Foundation

Students of 13 to 14 years of age who have completed grades 7and 8 will be introduced to a wide range of disciplines in order to give them maximum flexibility of choice for their future direction. They sit the Cambridge Checkpoint examinations in November which are designed to ensure that our students are on a par with students of equivalent age elsewhere in the world in the vital subjects of Mathematics, Science and English and are ready to begin their international 6CSE studies.

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IGCSE

(The International General Certificate of Secondary Education = O Levels) - Students of 15 to 17 years of age who have completed the Foundation course or grades 9 and 10 normally choose between 7 and 9 subjects at this level. These should include English first language, a second language, Mathematics and/or Science and IT. Students may opt to spend 1 or 2 years preparing for these examinations which provide an internationally recognized school leaving qualification.

 

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A Levels

(General Certificate of Education - Advanced Level) – Students of 16 years of age and above who have already obtained the IGCSE or a South African Matric study these as the finest preparation and most widely accepted entrance qualification for university anywhere in the world. Internationally, depending upon the university, anything from 2 to 4 subjects may be required for admission. It should be noted that the academic standard of A Levels is equivalent to a South African 1st year university course. Students normally take 2 years to prepare for A Level examinations, but some may be ready to sit the examinations within only 1 year. The International AS levels, the first papers of A level is normally sat in the second year of study. Students may attend a South African university with the right set of AS level qualifications.

 

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Note: Capable and highly motivated students may be able to undertake an 
accelerated programme.

Foundation Subjects Offered

IGCSE Subject Choices

Advanced Level Subject Choices

Languages

    English 1st Language and Foreign Language

    English 1st Language, 2st Language and Foreign Language

     English Language

    Afrikaans 2nd Language and Zulu 2nd Language

    French Foreign Language

    French

    Spanish Foreign Language

    Afrikaans 2nd Language and Zulu 2nd Language

    Spanish

    German Foreign Language

    French Foreign Language

Chinese

    Chinese Foreign Language *June Exam* and Japanese Foreign Language

Japanese ( AS level only)

    Spanish Foreign Language

    German Foreign Language

Sciences

    Combined Science (Biology/Physics/Chemistry)

    Biology

    Mathematics

    Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award)

    Physics

    Biology

    Chemistry

    Mathematics

    Mathematics

    Additional Mathematics

    Further Mathematics

Commerce

    Information and Communication Technology

    Business Studies

    Business Studies

    Computer Studies

    Computing

    Economics

    Economics

Additional Subjects

    Life skills including Art, Business and Music

    Art and Design

    Art and Design

    Music (June Exam)

    Music

    

    English Literature

    English Literature

    History

    History

    History

    Geography

    Geography

    Geography

    Drama

    Psychology

    Sociology

    

Personal Development Programme

Note: All courses are subject to demand.