Yew Chung International School of Beijing IGCSE Introduction www.ycis-bj.com enquiry@bj.ycef.com

1. Yew Chung International
School of Beijing
Introduction to IGCSE

2. What is the Cambridge IGCSE?
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education.
• The world’s most popular international curriculum for 1416 year olds.

3. Cambridge IGCSE and CIE
• The IGCSE is provided by University of
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE).
• IGCSE takes on a learner-centered and enquirybased approach to learning.

4. IGCSE Core Subjects
• English
English Language / English (World) Literature
English as an Additional Language
• Chinese
Chinese First Language
Mandarin Chinese as a Second Language
• Science
Coordinated Sciences Double Award (Chem / Bio / Phy)
• Mathematics
Core / Extended International Mathematics
Additional Mathematics and Accounting
• Other Languages
Korean / French / German / Spanish (as self study)

5. IGCSE Optional Subjects
Humanities
History
Creative / Vocational
Art and Design
Geography
Global
Perspectives
Economics
World Literature
ICT
Business Studies
Drama
Music
Physical Education
Design and Technology
Enterprise

6. Preparing for Further Education
• IGCSE builds a firm foundation for subject content and time
management and offers many courses that would lead very well into
the core of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
• IGCSE is a well-recognized balanced curriculum allowing for the
education of the 21th century global child, who is already embarking
on their development of the IB Learner Profile characteristics.

7. YCIS Beijing Awards
• Yew Chung International School of Beijing (YCIS Beijing) is the
ONLY international school in China to receive the Cambridge Award
for Excellence in Education from Cambridge International
Examinations.
• YCIS Beijing received these awards for consistent years of Top in
the World and Top in China IGCSE Awards in several different
subjects.

8. IGCSE Brilliance Awards – 2012
4 Top in China IGCSE Awards
LEE Sueyoon
First Language Korean
Hannah KWEK Yi Ling
History
Valeriya ANOPCHENKO
Literature (English)
Chen Yang CAO
Best Across Eight Subjects
Top in the World IGCSE Awards
Jun-Ting YEUNG
International Mathematics
Chen Yang CAO
Co-ordinated Sciences

9. Criteria for the Award
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Consistent Cambridge Top in the World IGCSE Awards
Consistent Top in China IGCSE Awards
High Achievement in IGCSE Awards
Best Across IGCSE Awards
Achievement of the highest percentages in A* and A across a wide
range of subjects in the June 2011 examination series

10. Thank You!
• Visit our website at: www.ycis-bj.com
• Or email us at: enquiry@bj.ycef.com