IX IGCSE

SYLLABUS FOR TERM 2 EXAMINATION February-March 2025

Name of the
Topic/Unit/Theme Paper with detail Duration Marks
subject

First Paper 1- Paper 1- Reading 2h 80

Language ● Comprehension
English ● Summary Paper 2- Writing 1h 40
● Vocabualry
● Writer’s Effect
● Directed Writing

Paper 2- Composition Writing

Literature in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Paper 1 (Poetry and 1h 30m 50

English Poems by Kayo Chingonyi: Prose)
1. The Colour of James Brown’s Scream
2. Fisherman’s Song Two questions on
3. Broomhall two texts: one poetry
4. Some Bright Elegance and one prose
5. The N Word
6. (I.) Curfew
7. Waves
8. Kumukanda
9. A Proud Blemish
10. Grief

Hindi as a पठन तथा लेखन कौशल प्रश्नपत्र 1- पठन व लेखन 2h 60

second ● अर्थग्रहण हे तु पठन (पठन कौशल)
language प्रश्नपत्र 2- श्रवण 45m 30
● भावग्रहण हे तु पठन (पठन कौशल)
● टिप्पणी लेखन (पठन कौशल)
● साराां श लेखन (लेखन एवां पठन कौशल)
● प्रयोजनमूलक लेखन (लेखन कौशल)
● रचनात्मक लेखन (लेखन कौशल)

श्रवण कौशल
Foreign Les visites Paper 1- Listening 30m 28
language ● Les projets d’avenir..Si…
French ● Au parc d’attraction Paper 2- Reading 1h 45
● Chez une famille française
● Aux magasins Paper 4- Writing 45m 34

La vie scolaire Paper 3- Speaking 5-6 40

● La routine et les règles (Will be done in minutes
● Comparer les systèmes scolaires class) for each
● Internet student

Food
● Meals and eating habits
● Vegetarisme

Foreign Topic Areas - Paper 1- Listening 45m 28

Language Everyday activities
Spanish Personal and social life Paper 2- Reading 1h 30
The international world
World around us Paper 4- Writing 45m 35
World of art
● Self, family, friends, home, colors, clothes, Paper 3- Speaking 5-6 40
leisure (Will be done in minutes
● Time, food, drink, human body, health, travel, class) for each
transport student
● Countries, nationalities, languages, customs,
traditions, customs
● People, places, natural world, environment,
climate and the weather
● Education, communications and technology
● Grammar: Tenses, sentence structures,
phrasal verbs, adverbs, connectors, etc.
Vocabulary, interrogatives
● Writing – Letter, Email, Article, Short
paragraph
Additional Please note that some concepts from International Paper 1 (Non-Calc) 2h 80
Mathematics Mathematics may also be tested in the Additional Section A - 30 marks
Mathematics section due to content overlaps. (International Maths)
Section B - 50
International Mathematics
marks(Additional
Arithmetic
Maths)
● Rational and Irrational numbers
● Representation of recurring decimals in the
Paper 2 (Calc) 2h 80
form of p/q
Section A - 30 marks
● Estimation and approximationUpper and
(International Maths)
Lower Bounds
Section B - 50 marks
● Standard Form Representation
(Additional Maths)
● Understanding of Ratio and Proportion
● Change Percentage and Applications
● Speed, Distance and Time Applications
● Simple Interest and Compound Interest
Applications
● Generalization questions on above topics with
numbers replaced with variables
Algebra
● Linear equations in two variables
● Quadratic expressions
● Quadratic equations
● Factorization
● Solution to Quadratic Equations by
Factorization, Completing the Squares, and
using Discriminant
● Graphical Representation of Polynomial
Equations
● Direct and inverse variation
● Constructing Equations from Word Problems
and solving them.
● Algebraic fractions, and working with such
expressions, changing the Subject of the
Expression
● Inequalities
 ● Graphical representation of inequalities
● Solving inequalities

Additional Mathematics
● Geometry - Polygons, Congruence,
Similarity, Circle Theorems, Surface Areas
and Volumes.
● Coordinate Geometry - Parallel and
Perpendicular Lines, Distance formula,
equation of a line, Gradients and Intercepts.
● Set Theory
● Functions - Linear, Quadratic and Cubic;
Graphs and their key characteristics,
Sketching.
● Linear and Quadratic Inequalities
● Solving simultaneous Linear and nonlinear
equations.
● Remainder and Factor Theorems.
● Trigonometry.
● Absolute functions - Graphing, Solving
algebraically and graphically.
● Logarithms, Exponential functions and their
Applications.
● Binomial Theorem.
● Sequences and Series.
● Vector Geometry.
● Permutations and Combinations.
● Circular Measure- Arc lengths and Area of
the Sector of a circle.

