kids to IBDP after form 4. They spend their form 5 and 6 in IBDP. IGCSE is the pre-IBDP exam so must be form 4.  I am confused.

shadeslayer

原帖由 Activehealth 於 15-08-31 發表
In the ESF system and the British system, kids start Year 1 P.1 at 5 and  Year 7 F.1 at 11.
Yes, th ...

Since you agree British year 8 = Local form 1 at 12 yeas of age, it follows that British year 11 = local form 4 at 15 years of age.  Am I missing something?

I don't understand the question in the first place. Why do we talk about local form 4 or form 5 as the main stream local school students do not do IGCSE and everybody agree IGCSE happens at British year 11 (with year 12/13 on A level or IBDP).

As others explained, there is no minimum age for I/GCSE and many students do certain subjects younger than 15.

shadeslayer

原帖由 nintendo 於 15-08-31 發表
FYI, there are local schools that arrange students to take IGCSE.

Thanks but I know. That's why I said "mainstream". I know kid's doing IGCSE in SPC school.

shadeslayer

原帖由 nintendo 於 15-08-31 發表
本帖最後由 nintendo 於 15-8-31 09:39 編輯

That is what I thought too. Doing IGCSE at year 11 or local form 4 age is the "normal" age.  Earlier for the smarter students at that particular subject.

shadeslayer

原帖由 Chole 於 15-08-31 發表
My girl took IGCSE Chinese (super easy) at grade 9 instead of grade 11.   At grade 10 she took AS an ...

My girl's school is also like this and definitely will not save time. The school is concerned about posting appropriately challenging curriculum for the students at all times, no time saving or early head start of IBDP.