Cambridge IGCSE Core English as a Second Language 0465 Syllabus - Use this syllabus for exams in 2024, 2025 and 2026

Oct 23, 2026

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Cambridge IGCSE Core English as a Second Language 0465 syllabus for centres in Egypt outlines the exam framework for 2024, 2025 and 2026, including availability in June and November and the versioning for administrative use. It explains the programme rationale and key benefits, then provides a structured overview of aims, content, assessment objectives, papers for reading/writing and listening, and guidance on entries, accessibility and equality, and post-exam use of grades. It also directs users to page 23 for syllabus changes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages24

Reading Time1 h 0 min

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Why choose this syllabus?

Key benefits

Syllabus overview

Aims

Content overview

Assessment overview

Assessment objectives

Subject content

Reading

Writing

Listening

Glossary of text types

Details of the assessment

Paper 1 – Reading and Writing

Paper 2 – Listening

What else you need to know

Before you start

Making entries

Accessibility and equality

After the exam

Changes to this syllabus for 2024, 2025 and 2026

Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE™ Core English as a Second Language 0465 for centres in Egypt Use this syllabus for exams in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Exams are available in the June and November series. Version 1 Please check the syllabus [page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0465](page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0465)[ ](page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0465)[to see if this syllabus is available in your administrative zone.](to see if this syllabus is available in your administrative zone.) For the purposes of screen readers, any mention in this document of Cambridge IGCSE refers to Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education. Why choose Cambridge International? Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work. Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research. They provide a strong platform for learners to progress from one stage to the next, and are well supported by teaching and learning resources. Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualifications for school education and to be the world leader in this field. Together with schools, we develop Cambridge learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged – equipped for success in the modern world. Every year, nearly a million Cambridge students from 10 000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their future with the Cambridge Pathway. School feedback: ‘We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.’ Feedback from: Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University, USA Quality management Cambridge International is committed to providing exceptional quality. In line with this commitment, our quality management system for the provision of international qualifications and education programmes for students aged 5 to 19 is independently certified as meeting the internationally recognised standard, [ISO 9001:2015. Learn more at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001](ISO 9001:2015. Learn more at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001) © Cambridge University Press & Assessment September 2022 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press & Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents Why choose Cambridge International? ........................................................................ 2 1 Why choose this syllabus? ........................................................................................ 4 2 Syllabus overview ....................................................................................................... 7 Aims 7 Content overview 7 Assessment overview 8 Assessment objectives 8 3 Subject content .........................................................................................................10 Reading 11 Writing 12 Listening 13 Glossary of text types 14 4

FAQs

When and for which years is this Cambridge IGCSE 0465 syllabus valid?

Exams are available in the June and November series, and this syllabus is for exams in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

What are the assessment papers included in the syllabus?

The assessment includes Paper 1 – Reading and Writing and Paper 2 – Listening.

How should centres check whether the syllabus is available for their administrative zone?

Centres are instructed to check the syllabus page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0465 to see if the syllabus is available in their administrative zone.

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