International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Classes 9 to 10

The world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year old’s (High school year 1 and 2), with over 800 000 entries every year from 150 countries. Designed especially for an international audience, whose first language may not be English. The program is specifically designed to build skills in Creative Thinking, Enquiry and Problem solving, and encourages learners to become Confident, Responsible, Reflective, Innovative and Engaged.

The IGCSE is a two-year programme. It begins in class 9 and the students take Cambridge IGCSE examinations at the end of class 10. Upon successful completion of the programme, our students receive the International General Certificate of Secondary Education diploma for the University of Cambridge. The programme and diploma are fully recognized all over the world, including Turkey. And is considered excellent preparation for Cambridge Advanced Levels.

PEISG started the IGCSE programme in 2001, and since then, we have been one of the leading institutions in the programs in Turkey, with one of the highest results in the Eastern European region.

We offer a wide range of subjects from Earth and Social Science, Business and Economics, Languages and Information Technology. All students are required to take a total of 6 subjects. Currently, we offer the following subjects in the IGCSE:

(Please note that a subject might not be offered if there aren’t sufficient number of students opting for it)

Compulsory Subject English Language
Compulsory Subject Mathematics
Elective 1 (pick one only)Biology / Business Studies
Elective 2 (pick one only)Physics / Sociology / Economics
Elective 3 (pick one only)Chemistry / History / Arts & Design
Elective 4 (pick one only)Information Technology / French