Pathways & Accreditation
HIGH SCHOOL PHASES
FOUNDATION PHASE (Grade 7 and 8)
The foundation phase is a two-year programme designed to give students firm grounding in the disciplines of Mathematics, Natural Sciences (Biology, Physics, and Chemistry), and English. In addition to these core subjects, we offer Afrikaans, French, Social Sciences (History and Geography), Economic Management/ Accounting, Art and Design, and Computer Literacy. The students write internally set tests and examinations.
IGCSE PHASE (Grade 9 and 10)
The international General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an international qualification designed to equip students with the skills that leading universities and employers worldwide accept as evidence of academic ability. This course is equivalent to the British GCSE or 0 levels. The students write external examinations which the University of Cambridge Assessment International Education marks. This phase is completed by the students over a period of two years.
AS-LEVEL (Grade 11 and 12)
The Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level is completed over a period of two years and it is equivalent to Grade 11 and 12 of the South African CAPS curriculum. The qualification is conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education (GCE), as well as a school leaving qualification to students who are completing secondary and pre-university education.
A-LEVEL (Post Matric)
Village International Academy offers English First Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and Computer Sciences at A level The A level is a post-matric qualification and can be completed in the same year that the student completes the AS level subjects. Alternatively, the students may opt to enrol for an additional six months, after the AS level subjects are completed, to sit the A level examinations.
Subject choices
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION [IGCSE]
Students take a minimum of 7 subjects:
1. English First Language
2. Afrikaans Second Language AND/OR French Foreign Language
3. Mathematics
4. French
5. Chemistry and Physics
6. Business Studies
7. Accounting
8. Economics or Biology
9. Travel and Tourism
10. Art and Design
11. Computer Science
ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY [AS] LEVEL
Students take a minimum of 5 subjects to obtain an equivalent to a senior certificate with exemption. One subject may be an IGCSE subject with a minimum “C” symbol.
1. English First Language
2. Mathematics
1. Afrikaans Second Language
2. French Foreign Language
3. Physics
4. Chemistry
5. Biology
6. Economics
7. Accounting
8. Business studies
9. Art and Design
10. Computer Science
A-LEVEL (Pre-university level)
1. English Frist Language
2. Mathematics
3. Biology
4. Computer Science
5. Physics
RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATION BY UNIVERSITIES SOUTH AFRICA(USAF)
- 5 subjects should be on the AS level OR
- 4 subjects on the AS level and one on the IGCSE level.
- 2 subjects at A-Level PLUS 3 subjects at IGCSE Level.
- English on the AS level should be a first language, passed with a minimum of a D symbol;
- At least two are language subjects, one being the first language;
- For University admission, candidates must achieve A-Level (A-E grades), AS-Level (A-D grades; and IGCSE level (A–C grades).
- Students must satisfy these requirements over a period of not more than two (2) exam sittings (2 years).
- A total of five subjects, including three IGCSE grades A–C plus two passes at AS Level grades A –D; OR
- A total of seven subjects, including five IGCSE subjects grades A – E plus two passes at AS Level grades A–D;
- Each of these combinations must include English as a first language.
For entry requirements to a specific University, University of technology or College in South Africa or abroad, students must confirm with the institution of their choice. To find the admission requirements online for South African universities, students should look at the ‘international’ admission requirements in each University’s admission documents.