Saud International School

Curricula, explained

• A Level

  Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–18

  The British university-entrance qualification: usually 3–4 subjects studied in depth for two years; UK universities make offers on these grades.

• AP

  High school, by subject · Ages 15–18

  College Board's university-level courses that high-school students choose subject by subject, with exams scored 1–5 each May.

• 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.

• American curriculum

  Kindergarten to Grade 12 · Ages 5–18

  Grade-by-grade like US schools; students graduate by earning course credits, often with AP courses in high school.

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