- What is the difference between the IGCSEs in Combined Science and Coordinated Science?
- What is the difference between Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science and England combined science qualifications (e.g. OCR Combined A or Combined B)?
- Have there been many changes to the new Combined Science 0653 syllabus for 2025 to 2027?
- I also teach single award sciences at my school, what are the main differences in content?
- What are the recommended number of teaching hours for IGCSE Combined Science 0653? And should this time be split equally between the 3 sciences?
- What is the difference between IGCSE Combined Sciences Core and Extended?
- Can students take dictionaries into IGCSE Combined Science examination?
- Is there an option available which doesn't involve any assessment of practical skills?
- My candidates are doing the Alternative to Practical paper, so what practical work do they need to do?
- Where can my school buy microscope slides with specimens?
- Where can I find resources to help deliver the practical skills necessary to teach IGCSE Combined Science?
- I cannot get the exact equipment or materials specified in the Confidential Instructions, but I can obtain something similar. Am I allowed to adapt the experiment at all?
- Can I take a practical paper if I am a private candidate?
- Can my students sit Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science 0653 with Cambridge IGCSE Biology 0610, Chemistry 0620, Physics 0625, or Co-ordinated Science 0654?
- Do you know of any extra resources to help my teaching of mathematical ideas in science?
- Do candidates get a Periodic Table in every paper? Can we provide candidates with additional periodic tables to save time in an exam?
- Will my students receive the ‘Notes for use in qualitative analysis’ in their exam papers?
- Will my students be provided with a formula sheet in the exam?
- Can candidates use the term 'rate of reaction' instead of 'speed of reaction'?
- For displayed formulae do I need to write in the hydrogen atoms, or can I just draw "sticks"?
- What is the difference between "state" and "suggest" when used at the start of a question?
- Will candidates be penalised if they make a spelling mistake in a scientific term or name?
- Science practical exam FAQs