Cambridge IGCSE Programme

Forms 1 to 3 offer a pre-IGCSE programme in preparation for the IGCSE proper. The subjects include English, French, Literature, Geography, History, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ICT, Physical Education and Art.

In Form 4 when students embark on the two-year IGCSE course. There are several options open to them but Merton offers the aforementioned choices.

Groups IGCSE
Group 1
English and French (First Language, Second Language, Foreign Language, etc.)
Group 2
Humanities and Social Science (Geography, English Literature, History, Economics etc.)
Group 3
Sciences (Biology Chemistry Physics, etc.)
Group 4
Mathematics (Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, etc.)
Group 5
Creative, Technical and Vocational (Accounting, Business Studies, ICT, Art and Design, etc)

A typical student’s subject combination would be as follows:

Group 1: English & French
Group 2: Literature & History
Group 3: Biology & Chemistry
Group 4: Mathematics
Group 5: ICT & Business studies

The school aims for the prestigious ICE Certification which means that students would have to offer a minimum of seven (7) subjects from all the Subjects, plus an additional language rather than a maximum of five-(5) subjects which leads to the award of an IGCSE certificate.

The competencies outlined by the CIE are clearly stated in their syllabi and the Departmental schemes and plans are derived from them. In Groups 3 and 4, candidates are expected to calculate, define, and describe; investigate, judge,e and draw conclusions among other things. In Groups 1 and 2 the ability to select, organize, and use information is particularly sought for as they are in Group 5.In addition to these core skills, the supplementary ones of analyses, syntheses, and evaluation which ensure the much-coveted grades of A*- C are what teaching will lead to.

In the run-up to subject choices by students in the third term of Year 9, the IGCSE Secondary Head teacher and the Vice-Principal will guide students through the selection process through explanations and reference to student precedents. Emphases will be laid on future careers, our stated mission, and student’s desire to explore other subjects.

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Merton’s response to the closure of schools announced by the President of Ghana on March 15, 2020, during his first address on the measures being taken against the spread of the Coronavirus, was fast. By March 20 2020, Online School for Merton students – both Primary and High School – had started and has since been ongoing via Google Classroom and Zoom. Both methods are user friendly and the Google Classroom is easy to understand and makes distribution and return of assignments very simple. End of Trinity Term exams was also held successfully through the same means. Kudos.

Annie Somuah-Asamoah

Merton Parent