{"id":8725,"date":"2021-04-16T03:40:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T03:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/?p=8725"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:41:31","slug":"how-igcse-provides-a-strong-foundation-for-the-ib-diploma-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/how-igcse-provides-a-strong-foundation-for-the-ib-diploma-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"How IGCSE Provides a Strong Foundation for the IB Diploma Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-w-id=\"9b0230b2-3f80-e686-fc60-5b46e9253d8e\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;9b0230b2-3f80-e686-fc60-5b46e9253d8e&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">At Global Indian International School, we strive to provide our students with the foundation that they need to succeed in a global economy. With this in mind, we offer a curriculum that is uniquely designed to set students up for success in both the short and long term. The Cambridge <a href=\"\/sg\/curricula\/igcse\" data-w-id=\"051fe0af-23b1-7af1-68e5-75953a6d92ca\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;051fe0af-23b1-7af1-68e5-75953a6d92ca&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">IGCSE<\/a> programme offered to our students in Grades 9 and 10, is a natural complement to the <a href=\"\/sg\/curricula\/ibdp\" data-w-id=\"294f8349-eb00-1002-d1fc-3b375aef7980\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;294f8349-eb00-1002-d1fc-3b375aef7980&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">IBDP<\/a> \u2014 which is available for students in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/school-levels\/high-school\">high school<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"dedfff69-3257-f9a7-f8ec-b1bbf44ff293\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;dedfff69-3257-f9a7-f8ec-b1bbf44ff293&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">Some parents are curious about why we offer these two programmes for our secondary school students. These are a few reasons why we believe the IGCSE provides a strong foundation for the IBDP:<\/p>\n<h2 data-w-id=\"21276621-5c66-2a94-e89a-e46799ca855e\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;21276621-5c66-2a94-e89a-e46799ca855e&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The IGCSE is an Internationally-Recognised Curriculum, Similar to the IBDP<\/h2>\n<p data-w-id=\"e2d7440c-d17f-dbbc-3e45-22116bfa8680\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;e2d7440c-d17f-dbbc-3e45-22116bfa8680&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">Both the IB DP and the IGCSE are internationally-recognised curricula, and are both renowned for their excellence. The IGCSE prepares students to look at all concepts and ideas with a global outlook. In fact, one of the courses in the IGCSE is \u201cGlobal Perspectives\u201d, which helps students understand the importance of viewing their world through a multicultural, interconnected lens. The IGCSE is also known for encouraging students to look beyond what they know, ask questions, and test their own theories. These skills help students greatly throughout the IBDP, which is known for requiring students to think critically and analytically throughout their coursework.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"e5a34b84-e63a-e913-7248-cb74cb3eae70\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;e5a34b84-e63a-e913-7248-cb74cb3eae70&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14981\" class=\"elementor elementor-14981\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fc422 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19fc422\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-popup-target elementor-element elementor-element-357539d elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-jet-popup=\"{&quot;attached-popup&quot;:&quot;jet-popup-11989&quot;,&quot;trigger-type&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;trigger-custom-selector&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;loop-dynamic-popup&quot;:false}\" data-id=\"357539d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjI0MTM4IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD OUR Cambridge E-BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-embed w-script\" data-w-id=\"2713699b-8c42-b615-9165-a8b96639deef\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;2713699b-8c42-b615-9165-a8b96639deef&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><\/div>\n<h3 data-w-id=\"af4d82f3-bab1-62bf-bd7e-450486f723e7\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;af4d82f3-bab1-62bf-bd7e-450486f723e7&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The Choice of Subjects Available in the IGCSE Sets the Stage of the IBDP Courses<\/h3>\n<p data-w-id=\"f269eaa6-2cf6-b143-e295-940a2cf9ee16\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;f269eaa6-2cf6-b143-e295-940a2cf9ee16&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The IGCSE courses are categorised into five subject groups, and students are typically required to take seven subjects. Those subject groups include:<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"457f33a5-b867-b1eb-4f73-1d3cf3db2047\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;457f33a5-b867-b1eb-4f73-1d3cf3db2047&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"4b2277e7-7f47-1272-6542-ce1f4ec9f837\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;4b2277e7-7f47-1272-6542-ce1f4ec9f837&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Languages<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"8a8d9d18-0d27-6f89-9dff-4a2cb4297672\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;8a8d9d18-0d27-6f89-9dff-4a2cb4297672&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Humanities and Social Sciences<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"4d0e11a1-ac4a-ac0a-bd1a-0a18147b0708\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;4d0e11a1-ac4a-ac0a-bd1a-0a18147b0708&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Natural Sciences<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"5fd96d22-7ae0-1cc6-b266-380dc34fcb41\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;5fd96d22-7ae0-1cc6-b266-380dc34fcb41&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Mathematics<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"f6ede9dc-4ee1-e57f-618b-a0a9418e7748\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;f6ede9dc-4ee1-e57f-618b-a0a9418e7748&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Creative and Professional<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"6e144066-6caa-0fd6-9db1-fddfca22d355\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;6e144066-6caa-0fd6-9db1-fddfca22d355&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">Within those groups, students can select courses that align with their personal interests and their prospective career goals. These subjects also set the foundation for the courses in the IBDP. The IB Diploma Programme is made up of six subject groups, and students are required to take one course from each group. Students generally take three Standard Level courses and three High Level courses, and the ones that they select will vary based on their personal goals.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"e057034d-0554-dbd2-3aea-2b9ba82484dc\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;e057034d-0554-dbd2-3aea-2b9ba82484dc&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><strong data-w-id=\"313b1182-3ddc-f6ac-b419-f8103471d7d2\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;313b1182-3ddc-f6ac-b419-f8103471d7d2&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The IBDP subject groups are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"903371c5-67a0-6639-49cc-1a9bd606cd34\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;903371c5-67a0-6639-49cc-1a9bd606cd34&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Studies in language and literature.