Cambridge International A Level · Cambridge International

Cambridge International A Level, taught as a real class.

Pick a subject, from Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and more, and any topic on its syllabus. Your tutor teaches it slide by slide, out loud, with classmates, quick checks and notes at the end.

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See how it works

Watch a tutor work through a question.

Say what you're studying, choose a tutor, then work through your homework step by step, take a quick quiz or call your tutor. This one is IGCSE Maths, and every subject works the same way.

The essentials

How Cambridge International A Level works

Grading
AS Level is graded a to e. The full A Level is graded A* to E.
Routes
Take AS Level on its own, take the full A Level in one series, or stage it: AS in the first year, the rest of the A Level later.
Exam series
June and November, plus March for schools in India.

From Cambridge International’s published information, checked 2026-10-20. Official source

Command words

Know what the question is asking.

Each question starts with a command word that tells you what kind of answer earns the marks. These are Cambridge International’s own definitions. Ask your tutor to practise any of them.

Calculate
work out from given facts, figures or information
Describe
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
Determine
establish with certainty
Evaluate
judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
Explain
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
Identify
name/select/recognise
Justify
support a case with evidence/argument
Show (that)
provide structured evidence that leads to a given result

FAQ

Cambridge International A Level questions, answered.

Yes. Tell your tutor whether you’re working on AS or A Level content and it pitches explanations and questions to match.

Yes. In the sciences, ask about Paper 3 skills like recording and processing data, and practise planning and evaluating experiments for Paper 5.

The exam coach marks answers against what mark schemes reward, says how many marks it would get, and shows what to add. Use it alongside your teacher’s marking.

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