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Exam guides

Which Egyptian Universities Accept IGCSE — and What They Actually Ask For

Every Egyptian university asks for "eight subjects" and almost none of them mean the same thing by it. Tansik, AUC and G...

Aug 5, 2026 · 11 min read

Subject guides

IGCSE History 0470: Two Papers, Two Completely Different Skills

Paper 1 awards nothing for source evaluation. Paper 2 awards nothing for explanation. Cambridge's own assessment tables...

Aug 5, 2026 · 11 min read

Subject guides

IGCSE Computer Science 0478: Half Your Grade Is Written in Pseudocode

Paper 1 is 60% recall. Paper 2 is 60% application. Each is worth half the qualification, which is why confident programm...

Aug 5, 2026 · 9 min read

Subject guides

IGCSE English 0500 or 0510? The Choice That Follows You to University

First Language English and English as a Second Language are different qualifications with different papers — and on both...

Aug 5, 2026 · 10 min read

Subject guides

IGCSE Maths 0580 vs 0607: Which One Are You Actually Taking?

One takes two papers with a scientific calculator. The other takes three, needs a graphic display calculator, and ends w...

Aug 5, 2026 · 10 min read

Exam guides

The 2026–27 School Year in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Mapped Against Every Exam Date

UAE term dates, Saudi term dates and every Cambridge and Edexcel deadline on one timeline — including the four collision...

Aug 5, 2026 · 12 min read

Parents

Dubai Froze School Fees for 2026–27. Here's the Bill It Didn't Touch.

KHDA confirmed no private school fee increase for 2026–27. It is a real saving — but in the IGCSE and A Level years, the...

Aug 5, 2026 · 12 min read

Parents

The UAE Licenses Private Tutors. What to Check Before You Pay for Another Hour.

Private tuition in the UAE runs on a two-year work permit from MoHRE and the Ministry of Education — free to the tutor,...

Aug 5, 2026 · 10 min read

Exam guides

Qudurat and Tahsili: The Saudi University Tests Your British School Doesn't Teach

Saudi public universities admit on a composite score — at KFUPM, 50% Qudurat and 40% Tahsili against just 10% school gra...

Aug 5, 2026 · 12 min read

Exam guides

IGCSE vs CBSE in India (2026): Recognition, PUM Marks and the AIU Trap

The honest IGCSE vs CBSE comparison for Indian families — including the two things school blogs never cover: how Cambrid...

Aug 3, 2026 · 14 min read

Subject guides

IGCSE Geography (0460) Syllabus: The 2027 Rewrite, Explained Topic by Topic

Cambridge IGCSE Geography is restructured from 2027: ten topics, Paper 1 Physical and Paper 2 Human, no skills paper, an...

Aug 3, 2026 · 13 min read

Revision tips

IGCSE Science Practicals Without a Lab: 11 Experiments You Can Run in a Browser (2026)

Shared labs, big classes, missing reagents — but Paper 6 still examines the method. How to rehearse every practical skil...

Aug 1, 2026 · 12 min read