The teaching staff
Formidable, passionate, dynamic
Our teachers groom students into successful, outstanding individuals — with excellent preparation for the transition to the Sixth Form College, and skills for their future career goals.
Senior High School · Years 10 & 11
The two-year route to IGCSE
Welcome to MGIS Senior High School. In Years 10 and 11, students follow the two-year Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel curriculum leading to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education — with core subjects for every student, and options shaped around interest and career goals.
At a glance
Two years, counted carefully
10–11
Year groups
The two-year IGCSE cycle
5
Subject groups
Core and optional subjects
2
Exam sessions a year
June and November
94.6%
IGCSE pass rate, A*–C
2019–2025 average
The department
A successful learning journey
Years 10 and 11 sit at the turning point of the MGIS journey: the two-year Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel curriculum leads to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education — the qualification on which a Sixth Form place is built.
At this level, parents and students choose subjects around interest and career goals. The curriculum has core subjects, which all students must study, and optional subjects chosen from a prescribed menu across five groups.
Studying in the Senior High School gives learners a broad knowledge base with lifelong skills — the kind that make them glorious all the time.
"It is our desire that all our students have a successful learning journey in an enabling environment."
Meet the department
The people behind the preparation
Beyond the classroom
All-round scholars
Academic work is robust and involving — and learners also take part in a range of extra- and co-curricular activities that shape them into all-round scholars, developing future leaders harmoniously.
Sports, clubs & serviceThe pathway
How the route fits together
Four qualifications sit at the summit of the route.
Cambridge · Pearson Edexcel
IGCSE
The two-year programme for Years 10 and 11, leading to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Sixth Form College
AS Level
Advanced Subsidiary qualifications taken in the Sixth Form — two AS qualifications count as one A Level credit.
Sixth Form College
A Level
The two-year pre-university programme in Years 12 and 13, built on three A Level subjects of choice.
Pearson BTEC
BTEC Level 3
The International Level 3 Extended Diploma — an alternative sixth form pathway alongside the Cambridge A Level Certificate.
IGCSE subjects
Five groups, one prescribed menu
Every student studies the core; the options are chosen with parents, around each student's interests and career goals.
| Group | Subjects |
|---|---|
| Creative / Professional | Accounting · Business Studies · Drama · Information and Communication Technology · Fashion & Textiles |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | Economics · Geography · History · Psychology · Sociology · Biblical Studies |
| English | English Language & Literature · English – First Language · English as a Second Language · English Literature |
| Languages | French – First Language · French – Foreign Language · Spanish – First Language · Spanish – Foreign Language |
| Maths & Sciences | Mathematics · Mathematics – Additional · Biology · Chemistry · Physics |
Department documents. The Senior High School study guide and the current back-to-school pack — with full subject-choice guidance — are available from the school office and through the Parents Portal.
Results & progression
From IGCSE to the Sixth Form College
The department's results are its plainest argument: across the 2019–2025 average, MGIS students achieved a 94.6% A*–C pass rate at IGCSE.
Entry to the Sixth Form College
Students must obtain a minimum of five A*–C grades at IGCSE to qualify for a place in the Sixth Form College and also qualify for Cambridge ICE awards.
Required passes include Mathematics, English, one science subject, one foreign language, and one additional subject of choice.
Admissions
See Years 10 and 11 up close
Ask us about subject choices, the study guide, and how the department prepares students for IGCSE.