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"7a10396b-231f-97da-0a6d-ff165dbafa1c\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;7a10396b-231f-97da-0a6d-ff165dbafa1c&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Language acquisition.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"7fba114e-8c24-2fce-58fe-d0dbfd37cfc5\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;7fba114e-8c24-2fce-58fe-d0dbfd37cfc5&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Individuals and societies.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"8b22fc38-1b71-12a3-1427-25f7a58a7838\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;8b22fc38-1b71-12a3-1427-25f7a58a7838&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Sciences.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"443bab38-1660-64e0-4836-cafd85868cf7\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;443bab38-1660-64e0-4836-cafd85868cf7&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"f2dead1f-b0b3-9087-aac4-8a2295033966\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;f2dead1f-b0b3-9087-aac4-8a2295033966&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf The arts<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"6a63762b-b9e9-0b82-de73-4fa26443b271\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;6a63762b-b9e9-0b82-de73-4fa26443b271&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14675\" class=\"elementor elementor-14675\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8eb2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a8eb2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6052a40 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6052a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/sg\/admissions\/enquiry-form#enquiry-form\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Secure Your Child\u2019s Future: Enroll Today!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf50fd exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bcf50fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/sg\/admissions\/campus-tour#campus-tour-new\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Our Campus And Know More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-embed w-script\" data-w-id=\"1f53a337-a22c-16b7-3854-9bd80f55e05a\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;1f53a337-a22c-16b7-3854-9bd80f55e05a&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><\/div>\n<h3 data-w-id=\"7219b3d2-209d-264d-29eb-2f0bc6e065b7\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;7219b3d2-209d-264d-29eb-2f0bc6e065b7&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The IGCSE Focuses on In-Depth Study<\/h3>\n<p data-w-id=\"8addddab-004f-245d-f262-0e9bfe0f133c\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;8addddab-004f-245d-f262-0e9bfe0f133c&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The IGCSE is a two-year programme, and students will find that rather than covering a variety of topics at the surface level, they will study specific topics in-depth during their courses. This in-depth study allows them to fully understand the concepts covered and apply it within their own lives. They make lasting connections to the concepts covered and this prepares them for their future studies and careers.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"cd5d7615-da4b-ffed-a8a0-f7c2dfa593e8\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;cd5d7615-da4b-ffed-a8a0-f7c2dfa593e8&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The IBDP requires students to understand how to complete in-depth studies on specific topics successfully and conduct their own research. Students in the IB DP are expected to show initiative and work beyond the confines of the curriculum to expand their knowledge and deepen their understanding of the topic.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"4a6cbaf5-1acb-9a5e-0923-073cb92efd93\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;4a6cbaf5-1acb-9a5e-0923-073cb92efd93&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\" data-w-id=\"c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7b\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7b&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\n<div data-w-id=\"c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7c\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7c&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14837\" class=\"elementor elementor-14837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ff92c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ff92c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db06fe exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0db06fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sg\/admissions\/campus-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14843\" alt=\"Campus Tour banner-min\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-jpg.webp 787w, https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-300x69.webp 300w, https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-768x176.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-w-id=\"c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7c\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7c&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><\/div>\n<div data-w-id=\"c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7c\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;c5e9421e-86d2-276a-7f27-2a48b4ccca7c&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 data-w-id=\"fd063225-d2e0-9000-4276-8720c46dde5d\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;fd063225-d2e0-9000-4276-8720c46dde5d&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">Both, IGCSE and IBDP Curriculum, Rely on External Assessments<\/h3>\n<p data-w-id=\"4afd1cef-cab5-e439-88d5-632637288fb0\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;4afd1cef-cab5-e439-88d5-632637288fb0&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">IGCSE students are required to complete external assessments in Grade 10, which are good practice for the external assessments that conclude the IB Diploma Programme in Grade 12. In the IGCSE, the assessment is designed to evaluate the knowledge and skills that the student has developed throughout the programme. It also helps students learn how to manage their time during an exam and understand the guidelines required to complete a formal written exam. Students in the IGCSE become more comfortable with the idea of external assessments, and they often approach the IB DP exams with more confidence than those who have less experience with external assessments.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"edc3b7f4-7f80-eb1f-588d-e4d780a3ace8\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;edc3b7f4-7f80-eb1f-588d-e4d780a3ace8&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The administrators and teachers at GIIS believe that the IGCSE and IB DP provide our students with the rigorous academic curriculum they need while also emphasising the importance of skill development and critical thinking.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"759fdd95-f364-23e3-78f8-b21554d9e8d6\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;759fdd95-f364-23e3-78f8-b21554d9e8d6&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">IGCSE programme is offered at both the GIIS campuses &#8211; SMART Campus and East Coast. 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