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ITS Tutorial School has offered top A-level Chemistry support since 2005. We are the only tutorial school in Hong Kong also licensed to run the A-level exams by Pearson. You can take both International A-levels and some GCE subjects as well. Thousands of students have taken private tuition with our Chemistry tutors to date. You can either:

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Why choose Edexcel A-level Chemistry?

This course aims to give you the skills to:

  • Develop essential knowledge of how Chemistry applies to the economy, society, and other sciences
  • Understand how Chemistry is applied in contemporary contexts:
    • Climate change
    • Green chemistry
    • Pharmaceuticals
    • Chemical research
  • Develop laboratory skills in Chemistry

This qualification is 100% externally assessed by examination and has a modular structure, with three exam sessions each year in October, January and June (not all subjects are available in each exam session). A table of the course structure can be found at the bottom of the page.

Why choose ITS for tuition or full time study ?
  • Value for money
  • Easy accessibility – all lessons can be taken either here at our school or online
  • Flexible learning – choose when, where and how you learn
  • Individualized for YOU – pick and choose from our add-on services according to your needs
  • Fully qualified and experienced teachers from an official centre
  • Latest specifications – we are an official centre for this qualification
  • Full support services – our counsellors can guide you through the course and on to the next step
  • The course content may be relevant to a variety of exams (SATII, IB, AQA, OCR, CIE) and school study. See the unit description for more detail on the content
What are the prerequisites of this course?

First and foremost, to study an IAL in Chemistry you must have an interest in the natural world, an enquiring mind, and the ability to analyse data and results from experiments. You do not need to have completed a formal qualification in chemistry before, but previous study in chemistry in Chemistry is recommended. Skills in applying simple mathematical operations, such as logarithms and interpreting functions and graphs are required. Previous study of other natural sciences, especially physics and biology, is helpful but not necessary.

What can I do with an A-level in Chemistry?

You can go on to university courses like an honours degrees in Chemistry, or go on to degrees like Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Zoology, Environmental Science or Medicine. An A-level in Chemistry also opens the doors to BTEC vocational qualifications in Applied Biology, Applied Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or Healthcare Science.

The skills learned by studying Chemistry are relevant to many careers, like toxicology, forensic science, pharmacology, medicine, research science, environmental management, and analytical, synthetic, and physical chemistry.

For more information on specific university requirements related to A-levels, please see our A-levels FAQ page

For more information on applying to UK universities, see our UCAS page.

If you are an international student taking A-levels the basic offer is made for 3 A-level subjects. It is very important when choosing these subjects that you understand what options you will have for university when the time comes. ITS has a long-established, highly experienced counselling team who can help you make these decisions and plan your academic course. But to start with, try out this excellent tool from the Russel Group which helps you experiment with your subject choices. Then come and see us.

How is the course structured?

You can find the Edexcel course specification here.

The course consists of six units – three IAS and three IAL units. Units 1, 2, 4, and 5 are theoretical units. Unit 3 covers the practical, laboratory applications of material from Units 1 and 2 and Unit 6 contains practical material from Units 4 and 5.

Find our FAQ's for Edexcel International A-levels here.

Topic and assessment overview

IAL Chemistry topics at a glance 
IAS Unit 1. The Core Principles of Chemistry

  • Formula, Equations and Amount of Substance
  • Energetics
  • Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
  • Bonding
  • Introductory Organic Chemistry

IAS Unit 2. Application of Core Principles of Chemistry

  • Shapes of Molecules and Ions
  • Intermediate Bonding and Bond Polarity
  • Intermolecular Forces
  • Redox
  • The Periodic Table – Groups 2 and 7
  • Kinetics
  • Chemical Equilibria
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Mechanisms
  • Mass Spectra and IR
  • Green Chemistry

IAS Unit 3. Chemistry Laboratory Skills I Alternative

  • Content from Units 1 and 2 with focus on practical applications
    • Qualitative observations
    • Quantitative measurements
    • Preparations

IAL Unit 4. General Principles of Chemistry I – Rates, Equilibria, and Further Organic Chemistry

  • How Fast? – Rates
  • How Far? – Entropy
  • Equilibria
  • Application of Rates and Equilibrium
  • Acid/Base Equilibria
  • Further Organic Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy and Chromatography

IAL Unit 5. General Principles of Chemistry II – Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry

  • Redox and the Chemistry of the Transition Metals
  • Organic Chemistry – Arenes, Nitrogen Compounds, and Synthesis

IAL Unit 6. Chemistry Laboratory Skills II Alternative

  • Content from Units 4 and 5 with focus on practical applications
    • Qualitative observations
    • Quantitative measurements
    • Preparations

Assessment 
Assessment in January, May-June and October

  • External assessment: written examination
  • Unit raw marks:
    • Units 1 and 2 have 80 raw marks each
    • Units 4 and 5 have 90 raw marks each
    • Units 3 and 6 have 50 raw marks each
  • Raw marks from each unit are then weighted:
    • Units 1, 2, 4, and 5 are each 20% of the total IAL marks
    • Units 3 and 6 are each 10% of the total IAL marks
  • Examination time:
    • Units 1 and 2 are 1 hour and 30 minutes each
    • Units 4 and 5 are 1 hour and 40 minutes each
    • Units 3 and 6 are 1 hour and 15 minutes each

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