ESCS as a Cambridge Examinations Centre

El Shaddai Christian School offers a venue for private candidates to write their Cambridge examinations:

 

  • IGCSE examinations in May and November
  • HIGCSE examinations in October
  • AS / A level examinations on request in May / June and November

 

We offer:

 

  • A comfortable, quiet venue
  • A professional invigilator
  • Scripts sent by courier to CIE
  • Prompt notification of results
  • Friendly advice
  • A study room for candidates who are waiting for an examination session
  • A laboratory for candidates who take a Science practical component
  • Reasonable fees (CIE exam fee plus an administrative fee to cover courier fees and invigilation costs).

 

 

The 2004 HIGCSE & IGCSE Afrikaans examination.

 

Application process:

1. Candidates complete the Enquiry Form for private candidates of CIE examinations and fax it to ESCS by Friday 8 February 2008 for the June 2008 IGCSE / AS Level examinations, and by Friday 30 May 2008 for the October 2008 HIGCSE examinations. Enquiry forms for the November 2008 session AS Level and IGCSE examinations must reach ESCS by Thursday 31 July 2008.

2. Computer printouts of the subjects requested and the estimated exam fees, produced by the CAMEO program at ESCS, will be sent to candidates to check.

3. Candidates confirm their details by signing the Entry Confirmation Form and making a payment for the quoted examination and administration fees.

4. ESCS uploads the confirmed CAMEO electronic file to CIE.

5. Late entries, at an extra cost, are still possible for a limited period of time.

6. CIE sends the official Statements of Entry to ESCS to forward to candidates for checking, as well as a list of examination rules.

7. ESCS sends the final examination timetable to candidates.

Costs for examinations written in the period 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008:

CIE entry fee per IGCSE subject: 22.10 GBP

CIE entry fee per HIGCSE subject: 22.10 GBP

CIE entry fee per AS / A2 level subject: 18.90 GBP

CIE entry fee per full A level subject: 30.75

CIE once – off entry fee per session per candidate writing AS / A level subjects: 8.85 GBP

ESCS administrative fee per IGCSE paper: R50

ESCS administrative fee per HIGCSE or AS or A level paper: R75

 

Example: A candidate entering for HIGCSE Biology will be entered for 3 component papers. Assuming that the rand / pound exchange rate is 1 GBP = 14.50 Rand, ESCS will invoice him / her for  (22.10 X 14.50) + (3 X R75) = R545.45 for the Biology examination entry. Therefore, the entry for a set of 5 HIGCSE subjects will cost approximately R2727.

 

Entry fees will always fluctuate according to the exchange rate and an individual quote will be given to each candidate, once they have submitted an enquiry form.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO OFFER THE FACILITY FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES TO WRITE THEIR CIE EXAMINATIONS. WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER CANDIDATES DISTANCE TUITION, OR PHOTOCOPIES OF SYLLABUSES AND EXAMINATION PAPERS. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT HOME-SCHOOLED CANDIDATES REGISTER WITH A DISTANCE STUDY INSTITUTION FOR GUIDANCE IN PREPARING FOR THEIR EXAMINATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

Ø      British International Distance College

Ø      Theocentric Christian Education

Ø       Brainline