What are these examinations?

General Certificate of Education and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education are school-leaving certificates in Britain comparable to the Tawjihi in Jordan. These certificates are offered by Edexcel International Foundation and Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and they have international credibility as educational qualifications. This programme is offered in more than 29 schools in Jordan.

Why take GCE/IGCSE/GCSE examinations?

			International programme equivalent to Jordanian Tawjihi certificate
			Acknowledged and accepted in Jordanian and International universities (on Competitive basis) and IGCSE/GCE students have a quota for acceptance in the University of Jordan
			Currently offered in 27schools and more new schools will be joining us soon
			The programme consists of two levels: Ordinary (O-Level) and Advanced (A-Level)
			All exams are supervised by the Ministry of Education and the British Council
			Exams are offered in three examinations sessions a year
			Exams are offered and marked by two British examining boards, Edexcel and Cambridge International Examination (CIE)
			Accepted in Jordanian and international universities

Benefits

			The programme is continuously monitored and developed by the British government
			It is increasingly being adopted all over the world
			The quality of the programme is maintained by the triple agreement between the Ministry of Education, the British Council and the two UK examining boards
			Schools are inspected at least once every two years
			Teachers receive on going training in most subjects required by schools
			Students can choose from a very wide variety of subjects at both levels
			Subjects are offered in more than one paper which give the chance for students to distribute their efforts
			Students can re-sit papers or subjects to improve their results
			The teaching system of the IGCSE/GCE programme builds skills and develops personalities of students
			A-Level students are very well prepared for university education
			Students with special needs are given particular consideration and special arrangements can be made

Examinations sessions and registration periods

We register students with CIE and Edexcel International for the GCE/IGCSE/GCSE examinations at the Ordinary Level (O-level), the Advanced Supplementary Level (AS-level) and the Advanced Level (A-level) during the following periods:

Edexcel

Exams session	Registration period
January and November	First week in September
May/June	First week in December

CIE

Exams session	Registration period
November	Mid April for new registrations First week of September for re-sits
May/June	First week in December

In order not to miss the deadline, please see our Registration and Information sheet for specific dates.

Selecting subjects for UK universities

You are advised to select the AS/A-level subjects which meet the requirements of the particular university they are applying to. Each university requires different combinations of subjects. AS/A-levels are designed as pre-university courses and in many cases are considered equivalent to first year university. If you wish to study in the United Kingdom, please visit www.educationuk.org or contact our Education Information Officers who are available from 0900 a.m. to 1830 p.m., from Sunday to Wednesday and from 0900 a.m. to 1530 p.m. on Thursdays

Additional information

For more information about our GCE/IGCSE/GCSE examinations please contact our examinations team from 0900 to 1830 from Sunday to Thursday:

British Council, First Circle, Jebel Amman
P O Box 634, Amman 11118, Jordan

Telephone + 962 6 4603420
Fax + 962 6 4656413
E-mail info@britishcouncil.org.jo