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• Cambridge Lower Secondary

  Lower secondary · Ages 11–14

  Cambridge's lower-secondary programme: three years that build the base before IGCSE.

• 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.

• 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.

• Edexcel IGCSE

  Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16

  The same level as Cambridge IGCSE, set by the exam board Pearson Edexcel; schools and universities treat it as the same stage.

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