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Choosing IGCSE

IGCSE Subjects List 2026–27: The Five Groups, Key Codes, and How Many to Take

Cambridge offers 70+ IGCSE subjects in five groups — and nobody takes them all. The full map: what lives in each group,...

Aug 18, 2026 · 8 min read

Comparisons

IGCSE vs O Level: The Real Differences, and Which to Take

IGCSE and O Level are the same Cambridge standard in two formats — what differs is the grading range (A*–G vs A*–E), the...

Aug 18, 2026 · 8 min read

Results & retakes

Did IGCSE Grade Boundaries Go Up in 2026? We Compared All 79 Routes

Cambridge published the June 2026 IGCSE thresholds on 18 August. We compared every A* entry route against its own June 2...

Aug 18, 2026 · 10 min read

Results & retakes

How to Enter IGCSE November 2026 as a Private Candidate (Fees, Centres & the Three Deadlines)

Results land on 18 August; the standard entry deadline was 16 August. If those dates look like they are in the wrong ord...

Aug 16, 2026 · 11 min read

Subject guides

Cambridge AS & A Level IT 9626: Two Subjects, One Certificate

AO2 is worth 0% of the theory papers and 100% of the practical papers. There is no crossover credit, which makes 9626 tw...

Aug 9, 2026 · 13 min read

Exam guides

How to Check Your IGCSE Results Online in 2026 (And What to Do in the First Hour)

The portal is not the source of your results — your exam centre is. How myresults.cie.org.uk and ResultsPlus Direct actu...

Aug 9, 2026 · 14 min read

News

Cambridge’s First Digital Exams Have Been Sat — Here’s What Actually Happened

The June 2026 series is done, so we can stop guessing: 5,700 digital exams at 19 centres in 10 countries, multiple choic...

Aug 6, 2026 · 15 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 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

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

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