lower secondary

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Cambridge Lower Secondary

Designed to enhance the skills imbibed in the Cambridge Primary and to strengthen the core values laid out by Cambridge, the Cambridge Lower Secondary is the bridge between the Cambridge Upper Secondary (Grades 9 and 10). The Cambridge Lower Secondary allows the flexibility to integrate national curricula alongside an international education. There is also a Checkpoint exam at the end of Grade 8 to determine a learner’s progress in English, Mathematics, Science, Art and Design before they move on to the Upper Secondary Programme. It is not mandatory to take these subjects at the end of Grade 8 but helps learners and teachers assess themselves and their learners respectively by way of extensive diagnostic feedback from Cambridge Assessment International Education.

The Lower Secondary curriculum at DPS International is taught in Grades 6, 7 and 8 and is the preparatory stage where skills are learnt for the later stages of the Cambridge Pathway as well as for life. These grades enable a learner to understand the subjects being studied and make informed choices for the IGCSE and A Level programmes that they will progress to. The subjects taught at DPS International involve the core subjects of English, Mathematics, Sciences – Physics, Chemistry, Biology, apart from Social Sciences – History, Geography, English Literature, Second Language – Hindi and French, Third Language – Sanskrit, French, German and Spanish, Information Technology, Computer Science, Art and Design as well as Music, Dance and Physical Education. The curriculum is largely based on the Cambridge Lower Secondary and examinations are based on papers modified from the Upper Secondary Programme or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE).