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About Cambridge International

  • Cambridge Assessment International Education is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds.
  • Over 10,000 schools in more than 160 countries offer Cambridge programmes and qualifications.
  • Every year, nearly a million Cambridge learners prepare for their future with an education from Cambridge International.
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  • The first Cambridge international exams were taken in Trinidad in 1864 by six candidates.

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  • Cambridge Primary is taught in more than 2300 schools in over 120 countries. There are over 96,000 entries for Cambridge Primary Checkpoint each year.
  • Cambridge Lower Secondary is taught in more than 3800 schools in nearly 140 countries. Every year we receive over 110,000 entries for Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint, our tests for 11 to 14 year olds.
  • Cambridge IGCSE is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds. It is taken in over 150 countries and in more than 5000 schools around the world.
  • 2018 marked the 30th anniversary of the first Cambridge IGCSE exam.
  • More than 250,000 students worldwide took Cambridge IGCSE and O Level exams in our June 2022 series.
  • We are the world’s biggest provider of O Level qualifications. Cambridge O Level is taught in over 50 countries.
  • Cambridge International AS & A Levels are taught in over 130 countries. Over 220,000 students around the world took Cambridge International AS & A Level exams in our June 2022 series.
  • More than 2200 universities in 90 countries formally recognise Cambridge qualifications, including all UK universities and over 850 in the US.

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  • We run just under 1000 online and face to face training events a year, providing thousands of teachers from across the globe with the skills and knowledge they need to help their students succeed.
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