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How do we work with online schools?

  1. Cambridge International School: registered as online

    • Teaching is online.
    • May offer face-to-face opportunities for extra-curricular activities.
    • Students can be based anywhere in the world.
    • Students sit their exams as private candidates at an approved exam venue near them.
  2. Cambridge International School: also approved to offer programmes fully online

    • Registered Cambridge schools with existing physical premises.
    • Offers in-person face to face teaching for some students, and fully online for others.
    • Students sit their exams at the schools physical premises. Online learners must live close enough to the school for this to be possible.

We offer different options of online delivery for our programmes.

Cambridge International school – registered as online

Existing online schools can apply to be registered as a fully online Cambridge International school, with eligibility to offer some or all stages of the Cambridge Pathway. Online schools teach the majority of their curriculum online, although some offer face to face opportunities at certain times during the year for extra-curricular and sporting activities. Students are entered for their examinations as private candidates at an approved Cambridge exam venue local to them.

Existing online schools can go through our approval process to become a fully online Cambridge International School. You can find out more about our registration process, or express your interest in becoming an online school, using the link below.

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Cambridge International school – also approved to offer programmes fully online

Registered Cambridge International schools with physical premises can also apply to offer all or part of the Cambridge Pathway fully online. If approved, the school will be able to use an official descriptor alongside their Cambridge International school logo. All candidates, whether studying in person or remotely, sit their exams at the centre.

Cambridge International schools that want to offer our programmes online can apply for an extension of eligibility. You can learn more about how this works using the link below.

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Some of our registered online schools share their experiences of working with us:

  • Wolsey Hall Oxford (PDF, 180KB)
  • International Well-Rounded School (PDF, 204KB)

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