Dushanbe International School

Curricula, explained

• AS Level

  1 year (age 16–17) · Ages 16–17

  Roughly the first year of an A Level, taken as a stand-alone qualification or to add a subject.

• IGCSE

  Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16

  A subject-by-subject qualification taken around age 16 in British-style schools — usually 5–10 subjects studied over two years.

• IMYC

  Middle years · Ages 11–14

  The International Middle Years Curriculum: six-week themes that link subjects, often leading on to IGCSE.

• IPC

  Primary · Ages 5–11

  The International Primary Curriculum: theme-based units that join science, history, geography and more; common in British-style schools.

Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide