What is IGCSE?

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stella on January 19, 2016 at 6:45 am said:

hai. i just want to ask this is for my sister. can my sister continued her studies after receiving the results of 3 D’s (50 and above) and 1 C and 1 B? she is very looking forward for it and im very worried.

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- IGCSE Team on January 22, 2016 at 8:06 am said:
  
  Hi Stella,
  First your sister must find out what is the minimum grades required for her further studies. If she is not within the minimum required grades, she might need to resit.
  
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mairah nisar on January 18, 2016 at 4:39 pm said:

Is Arabic compulsory to study because I live in Kuwait and I am pakistani and i want to continue here some people say that it is compulsary can you help me please?

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- IGCSE Team on January 22, 2016 at 8:07 am said:
  
  Hi Mairah,
  If you intend to enter the universities in Kuwait, and Arabic is required as entry requirement, then you must take Arabic.
  
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Alia yousef on January 18, 2016 at 3:25 pm said:

I am home educating my daughter and have been told that she needs to sit the igcse at a private test centre. Where can I get all the info I need about how to get her started on a course that matches up to the exam centre, and where the local test centres are and what the cost of each exam is etc. we live in Norfolk,UK.

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- IGCSE Team on January 22, 2016 at 8:08 am said:
  
  Hi Alia,
  British Council is the test centre for private candidates. Please pay a visit to your local British Council and ask for details.
  
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Gabriella ong on January 18, 2016 at 10:18 am said:

I’m taking the group award but I only choose these subs to take : English, Chinese, Malay , maths, combined sc , accounting and business studies . Will that be okay ?

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- IGCSE Team on January 22, 2016 at 8:09 am said:
  
  Hi Gabriella,
  You must get the confirmation from your school for your chosen subjects if you are taking group award.
  
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  - Gabriella on January 26, 2016 at 9:23 am said:
    
    Can I take English as first and English as second at once ?
    
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    - IGCSE Team on January 26, 2016 at 1:56 pm said:
      
      Hi Gabriella,
      No, you can’t take both English First Language and English as Second Language. It is stated in the syllabus of CIE that: “No candidate may enter for more than one English Language subject.”
      
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      - Gabriella on January 27, 2016 at 4:26 am said:
        
        But what if I take eng first language in the May June series and second language in October/Nov series ?
      - IGCSE Team on January 31, 2016 at 4:36 am said:
        
        The note stated clearly in the syllabus by CIE. If you still wish to do so, we strongly advise you to write to CIE directly and get their consent before you register for your exam.
razaz on January 17, 2016 at 10:52 pm said:

If we took english litreature instead of english as a second language will it complete the 5 main subjects we should take?
Thankyou

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- IGCSE Team on January 22, 2016 at 8:12 am said:
  
  Yes, it is complete. But you still need to have the confirmation from the universities / colleges. Normally they prefer English Language, so far as we know.
  
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