The Cambridge IGCSE Accounting syllabus introduces learners to the theory and concepts of accounting and the ways in which accounting is used in a variety of modern economic and business contexts. Learners focus on the skills of recording, reporting, presenting and interpreting financial information and build an ideal foundation both for further study and for a future career within the profession.
Cambridge IGCSE Accounting requires about 130 hours of study. The number of hours needed may vary depending on your previous experience of the subject.
We do not expect learners starting this course to have previously studied Accounting.
Students studying Cambridge IGCSE Accounting take two papers in a single examination series.
Paper 1 | Duration | Weighting |
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Multiple Choice | 1 hour 15 minutes | 30% |
Paper 2 | Duration | Weighting |
Structured Written Paper | 1 hour 45 minutes | 70% |
All students who complete the appropriate courses at Cambridge Online Academy are eligible to sit exams like the International GCSEs or A/AS Levels through Cambridge International. But while students can do all of their learning online at home, we cannot administer exams online. To sit exams, students must travel in person to one of 10,000 Cambridge International Exam Centres located in 160 countries around the globe.
But we’re here to help. We’ll provide you with all the necessary exam codes you need to present to the exam centre, and any other pertinent information you need to know to get your child signed up correctly. Also, as part of the initial information, we provide during the pre-enrolment process, you’ll receive contact information for all the Cambridge International Exam Centres in your area. Once you’ve ensured that the exam centre of your choice offers the specific exam level your child needs, the exam centre will arrange accommodations for your child and give you detailed information on obtaining the results.
The fee for Cambridge International GCSE Accounting can be paid in monthly or termly instalments.
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The syllabus engages students with the relevance and applicability of accounting in real-world contexts. Students will explore the role and responsibilities of the accountant, and study areas such as financial accounting and cost and management accounting.
Studying this subject helps students to understand, apply, analyse and evaluate accounting information to help decision-making in business and communicate information to stakeholders. These transferable skills are an ideal foundation for further study and a career within accounting or related professions.
Cambridge International AS Level Accounting requires about 180 hours of study, and Cambridge International A Level Accounting requires about 360 hours of study. These figures are for guidance only. The number of hours needed may vary depending on your previous experience of the subject.
We recommend that students who are beginning this course should have previously completed a Cambridge International GCSE course in Accounting.
It is also necessary that all A-Level students have IGCSE English Language or the equivalent at Grade C/4 or above.
Students studying AS Level Accounting only take two papers out of four in a single examination series.
Students studying A Level Accounting take all four papers.
Paper 1 | Duration | AS Level | A Level |
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Paper 1 (Multiple Choice) | 1 hour | 28% | 14% |
Paper 2 | Duration | AS Level | A Level |
Paper 2 (Fundamentals of Accounting) | 1 hour 45 minutes | 72% | 36% |
Paper 3 | Duration | AS Level | A Level |
Paper 3 (Financial Accounting) | 1 hour 30 minutes | - | 30% |
Paper 4 | Duration | AS Level | A Level |
Paper 4 (Cost and Management Accounting) | 1 hour | - | 20% |
All students who complete the appropriate courses at Cambridge Online Academy are eligible to sit exams like the International GCSEs or A/AS Levels through Cambridge International. But while students can do all of their learning online at home, we cannot administer exams online. To sit exams, students must travel in person to one of 10,000 Cambridge International Exam Centres located in 160 countries around the globe.
But we’re here to help. We’ll provide you with all the necessary exam codes you need to present to the exam centre, and any other pertinent information you need to know to get your child signed up correctly.
Also, as part of the initial information, we provide during the pre-enrolment process, you’ll receive contact information for all the Cambridge International Exam Centres in your area. Once you’ve ensured that the exam centre of your choice offers the specific exam level your child needs, the exam centre will arrange accommodations for your child and give you detailed information on obtaining the results.
The fee for Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting can be paid in monthly or termly instalments.
For more information about Fees and Discounts, please click here.
For more information about Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting, please click here.