Central Data Catalog

The Cambridge International Examination has been administered annually since 2002 to grade 10 (ISCED 2) students in general education programmes in public and private schools. The papers are prepared by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, and tests are administered by the Department of Examination, Ministry of Education.

Along with the Cambridge International Examination, grade 10 students also sit for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. See separate Catalogue entry for the SSC examination.

The Cambridge International Examination is a high-stake examination that certifies completion of lower secondary general education programmes.

The Cambridge International Examination is a written examination, administered face-to-face and delivered through paper-pencil tests. All test-takers are presented with the same cognitive booklets or tests, which are aligned with Cambridge's international curricula for lower secondary general education programme.

The Cambridge International Examination serves the following purposes:

- student certification for completion of lower secondary general education programmes

- student selection to higher education programmes or admission into specific courses or tracks

- school or educator accountability

- promoting competition among schools

- sub-national level monitoring of learning outcomes

- monitoring education quality levels

- planning education policy reforms

The Cambridge International Examination accommodates students with special needs, by providing the following arrangements:

- Hearing impairment: sign language interpreters, transcription of instructions and tests questions, additional time

- Physical disability: support of a writer

- Emotional disturbance: additional time

- Speech language impairment: additional time

- Environmental effect: additional time

Census (all students at the given grades or ages)

Results are reported at the student, school, sub-national and national levels. Data are disaggregated by sex, geographic location (urban and rural), major cities and type of schools (public and private).

Results are published in reports, which are available in print and online. Examination results are broadcasted on the radio and on television, and are published in the media.