HOW DOES INTERNATIONAL GCSE, AS AND A LEVEL COMPARE WITH UK GCSE, AS AND A LEVEL?
The starting point for any comparison between the two types of qualification is to understand that the International A Level, Advanced Subsidiary and GCSE qualification was created as an examination for international use, specifically because the UK A Level examination was perceived as unsuitable (primarily because of its Anglo-centricity) by international schools. It follows from this that, while the academic demands or ‘standards’ of the International curriculum are equivalent to those of the UK, small differences exist in syllabus content and schemes of assessment. In short, International A and AS Level examinations are tailored for a multi-cultural, multi-lingual audience in a way that the UK examinations are not. Grade for grade, though, they are aligned to the standards of the UK A, AS and GCSE Level, and this has always been recognised as the case by ‘users’ of the qualification. UCAS and universities in the UK and overseas recognise International A and AS qualifications as equi
