Our qualifications offer a pathway to renowned higher education institutions and exciting job opportunities.
More than 3.4 million students study our qualifications worldwide. Our International A levels and BTECs are recognised by leading universities across the world. Through our work with higher education stakeholders and employers, we ensure qualifications equip learners with the skills they need to enhance their employability.
Programmes such as the Extended Project and Global Citizenship allow learners to pursue their interests while building the skills for future success.
iProgress is our international academic pathway based on the latest UK national curriculum. It delivers a consistent learning journey for students aged 3 to 18 with fully integrated curriculum support, teaching and learning resources and assessment via our world recognised Pearson Edexcel iPrimary, iLower Secondary, International GCSE and International A level qualifications.
"I would recommend Pearson Edexcel IALs as the information is very up-to-date. The course was rigorous and enabled me to think critically to stretch myself further."
Joseph Kah Seng, Medicine undergraduate,
International Medical University, Malaysia
"It is like a global passport; it offers me recognition and I can go anywhere with my Pearson Edexcel qualifications."
Nikita Jha, Pearson Edexcel International GCSE student, Sayfol International School, Malaysia
"We really like that the Pearson Edexcel curriculum encourages her and teaches her how to think, not what to think. It has revealed her own character, which prepares her for what might lie ahead of her.”
Mother of Denise, International GCSE student, Potterhouse School, Kenya
"...with Pearson (Edexcel) International A levels I can literally do anything. You can study in hundreds of countries and it always counts – I mean, I will have British A levels!”
Malenka, International A level student, Academia International School, Zurich
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Pearson is the UK's largest awarding body; each year we mark over 9 million exam scripts on behalf of the UK Department for Education and more than 3.4 million students study our qualifications worldwide. Our heritage stretches back over 150 years and our first examinations were awarded in 1905.
Pearson Edexcel delivers the most accurate exam results in the UK with 99.2% of grades accurate on results day (2017 data). Our examiners mark one anonymised question at a time, submitting marks as they go to removes potential bias based on a student's answers to previous questions.
We are developing onscreen assessment solutions that have the power to be truly transformative for today’s learners. We are uniquely placed to do this because we have extensive experience of delivering digital assessments around the world.
Take a look at our #examsspelledout videos, they're super-short explains of how different aspects of exams marking and grading work designed to shine a light on the assessment process and post-results support for students, parents and carers.
This guide for parents explains how to get the best from your child's Pearson Edexcel education from early years stage through to international A levels.
Your child's education is in safe hands: Pearson qualifications are studied by more students than than those from any other awarding organisation.
This guide for parents and students in the Middle East explains why a learning pathway with Pearson international qualification is the best route to success.
Pearson Edexcel International A levels are widely recognised by universities worldwide for entry onto undergraduate degree programmes.
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