International Numbers Paper 02 (Non Calc) 1h 50

Mathematics E 1.1 Types of Numbers
E 1.2 Sets Paper 04 (Calc) 1h 50
E 1.4 Fractions Decimals and Percentages
E 1.6 The Four Operations Paper 06 1h 30
E 1.3 Powers and Roots
E 1.7 Indices -I
E 1.8 Standard Form
E 1.9 Estimation
E 1.10 Ratio and Proportion
E 1.11 Rates
E 1.12 Percentages
E 1.13 Use of Calculator
E 1.5 Ordering/ rounding/ Estimation
E 1.14 Time
E 1.15 Money
E 1.16 Exponential Growth and Decay
E 1.17 Surds

Algebra
E 2.1 Introduction to Algebra
E 2.2 Algebraic Manipulation
E 2.3 Algebraic Fractions
E 2.4 Indices-II
E 2.5 Equations- Simple Linear
Equations- Simultaneous
Equations- Quadratic
Equations- Calculator
E 2.6 Inequalities
E 2.7 Sequences- Linear
Sequences- Quadratic
Sequences- Cubic
Sequences- Exponential
Sequences- Combination
E 2.8 Proportion- Direct
Proportion- Inverse

Coordinate Geometry
E 4.1 Coordinates
E 4.2 Gradient of Linear Graphs
E 4.3 Length and Midpoint
E 4.4 Equations of Linear Graphs
E 4.5 Parallel Lines
E 4.6 Perpendicular Lines
 Mensuration
E 6.1 Measures
E 6.2 Area and Perimeter
E 6.3 Circles Arc and Sectors
E 6.4 Surface Area and Volume- Planes, Cuboid
Surface Area and Volume- Cuboid, Prism
Surface Area and Volume- Cylinder
E 6.4 Surface Area and Volume- Sphere
E 6.4 Surface Area and Volume- Sphere
E 6.4 Surface Area and Volume- Pyramid
E 6.4 Surface Area and Volume- Cone
E 6.5 Compound Shapes and Parts of shapes

Trigonometry
E 7.1 Pythagoras Theorem
E 7.2 Right Angled Triangles
E 7.3 Exact Trigonometric Values- Special Angles
E 7.4 Non Right Angled Triangles- Sine Cosine Rules
E 7.5 Non Right Angled Triangles- Area of Triangles
E 7.6 Pythagoras Theorem and Trigonometry
E 7.6 3D- Trigonometry

Computer Chapter 1 : Data Representation Paper 1 & 2 1h 45m 75

Science Chapter 2 : Data Transmission (Structured Paper)
Chapter 3 : Hardware
Chapter 4 : Software
Chapter 5 : The Internet and its uses
Chapter 6: Automated and emerging Technologies
Chapter 10: Boolean Logic

Coordinated Biology Paper 2 (MCQs) 40m 40

Science Enzymes
Human nutrition Paper 4 (Theory) 2h 120
Transport in plants
Transport in animals
Diseases and Immunity
Gas exchange
 Respiration
Chemistry
C1 States of matter (C1.1,1.2)
C2 Atoms, elements and compounds (2.1-2.7)
C3 Stoichiometry (3.1,3.2)
C4 Electrochemistry (4.1,4.2)
Physics
P1 Motion
P2 Energy, work and power
P3 Thermal physics
P4 Properties of waves

Physics Motion, forces and energy Paper 2 (MCQs) 45m 40

1.1 Physical quantities and measurement
techniques Paper 4 (Theory) 1h 15m 80
1.2 Motion
1.3 Mass and weight Paper 5 (Practical) 30 min 15
1.4 Density
1.5 Forces
1.6 Momentum
1.7 Work, energy and power
Thermal effects
2.1 Kinetic particle model of matter
2.2 Thermal properties and temperature
2.3 Transfer of thermal energy
Waves
3.1 General properties of waves
3.2 Light (only reflection of light)
3.3 Electromagnetic spectrum

