What is IGCSE?
IGCSE stands for “International General Certificate of Secondary Education.” It is an internationally recognised qualification for secondary school students, typically
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When will IGCSE results be out? Usually results will be released in August for June series, and in January for November series. Whereas for March series, result usually is released in May.
Continue reading to understand what do those grades on your statement of results mean.
Syllabus grades for all examination types are reported on the Statements of Results as an upper case letter followed by the corresponding lower case letter in brackets, e.g. B(b). This format is used as a security feature to prevent grades being altered by hand.
‘NO RESULT’ or ‘X’ means one of the following:
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For each qualification, ‘PENDING’ or ‘Q’ indicates that a result cannot be issued at present but will follow in due course.
‘UNGRADED’ indicates that the student has failed to reach the standard required for grade G(g). ‘UNGRADED’ will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the certificate.
For some Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses, ‘TO BE ISSUED’ or ‘Y’ indicates that the result will be awarded in a subsequent series.
For example:
If you sat for the exam in the June series, you will get your result in the November series.
For some language syllabuses, separate oral endorsement grades are reported on a scale of 1 (ONE) to 5 (FIVE). With 1 (ONE) being the highest and 5 (FIVE) the lowest.
Candidates failing to reach the grade 5 (FIVE) standard will have nothing reported on their statement of results.
The Cambridge ICE group award result will be reported on IGCSE Statements of Results for students who satisfy the ICE award rules as follow:
You will find details of the award rules for the Cambridge ICE group award in the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries, which is available from the ‘Support Materials’ section of CIE Direct. (Learn more about Cambridge ICE group award in this post.)
* Note: Related info taken from CIE (Cambridge International Examination).
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Is it possible to use a pen with thermosensitive Ink in the actual IGCSE board exam? because I’m very bad at writing, I keep on mixing up my letters, for example, R for Ps or B for Gs. So there tends to be a lot of scratching out in my English paper and having a messy paper is the only criticism I get from my English teacher. In the mocks, I used this pen which had that thermosensitive ink which disappeared due to the friction of the pen’s eraser… and I got an A in English in my mocks because it was easier to read and correct.
Hi Yamini,
If you can be 100% sure that this ?erasable pen? won?t cause your writing becomes smudgy during the paper handling, you are certainly free to use that. Please beware that, usually this kind of pen tends to cause smudgy wordings when a sweaty hand touches it.
Perhaps you want to try to practise the ?troublesome characters? few hundred times in order to get them right before the exam? So you could write with the ?safer? ball pen.
I would like to ask if the forecast grades would affect your actual grades or not?
Hi Salma,
Forecast grades will not affect your actual grades.
hey IGCSE team,
im currently taking feb march 2017 in india,
i wanted to know that when the grades come out,
do we only get the grade or the percentage and marks too??
thanks for all the effort you guys have put in for this website
its extremely helpful!!!!!!!!!!!! you guys are amazing
Hi Dunun,
Please read how your results are being reported here:
https://www.skolatis.com/how-are-igcse-results-reported/
And also what you will receive here:
https://www.skolatis.com/frequently-asked-questions-about-igcse-exam-results/
The results will come out at around may
my school does not offer IT and computer scienceand economics as well. what could you suggest me to do? how can i register for independent igcse course?
Hi Bob,
You can find out if there?s any school in your area offers these subjects and is willing to take private candidates. You can enrol with them.
You can find the list of registered Cambridge schools here:
https://www.cie.org.uk/i-want-to/find-a-cambridge-school/
Otherwise, you can study on your own with online resources and register with the British Council in your local area to sit for the exams. Please note that you will have to first find out from the British Council if these subjects are available in your local area before registering.
I am from India I just wanted to know that I will be appearing today 20feb 2017 for Cambridge cie exams Soo when we will get our results…? And I scored 70% in school prelims Sooo approximately how much can I get..?
Please reply to my question…!
Hi Jennifer,
Your school/exam centre will tell you when your results will be available and how you will receive them. You might need to go to your school/exam centre to collect your results, or your school might give you a password so that you can view your results on CIE?s secure website. For more information, please refer to https://www.skolatis.com/frequently-asked-questions-about-igcse-exam-results/
The prelims do not dictate your final results. So do not worry about that. Just concentrate in scoring A*!
Hi.. i dont really know igcse grading system! my sister just got her result and she got a 6 for igcse mathematics… is that a C
her igcse mathemtic code is 0580
Hello Geey,
The new 9-1 gradings are only available in the UK. And yes, 6 falls under Grade C. However, if you are not in the UK, you should be seeing Grade C. We do not know why is your sister receiving 6. You may want to ask the school for this.
In which paper 0510 or 0511 is it easier to get an A star how is total of marks 160 and weighed 200 ? And generally from how much is the A star?
Hi Mark,
0510 and 0511 have the same syllabus. The only different is, 0511 has the speaking test marks included.
All you need to do is get your total marks divided by 160 and times 200. The A* range is different from year to year according to the grade threshold.
Hi. Our family move around quite a bit so it is difficult to commit to a specifc school. I am thinking of getting my son to take IGCSE independently. But is it sufficient to learn just through the syllabus book?
I am thinking of the subject English, Malay, Business Studies, Mathematics, Combined sciences, Economics and Environmental Management. Is this combination ok to qualify for ICE?
I also thought Sociology would be a good thing for him to learn. Does British Council Malaysia hold exams for all the above subjects for private students? And is it held at British Council in KL?
Another thing, where can I get the books? Seems difficult to find the syllabus books in the bookstores.
Loads of thanks.
Hello Anisah,
Please find out on ICE grouping here: https://www.skolatis.com/what-is-cambridge-ice/
You must first pay a visit to your local British Council and ask for the available subjects in your area. You may get all the recommended books here: https://www.skolatis.com/recommended-books/
Just order them online and they would be delivered to you.