International A Level tutors, unit by unit.

Pearson Edexcel’s post-16 qualification for ages 16–19, available only to students outside the UK. Pearson describes it as “globally recognised qualifications which open doors to top universities worldwide” with “a modular structure, yet remain comparable to GCE AS/A levels”. Units are examined in January, June and October, banked, and cashed in for an IAS or a full IAL.

It depends on the subject. Biology, Chemistry and Physics are six units (the IAS is units 1–3); Business, Economics, English Language and Literature, Geography, History, Psychology and IT are four units (IAS is units 1–2); Accounting is two. Mathematics is three units for the IAS (P1, P2 plus M1, S1 or D1) and six for the full IAL (P1–P4 plus two applied units).

The International AS is graded A–E and the full International A Level A*–E; individual units are graded A–E with U for unclassified. To be awarded an A*, a student needs a grade A overall and “90% or more of the available uniform marks from their IA2 units” — in Mathematics, at least 180 of the 200 uniform marks across P3 and P4.

Yes — any unit, in a later series. Pearson: “Any unit can be resat by a candidate. The better of their two most recent non-absent attempts at an IAL unit will be available for aggregation to a qualification grade.” The exception is IAL Mathematics, where the best available unit result counts, however many times a unit is sat.

Yes. Pearson states that the “International AS contributes 50% to the IAL grade or can be a standalone qualification”. Units are banked under the student’s candidate number across series, and a student who has already claimed the IAS may still resit IAS units before cashing in for the full IAL. Pearson does not publish a fixed time limit in its current manual.

Three times a year: “International A Level (IAL) is offered in January, May-June (Summer) and October each year.” Not every unit runs in every series — in Mathematics, all units are examined in January and June but only P1–P4, M1, M2, S1 and S2 in October — so the unit plan matters. Entry deadlines for 2026/27 fall on 28 August 2026, 16 October 2026 and 21 March 2027.

Yes, grade for grade. Oxford states that “International A-levels (offered by Cambridge Assessment International Education, Pearson Edexcel and OxfordAQA) are recognised as equivalent to UK GCE A-levels on a grade-for-grade basis”, and Cambridge and Manchester say the same. The IAL does not attract UCAS Tariff points, so offers are made in grades, such as AAB.