It is a global organization that supports professionals working with students transitioning from secondary school to higher education. It facilitates global interaction among counsellors and institutions, supporting students in their journey to higher education while promoting ethical and socially responsible practices.

Core Values:

• Student-centered approach
• Ethical guidance aligned with NACAC standards
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Collaborative knowledge-sharing

Cambridge programmes combine an emphasis on mastering subjects in depth with the development skills for study and work in the future. The focus on deep subject knowledge as well as conceptual understanding helps students make links between different aspects of a subject. Students are encouraged to develop higher order thinking skills - problem solving, critical thinking, independent research, collaboration and presenting arguments. These are transferable skills that will last a lifetime, preparing students for their future lives.

Cambridge Global Perspectives is a unique, transformational programme that helps students at every stage of school education develop outstanding transferable skills, including critical thinking, research and collaboration.

Cambridge qualifications are accepted and valued by universities around the world, including MIT, Harvard and Cambridge. 

They are recognised as qualifications that prepare and equip students with the skills that are needed to succeed both at university and beyond. Universities tell us that they value the independent research and critical thinking skills, as well as the deep subject knowledge that these qualifications bring.

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) qualifications are comparable to the UK GCSE, with appropriate international content and assessment that will enable successful progression for learners.  Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs are studied in over 80 countries worldwide and in independent schools in the UK. Aimed at learners aged 14-18, they provide the skills and knowledge needed to progress to A Levels, International A Levels, BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business onto university and into employment. 

Find out more about university progression with International GCSEs.

Why choose Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs

The qualifications have been designed in collaboration with subject experts, teachers and university professors, to ensure that the content and assessment methods are appropriate and will enable successful progression for learners. The content is appropriate for learners with international topics and the use of culturally sensitive, local contexts where possible. This is to ensure that these qualifications are even more relevant and engaging for students around the world, allowing for learning in a local context to a global standard. 

AQA offers a range of qualifications specifically designed for international British curriculum schools through a joint venture with Oxford University Press, Oxford International AQA Examinations.

These qualifications are also recognised by leading universities worldwide. The International GCSEs and A-levels have been independently evaluated by, as being to the same standard as the British GCSEs and A-levels accredited by the UK examinations regulator, Ofqual. By adopting the British GCSE 9-1 grades, our students’ results will be reported in exactly the same way as students studying in the UK, and in line with top performing education systems around the world. The list of universities that recognise these qualifications include leading Universities such as Oxford University, the Ivy League in the USA, the Group of Eight in Australia, and the Russell Group in the UK.

Diyafah International School is proud of being COBIS.

Membership means that a school has met the rigorous standards set by the Council of British International Schools in areas such as safeguarding, governance, student welfare, and quality of education. For membership, it shows that the school is not only following best practices but is also regularly reviewed to ensure it provides a safe, well-managed, and high-quality environment for its students. In short, COBIS compliance is a mark of trust, accountability, and excellence for any school within the COBIS global community.