SPMRSM IGCSE in Brief

SPMRSM IGCSE
Global |Excellent |Competitive

Cambridge What is a SPMRSM

Learners
The Cambridge approach
supports schools to develop
learners who are confident,
responsible, reflective,
innovative and engaged –
equipped for success in the
modern world.
Participating
MRSMs
Tun Abdul Razak, Pekan (2011)
IGCSE?
SPMRSM IGCSE or formerly known as the Dual
Certification Programme is an MRSM education system
that offers two certifications, IGCSE and SPM, in a five-
year school programme. Learners study both the
Malaysian national curriculum (KBSM) and the
Cambridge International curriculum. This integration
gives an added value to learners’ learning experience.
Students will take the Cambridge IGCSE at the end of

Kota Putra; Baling; Batu Pahat; Form 4 and the SPM at the end of Form 5. Learners are
Alor Gajah (2012) highly encouraged to learn and go beyond SPM.
Kuantan; Serting; Parit;
Tumpat; Johor Bahru; Tun
Mustapha; Kubang Pasu;
Langkawi (2013)
F1 F1 F2 F2 F3 F3 F4 F4 F5 F5
Kuala Kubu Bharu; Kuala S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
Klawang (2014)
Cambridge Lower
Kuching (2016) IGCSE Syllabus
Secondary syllabus
Exams & Fees
KBSM KBSM KBSM
1. Cambridge IGCSE
GBP55.88 per subject.

2. Cambridge Checkpoint Checkpoint IGCSE SPM

GBP20.52 per subject.

✴ Exams fees are to be borne by

parents.

✴ Exam fees are subject to changes by

CIE.

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SPMRSM IGCSE in Brief

About Cambridge Why Dual Certification?

IGCSE
MRSM students are
• Globally recognised.
Cambridge IGCSE is accepted by IGCSE curriculum above average students, thus
leading universities and prepares school students for life, they need a challenging and
helping them develop an informed
employers worldwide as
curiosity and a lasting passion differentiated curriculum.
evidence of academic ability,
for learning
providing an international
passport to progression and
success. In the UK, Cambridge
IGCSE is accepted as equivalent
There is an 80 -
to GCSE. The programmes
and qualifications set the 85% overlap of the
• Flexible. Cambridge IGCSE is global standard for Sciences and Mathematics
available in 70 subjects, including international education. They
over 30 languages, in any are created by subject experts, curriculum for SPM and
combination. Core and extended rooted in academic rigour and IGCSE.
curricula are available in many reflect the latest
subjects for students of differing educational research.
abilities. Schools are free to
develop a curriculum that suits
their learners’ needs.
They provide a
• Learner-centred. Syllabuses
use learner-centred and enquiry- The IGCSE strong platform for
based approaches to learning. approach focuses on learners to progress from one
Cambridge IGCSE develops skills stage to the next, and are well
building oral and practical
in creative thinking, enquiry and supported by teaching and
problem solving. skills.
learning resources.
• Rigorous assessment.
Learners are assessed at the end
of the course. This linear structure
gives more uninterrupted
teaching time. Learners are
awarded a grade from A* to G for
“In order to compete with the best in the
each subject, with A* being the
highest grade. world, our education system must develop
young Malaysians who are knowledgeable,
• International outlook.
think critically and creatively, have
Cambridge IGCSE has been
designed with two concepts in leadership skills and are able to
mind: international standards and communicate with the rest of the world.
contextualised learning. The Just as importantly, our students must be
content suits a wide variety of imbued with values, ethics and a sense of
schools and avoids cultural bias.
nationhood.”
• Tried and tested. 2013
Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025
marked the 25th anniversary of
the first Cambridge IGCSE exam.

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