1. Dubai Carmel School IGCSE and AS-Level Orientation

2. Why are we here today?  To give you a clear picture about Cambridge qualifications  To help you make the right choices  The subjects you will take at IGCSE level  What is As-Level?

3. Subjects offered in IGCSE at Dubai Carmel school....  Core subjects  English as Second Language  Mathematics (Extended/Core)  Coordinated Science (Double award)  Optional subjects  Arabic Language (first/second)/French language (second)/Urdu (subject on availability )  ICT/Accounting  Environmental Management/Travel & Tourism  Economics/Business studies

4. Introduction of a new subject…………  Coordinated Science  It’s a combination of Physics-Chemistry-Biology  It will be compulsory to all students, not like before that student can go for an alternate to science subjects  It is double award subject which means student will register for one subject but will achieve two certificates from Cambridge  This subject will keep all doors open for students in future

5. New order of optional subjects placement…..  ICT/Accounting  Both subjects are about data recording, data analysis and data management  ICT will be more helpful to students in future in every kind of qualification as compare to accounting, which is only beneficial to those students who are planning to go for Chartered accountancy/Public accountancy or any accounting based degree in future  Economics/Business studies  Both subjects contain almost same kind of concepts at root level which are about money, business management, resource allocation etc.  Business studies can be a better option for students who are planning for science subjects like medicine, engineering or specific science qualification because it is much easier as compare to economics  Economics should be taken by students who are planning to go for social science or business degree based qualification because it is a compulsory subject at university level in all kind of degrees apart from science subject based qualifications

6. New order of optional subjects placement…..  Languages (students can choose any one of the options given below)  Arabic as first language/Arabic as second language  French as second language  Urdu (subject on availability)