Cambridge ICE is a group award at the upper secondary level. It allows
for the offering of a broad and balanced curriculum by recognising the
achievements of learners who pass examinations in at least seven Cambridge
IGCSE subjects from five different subject groups, including two different
languages, mathematics and Cambridge Global Perspectives. This award provides
technical and foundational access to the Advanced International Certificate of
Education (AICE), the Cambridge award that facilitates seamless access to
higher education and/or entry to the workplace.
Learners who enrol at Ivy Academy for the ICE will be counselled on subject
selections based on their post-school intentions and in relation to selection
requirements for the AICE.
Cambridge Assessment International Education is affiliated with
Cambridge University and has offered international school awards for over 160
years. Renowned globally, the Cambridge awards are recognised for the high
standards set and the curriculum rigour.
The Cambridge ICE award at Ivy Academy is an alternative to the traditional
contact public/private schooling provision and is therefore considered a part
of the ‘home-schooling’ structure. To this end, please take note that as per
South African policy, parents/guardians of South African candidates must fulfil
the following requirements: in the instance of the ICE, i.e. Grades 7 to 9 and ages 13 to 16, parents
are required to register their children as ‘home-schooled’ with the Provincial
Department of Education in the province in which they reside. Ivy will
provide you with a registration pack and a portfolio of evidence to support the
registration and required reporting on the learner’s progress in the ICE curriculum.
In the instance of the AICE, i.e. Grades 10 to 12 and ages 16 to 18, and
in the event that parents are required to register their learners as ‘home-schooled’
with the Provincial Department of Education, Ivy will provide you with a
registration pack and a portfolio of evidence to support the registration and
required reporting on the learner’s progress in the AICE curriculum.
It is
very important to note that this is a legal requirement and the onus is on the
parents to register their child as ‘home-schooled’. Please note that each
province has a different application process. Please visit this link and follow
the registration instructions from there: https://www.education.gov.za/Programmes/HomeEducation.aspx.
For international learners (those who are not South African citizens and
not resident in South Africa) the onus is on the parent/guardian to determine
the legal requirements applicable in your country.
We accept enrolment from anywhere in the world for the ICE, however, examinations must be sat at a Cambridge registered assessment venue in your home country. You will need to source the assessment venue yourself and the examination fees will be for your own account. Our quoted fees are calculated as an all-inclusive and thus we cannot offer discounts in the event that our registered assessment venues are not utilised.