What is IAL?
High School in India is completed when a set of board exams are passed. These exams are available through different boards ranging in difficulty and content. Some examples are Karnataka state board, CBSE, ICSE, and NIOS. The University of Cambridge offers the International General Certificate Secondary Education qualification (IGCSE) as international equivalent of India’s Grade 10 board exams. The IGCSE coursework are competitive high school completion courses and our goal for students enrolled in Grade 9-10 is to achieve at the highest level.
TLCi offers the IGCSE exam qualifications through the Cambridge International Education (CIE) board. A minimum of 7 subjects should be taken as it prepares students for the next level of their college and career aspirations. Each subject is chosen by the student and consists of 1-3 exams based on subject. Based on the recommendation of TLCi, the student can take all exams within a subject in one sitting or in different exam series.
The IGCSE qualification is recognized by the Association of Indian Universities. Our graduates reach the next level of maturity as they prepare to go to colleges and universities in India and around the world.
For more information, you can visit the Cambridge International website:
How will TLCi help me prepare for my IAL exams?
Our trained and qualified teaching staff have experience teaching in college level classes. Our teachers also mentor students from Grade 8 onwards They understand the transitions each student needs to take at each milestone.
Following the IGCSE exams (Grade 10), students go through a 4 week bridge course which the teachers have created in order to prepare students for the next level study skills and content understanding. Carefully designed assessments allow teachers to understand the areas of needed improvement and tailor the bridge program for each student.
Throughout the IAL experience, teachers and students communicate in class and outside class hours in order to help students embrace a life style of learning
What options do I have?
Typically, our students will select subjects which are in line with their college and career aspirations.
TLCi currently offers:
- English
- Pure Mathematics
- Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Further Pure Mathematics
- Business
- Economics
- Accounting
- Art & Design
- Information Technology
- Computer Science
The IGCSE is a two year coursework beginning in grade 9 and ending at grade 10 board exam.
Students select a minimum of 3-5 subjects to focus their efforts. Our High School Guidance Counselor and Leadership team will guide students and parents in this process.
How do I complete my IALs and graduate?
Our graduation requirement is a completion of a minimum of 3 IAL subjects in which one must be English.
Several of our students apply to colleges internationally. Based on these choices, the subject and exam completion plans are selected with the mentoring of our guidance counselors who are uniquely qualified to advise students with navigating the arduous applications processes.
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