ITS Tutorial School has offered top IGCSE Chinese support since 2005. We are the only tutorial school
in Hong Kong also licensed to run the International GCSE exams by Pearson. You can take both
International GCSE and some GCSE subjects as well. Thousands of students have taken private tuition
with our Chinese tutors to date. You can either:
Get one-to-one tutorials to support your school studies
Why choose ITS for Chinese 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
Why study International GCSE Chinese
The IGCSE Chinese course is designed to engage international students and give them skills that will
support progression to further study of Chinese and a wide range of other subjects. The
International GCSE Chinese specification emphasis is on developing students' understanding and
application of the Chinese language,. This subject prepares students for IB and GCE A-levels in
Chinese.
The qualification will also enhance future educational or employment prospects.
Topics – the topics (and related texts) used in the Reading and Writing paper are engaging and
suitable for all students. They are based on contexts that students are likely to encounter and are
diverse in their content. Culturally sensitive and authentic reading and listening texts are used
throughout.
Student selected picture – students will select their own picture as part of the speaking
examination. This empowers the students to confidently prepare for a topic of their choice, and
personalise one element of their examination.
Clear and straightforward question papers - Assessment objectives are assessed discretely, with one
paper assessing Listening, one paper assessing Reading and Writing, and the third paper assessing
Speaking. Our mark schemes are straightforward, so that assessment requirements are clear.
Broad and deep development of skills – the design of the revised International GCSE aims to extend
students’ knowledge by broadening and deepening skills, for example students develop the ability to:
• read for both gist and detail • write in response to a given situation • listen to a complex
argument or discussion, understand the overall message and identify attitudes and opinions •
participate in extended discussion.
The Chinese International GCSE course is for the Edexcel specification and is divided into three
papers, as follows:
Paper 1: Listening
Paper 2: Reading and Writing
Paper 3: Speaking
Progression to A Level
International GCSEs enable successful progression to A Level and beyond.
What are the prerequisites of this course?
There are no prerequisites.
For more information on specific university requirements related to A-levels, please see our International
GCSE FAQ page.
How is the course structured?
You can find the Edexcel course specification here.