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IGCSE & GCSE originates from the UK, designed for Year 11 students. It serves three main purposes:

• Hands-on experience on public exam preparation, before their upcoming final GCE A-Level or IBDP Mathematics curriculum
• Assessing their understanding on Mathematics and thus, to decide if they are capable of taking the subject (SL/HL) / or together with Further Mathematics (GCE A-level) in higher forms.
• To provide a publicly-recognized exam certificate for high school, especially used for university admission.

GCSE is designed for local UK students, whereas IGCSE is designed for international students, including those from Hong Kong. Both have the majority of the curriculum in common, however, GCSEs for students in the UK are marginally easier. The curriculum consists of 6 main sections - Numbers, Functions, Graphs, Algebra, Geometry and Statistics. Concepts involved in each chapter are in generally straightforward. But mastering ALL of the topics, and be able to solve complex equations involving multiple concepts, are the key to securing a Grade "9".

If you are considering taking IBDP HL or GCE A-level Mathematics in higher forms, or planning to apply for Finance, Economics, or Engineering related programs in University, you shall sit for both IGCSE / GCSE Mathematics and Further Pure Mathematics in order to develop a further understanding, and a solid foundation on the subject.

The recent reformed GCSE & IGCSE curriculum has a more defined grading system in which A*, A, B, C, D, E, F is now transformed to Grade 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectively. Candidates's performance in the exam will be further assessed and categorized with the new grading system. In other words, students that achieved an A* range will now be further sub-categorized into Grade 8 or 9, meaning only a smaller percentage of candidates will receive a top grade more difficult than before. A few more chapters are also incorporated into the new Mathematics curriculum bringing a wider perspective for students on their concept in this subject.

Mathematics isn’t only about numbers, it’s about arranging ideas, understanding the rationale behind and applying your concept. It’s all about reasoning your way through questions, not simply just achieving the right answer. As a matter of fact, our Mathematics specialist will first focus on covering the topics students might not be familiar with. Then afterwards we will be moving on learning the upcoming chapters together with selected past exam questions. We emphasize on understanding the exam questions, knowing what they want to assess, applying the concept, and practice, practice and practice, to get well familiarized with the approach. Hence in this way, we will be able to solve any forms of questions on a given topic and no further from securing a Grade "9" in IGCSE / GCSE Mathematics and Further Mathematics.

After having the first session with our student, it will allow us to have a much clearer picture on their current level and performance. We will first clear the concepts they might be not familiar with or showing lack of thorough understanding. Afterwards, we will teach and cover upcoming topics in the school and hence we will be ahead of the school progress leaving us adequate time for paper drilling and exam preparation. Selected by-topic Mathematics past exam papers taken from IGCSE / GCSE will be regularly assigned to our students to make sure they get used to the question approach on a given topic. We will mark the papers and explain those that they had made mistakes on to ensure they full understand and master the topic. Each session will last around 2 hours including both concept coverage and question analysis.