Cambridge Primary Curriculum

The Cambridge IGCSE Primary Curriulum is for children age 5-11 years.

The 3 main subjects taught are:

• English
• Math
• Science

Each year of their education is marked in Stages, thus Stage 1 to 6:

• Stage 1 (5 years): Cambridge already teaches how to read and write!
• Stage 2 (6 years)
• Stage 3 (7 years): In Islam, this should be age to start formal education.
• Stage 4 (8 years)
• Stage 5 (9 years)
• Stage 6 (10 years): The children's "light bulbs" have just turned on!

Yet at age 10 they are already learning so much! Let's take a look in the upcoming posts.

Cambridge IGCSE

IGCSE stands for International General Certificate of Secondary Education

Their age grouping does not seem to aline with children's psychological development.

Play Age ends at 4?!       Play Age ends at 7/8 (same in Islam)
Primary ~ 5-11 years        Primary starts at 7-8-9
Secondary I ~ 11-14        Knowledge Level/Grammar 10-12
Secondary II ~ 14-16       Understanding Level/Logic 13-15
Advanced ~ 16-19           Wisdom Level/Rhetoric 16-18


I am beginning to think maybe their curriculum starts too early.