182 Replies to “What is Home Schooling?”

  1. Hi there,
    I have two kids 11 and 8. They have studied at different school/ countries. Now, we are traveling a lot and I think homeschooling would be the best solution. I would like to get some information about Cambridge / IGCSE programs.
    Thank you.

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  2. Hi,
    I am thinking of home schooling my 3 year old daughter. To start with I want to home school the pre primary section and if I am able to continue I will go forward and proceed.

    I am planning a mix of IGCSC and Cambridge board. How do I choose the subjects? For pre primary what’s the content children that age can grasp? Where do I get the study materials? Does home schooling involve real visuals?

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    • Hello Revathy,

      Kindly read the article above to guide you with the homeschooling process. You decide the subjects, together with your child, based on what your child want to study in the future. You must understand that, there are no Primary exams nor Lower Secondary exams for private candidates. Checkpoint exam is only available in Cambridge School for schooled candidates. As such, If you have decided to homeschool your child you must continue the homeschooling until IGCSE level.

      You may want to contact the exam board, CAIE, and ask them for the pre-primary curriculum. CAIE’s website is: https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/

      Hope this helps.

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  3. Hi my name is Laura
    I have done 2 of my O levels in the 10th grade ( passed ) but the I left school ( dropped out in the 11th grade )
    I have done 7 subjects through the British council. I have also done my A levels through them. Is my education certified? Am I considered high school pass, even though I haven’t done my 11th grade in a school rather through the British council

    Please help me !

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    • Hi Laura,

      You do not need to go to a formal school in order to finish your secondary education. Homeschooling is recognised as such.

      Normally, after completing A-level, students proceed to university.

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    • Hello Lana,

      If you are a schooled student, you ought to follow the schooling year. If you are a private candidate, you could start IGCSE programme whenever you are ready.

      The whole IGCSE syllabus takes roughly 1-2 years to finish. You are free to spread out your exams in different examination series.

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  5. Hello, my son is almost 13. We live in Sweden and he attends an IB school. Unfortunately we are not satisfied with the school delivery of the IB programme, many children are graduating without passing grades and are not being accepted into the DP. As you mentioned home schooling is not permitted in Sweden and relocating to attend another IB school is not an option for us. One solution is to top up my son’s education with IGCSE. The curiculum is easier than IB but more focused than the tuition he is currently receiving at school. He attended UK school upto and including year 5 then studied pyp5, myp1 & 2 in sweden and will enter myp3 in August. I am thinking he can afford 1 hour of study to IGCSE per night without compromising his commitment to IN work. Perhaphs one subject per year, there is no rush? My question is should I start him on IGCSE straight away (maths & science are the priorities and his favourite subjects) or year 9? What would you recomend. He is very very bright but lacks focus.

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    • Hello Clare,

      Thank you for writing in.

      We would suggest you to enrol your son into a registered Cambridge School. You may locate the schools here: https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/why-choose-us/find-a-cambridge-school/ . Alternatively, if you wish to follow the home education route, you may also locate (from the link) any registered Cambridge School which accept private candidates to sit for their exams at the school.

      If we understood your question correctly: “… without compromising his commitment to IN work.”, you intend to start him on IGCSE besides his regular IB school’s work. In this case, one subject per examination series is quite ok. There are 2 examination series in a year: June series and November series. You may register one subject per examination series, depending on his readiness.

      IB and IGCSE have similar syllabi. You may download the subjects syllabi for comparison: https://www.igcsecentre.com/cambridge-igcse-subjects-syllabuses/ . Your son just need to familiarise himself with the exam papers and the style of questions.

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