All UAE GCSE, IGCSE Results, 2023 – Live!

With the big news around A Level results being the reduction in the number of students achieving the highest grades, expectations are that I/GCSE results will follow a similar trend.  

This is due to the decision by the UK Government’s England-based Department of Education to aim for a return to grade boundaries that were in effect in 2019, before the Covid 19 pandemic. 

Jo Saxton, the Chief Regulator at Ofqual (the Office for Qualifications), said:

"We expect that overall results  for 2023 will be much closer to pre-pandemic levels than those of 2022.

This means that results in 2023 will be lower than 2022". 

Details released by the Joint Council for Qualifications today have revealed that whilst there has been a 3.4% increase in the number of exam entries compared to 2022 (to 5.9 million), as anticipated, the overall  grades awarded have shown a downward direction.

This year, 22%  of awards were at Grades 9-7 (A*-A), compared with 26.3% a year ago. The difference in Grades 9-4 (A*-C) is more marked, with a reduction from 73.2% achieving the pass grades in 2022, whilst only 68.7% have done so this year.

So why do I/GCSE results - taken two years prior to the school leaving A Levels, (or IB Diploma in some UAE schools) - matter? 

I/GCSEs are used as an indicator of how well a student may do at A Level or other post-16 qualification.  Some Sixth Form departments will not admit students for particular subjects unless they have achieved a good pass (Grades 7 or 6 – the equivalent to A or B at IGCSE) in that subject.  This is particularly true for subjects needed for highly competitive university courses such as Medicine and Chemical Engineering, where top results in English, Maths and Sciences are required. 

If students’ grades are mostly 4s or 5s, (Cs at IGCSE) studying A Levels may not be an option at all; and it may be better to consider a vocational option, such as a BTEC Level 3 qualification, instead. 

Regardless of the subjects students may wish to study at A Level, the majority of UK university courses require at least a Grade 4 or 5 (C) in English and Maths.  If students do not achieve those grades at the first attempt, many schools also offer the option of resits, at least for English and Maths, in November or January each year, and these subjects can be studied alongside A Levels. However, students may need to wait until Summer 2024, if there are more subjects involved.

In any event, students should not let their I/GCSE results deter them from applying to the university courses they want when the time comes – strong A-Level results can outweigh weaker I/GCSE results. 

Bear in mind, when looking at this table, that there are a number of factors which will affect the results of each school.

These include:

• is the school selective, or does it have students of all abilities? 
• how large is the school cohort - a larger cohort is likely to include a wider ability range. 
• how diverse is the school subject offering and how many examinations are students entered for?
• Is there data missing? This may be a sign that the school may be unwilling to share a complete picture (often related to student cohort size).

I/GCSE results 2023 - Live Data

Find out how UAE students have performed this year in our ongoing updates of I/GCSE results throughout the day...

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Al Salam Community School
Amity International School 
British School Al Khubairat
Deira International School
Dubai College
Dubai English Speaking College
Hartland International School
Jumeirah English Speaking School 
Nord Anglia International School Dubai
Pristine Private School
Regent International
Safa Community School
Sharjah English School
St. Mary's Catholic High School Muhaisnah
Sunmarke School
The English College
The Sheffield Private School

Aldar Academies:
Al Ain British Academy
Bateen World Academy
Cranleigh Abu Dhabi
Mamoura British Academy
Yasmina British Academy

Bloom Education:
Brighton College Dubai
Brighton College Abu Dhabi
Brighton College Al Ain

Excella:
Repton School Abu Dhabi
Repton School Dubai

GEMS Education:
GEMS Education (all schools)
GEMS Cambridge International School Abu Dhabi
Cambridge International School Dubai
GEMS Cambridge International School Sharjah
GEMS Firstpoint School
GEMS Founders School 
GEMS Founders School Mizhar
GEMS Jumeirah College 
Our Own English School Al Ain
GEMS Metropole School
GEMS National School Al Barsha
GEMS New Millennium School Al Khail
GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail
GEMS Wellington Academy Dubai Silicon Oasis
GEMS Wellington International School
GEMS Wellington School Qatar
GEMS Westminster School Ras Al Khaimah
GEMS Winchester School Dubailand
The Westminster School Dubai
The Winchester School Dubai
Wesgreen International School

Taaleem:
Dubai British School Emirates Hills
Dubai British School Jumeirah Park
Jebel Ali School

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Table of I/GCSE results 2022