As part of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge International offers a continuous, progressive academic pathway for ages 5 to 19. With its English-focused, broad and balanced curriculum, it prepares our students strongly for the world’s leading universities.
The Cambridge education system is an integrated approach delivered across the primary, secondary and high school stages, developed by Cambridge International, part of the University of Cambridge. The Cambridge Pathway provides a structured, progressive framework in which each stage builds on the one before it.
The programme is English-focused: subjects such as Science and Mathematics are taught in English and aligned with global standards. The broad and balanced curriculum develops deep subject knowledge, independent thinking and, through internationally recognised qualifications, academic confidence, all together.
Gökkuşağı Schools is among the select schools that deliver this system comprehensively and successfully. The Cambridge programme is delivered under authorisation across all eight of our campuses.
Our campuses are official schools authorised by Cambridge International, part of the University of Cambridge, delivering the Cambridge curriculum and hosting international Cambridge examinations. This accreditation is an independent assurance that our curriculum, our teachers’ expertise and our assessment processes meet international standards.
Some schools simply add Cambridge coursebooks to a local curriculum. An accredited Cambridge school operates under official UK authorisation; a student does more than read a book, joining a recognised global pathway with an official student identity.
The claim “we use Cambridge books” is, more often than not, an English-heavy lesson. Without international accreditation, an official student identity or UK-based assessment, it offers no global academic validity.
Our campuses are official centres accredited by Cambridge International, part of the University of Cambridge. Students are enrolled in the global Cambridge register and sit UK-based Checkpoint assessments and international examinations.
Global recognition, a broad and balanced curriculum, continuous assessment and bilingual education; the four foundations that make the programme exceptional.
Cambridge qualifications are recognised by more than 2,670 universities worldwide and by countless employers, opening international doors for students.
It offers a wide range of subjects, science and mathematics foremost among them, developing deep knowledge together with critical thinking.
Each student’s progress is monitored regularly through Checkpoint tests, which provide international benchmarking, and through in-class assessment.
With intensive foreign-language teaching it offers a bilingual approach, taking Science and Mathematics to a global standard by teaching them in English.
The difference between an accredited Cambridge school and one that merely uses Cambridge resources determines the global validity of your child’s diploma.
| Feature | Gökkuşağı Cambridge | School using coursebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Official Cambridge accreditation | Yes, an accredited centre | No, coursebook use only |
| International Student Identity | Yes | No |
| UK-based Checkpoint assessment | Yes, assessed in the UK | No, local only |
| Global Perspectives course | Part of the curriculum | No |
| Cambridge laboratory protocols | Yes | No |
| A directly valid global diploma | A-Level diploma (+ MEB) | MEB diploma only |
Cambridge education consists of four stages that build on one another, from primary school through to the end of high school. Each stage prepares the student soundly for the next.
The years in which strong foundations are laid, above all in English, Mathematics and Science. Curiosity and a culture of reading grow strong at an early age.
Primary CheckpointThe stage where academic depth increases and independent study and research skills develop. International benchmarking is carried out with Checkpoint.
Lower Secondary CheckpointWith Cambridge IGCSE, the world’s most widely taken international high school qualification, students build their own profile from more than 70 subjects.
IGCSEWith Cambridge International AS & A Level, deep subject expertise and independent thinking. The strongest academic gateway to university.
AS & A LevelIn collaboration with İstanbul Gelişim University, an internationally accredited and uninterrupted educational ecosystem reaching from kindergarten to doctoral level.
A solid foundation with Cambridge Primary
Cambridge · A-Level diploma
Transition with Cambridge diploma priority
The academic journey continues
The assessment process goes beyond the local. This independence ensures that your child’s achievement is impartial and internationally valid.
Students sit examinations on our campus under rigorous supervision that meets official Cambridge standards.
Exam papers are not marked by local teachers; they are sent securely to Cambridge Assessment’s centre in the United Kingdom and evaluated objectively.
The student receives an international progress report that positions their performance against a world standard, not just their class.
Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS & A Level qualifications are accepted as equivalent to the UK GCSE and A Level by the world’s leading universities. Independent evaluations confirm this equivalence as well.
In 99 countries, more than 2,670 universities formally recognise Cambridge qualifications. Around 95 percent of AS & A Level students go on to university education.
A Cambridge education develops not only academic knowledge but a learner identity that lasts a lifetime.
Confident in their knowledge, they question ideas and defend their views openly while respecting others.
They take responsibility for their own learning and set goals, valuing collaboration and integrity.
They understand themselves as learners and care about both the process and the outcome of learning.
They are ready for new, future-facing challenges and produce creative solutions.
They are intellectually and socially engaged and eager to make a difference.
Students who complete the Cambridge journey continue their education at universities across the world.
Most of the Mathematics and Science topics I covered in my first year at university, I had already studied in the Cambridge A Level programme while in high school.
Cambridge A Level Mathematics and Physics gave me a very comfortable start in the architecture department.
The Cambridge A Level Statistics course raised my grades at university. The multinational classroom made it easy for me to adapt.
The experimental laboratory work in Chemistry and Biology was a great help in my practical courses at university.
My English improved enormously; I passed the ITU proficiency exam and started directly in the first year without a preparatory year.
Let us send our dossier to your email, explaining how accredited Cambridge education works, the global validity of the A-Level diploma and the pathway to university.
The Cambridge Pathway covers ages 5 to 19 across four stages: Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge Upper Secondary (IGCSE) and Cambridge Advanced (AS & A Level). Each stage builds on the one before it.
The Cambridge programme is delivered under authorisation across all eight of Gökkuşağı Schools’ campuses: Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Istanbul (Ataşehir, Bahçelievler, Bahçeşehir, Beylikdüzü) and İzmir.
Cambridge IGCSE is the world’s most widely taken international high school qualification, for ages 14-16. Students build a broad and balanced academic profile by choosing from more than 70 subjects. At the end of the qualification they receive an internationally recognised certificate.
Cambridge International AS & A Level is accepted as equivalent to the UK A Level by the world’s leading universities. It builds deep subject knowledge and independent thinking, and is considered a strong academic reference in the application process at many universities.
Checkpoint tests are international benchmarking assessments taken at the end of primary and lower secondary school. They show a student’s strengths and areas for development in English, Mathematics and Science. They are not a formal graded exam but a guiding tool for comparison.
Yes. While our students follow our strong national curriculum, the Cambridge programme enriches it with an international academic framework. The two structures complement each other, and the student gains both a nationally and an internationally recognised grounding.
The Cambridge International A-Level is a qualification recognised worldwide in pre-university education. At many universities abroad it allows direct application, going beyond local equivalence or foundation-year requirements.
Through our collaboration with Istanbul Gelişim University, we offer an uninterrupted academic corridor stretching from kindergarten to doctoral level. The Cambridge diploma provides priority and ease in the transition to university within this corridor; our students may continue their education at home or abroad, as they wish.
Fill out the form and our advisors will call you about how the programme works, the admissions process and campus options. The Cambridge programme is offered at all of our campuses.
Alongside Cambridge, discover our IB programmes as well; together we will find the right path for your child.