Chemistry Topic 1. States of matter Paper 2 (MCQs) 45m 40

1.1 Solids, Liquids and Gases
1.2 Diffusion Paper 4 (Theory) 1h 15m 80
Topic 2. Atom, Elements and Compounds
2.1 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Paper 5 (Practical) 30 m 15
2.2 Atomic Structure and periodic Table
2.3 Isotopes
2.4 ions and Ionic bonds
2.5 Simple molecules and covalent bonds
2.6 Giant covalent structures
2.7 metallic Bonding
Topic 3. Stoichiometry
3.1 Formulae
3.2 Relative masses of atoms and molecules
3.3 The mole and the Avogadro constant
Topic 5. Chemical Energetics
5.1 Exothermic and Endothermic reactions
Topic 6. Chemical Reactions
6.1 Physical and Chemical Changes
6.2 Rates of reaction
6.3 Reversible reactions and equilibrium
Topic 8: The periodic Table
8.1: Arrangement of elements
8.2: Group 1 Properties
8.3 Group 7 Properties
8.4 Transition Elements
8.5 Noble gases
Topic 9: Metals:
9.1 Properties of metals
9.2 Uses of metals
9.3 Alloys and their properties
9.4 Reactivity series
9.5 Corrosion of metals
9.6 Extraction of Metals
Topic 12 Experimental Techniques and Chemical
Analysis
12.1 Experimental design
12.2 Acid–base titrations
12.3 Chromatography
12.4 Separation and Purification
Biology ● Characteristics and classification of living Paper 2 (MCQs) 45m 40
organism
● Enzymes Paper 4 (Theory) 1h 15m 80
● Human nutrition
● Transport in plants Paper 5 (Practical) 30m 15
● Transport in animals
● Diseases and immunity
● Gas exchange in humans
● Respiration
● Excretion in humans

EVM Chapter 1: Rocks and minerals and their exploitation Paper 1 1h 45m 80
Chapter 2: Energy and the environment
Chapter 3: Agriculture and the environment
Chapter 4: Water and its management

History Paper 1 Paper 1 2h 60

Key Q1: Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
Key Q2: To what extent was the League of Nations a Paper 4 1h 40
success?
Depth Study:
Germany: The Nazi regime
(a) How effectively did the Nazis control Germany,
1933–45?
(b) What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?

Paper 4:
Depth Study: Germany
The Nazi regime
(a) How effectively did the Nazis control Germany,
1933–45?
(b) What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?

Economics Section 1 Paper 1 (MCQ) 45m 30

1 The basic economic problem
1.1 The nature of the economic problem Paper 2 (Structured 1h 45m 70
1.2 The factors of production paper)
 1.3 Opportunity cost
1.4 Production possibility curve (PPC) diagrams

2 The allocation of resources

2.1 Microeconomics and macroeconomics
2.2 The role of markets in allocating resources
2.3 Demand
2.4 Supply
2.5 Price determination
2.6 Price changes
2.7 Price elasticity of demand (PED)
2.8 Price elasticity of supply (PES)
2.9 Market economic system
2.10 Market failure
2.11 Mixed economic system

3 Microeconomic decision makers

3.1 Money and banking
3.2 Households
3.3 Workers
3.4 Trade unions
3.5 Firms
3.6 Firms and production
3.7 Firms’ costs, revenue and objectives
3.8 Market structure

Business Section 1 Understanding Business Activity Paper 1 1h 15m 60

Studies Chapter 4 Types of Business organisation
Chapter 5 Business objectives and stakeholder Paper 2 40m 20
objectives

Section 2 People in business

Chapter 6 Motivating employees
Chapter 7 Organisation and Management
Chapter 8 Recruitment, selection and training og of
employees
Chapter 9 Internal and External communication
 Section 3 Marketing
Chapter 10 Marketing,competition & the customer
Chapter 11 Market Research
Chapter 12 The marketing mix: product
Chapter 13 The marketing mix: price
Chapter 14 The marketing mix: place
Chapter 15 The marketing mix: promotion

Art & Design Concept-driven work Practical Painting 3 hours 60

● Working with a theme, setting an intention Task
● Exploring resources
● Developing ideas through investigation
● Presenting a personal and coherent visual
response during a 3 hour sit-down exam.

Global Component 2 - Individual Report Will be done during regular lessons.

Perspectives Component 3 - Team Project