Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)

City Academy is proud to have become accredited to offer Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) courses, the first school in Utah to achieve this status.  This accreditation is an important statement about the rigor and opportunities provided by the curriculum at City Academy.  Our students are able to pursue challenging and stimulating courses and may now receive certification through internationally recognized and prestigious examinations.

Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international qualifications for high school students.  Its courses are globally renowned for their high academic standards and also for being engaging, relevant and up to date.  Newsweek magazine included Cambridge International Advanced courses in its rankings of the top high schools in the United States. 

Why did City Academy choose to offer Cambridge International Exams?

• CIE provides courses geared specifically for ninth and tenth graders which are excellent preparation for future study at the Advanced level.  Students earn the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) for successfully completing these exams.
• Cambridge Advanced courses demand higher levels of analytical thinking and generally provide a better balance between breadth and depth of study than Advanced Placement courses. 
• We see a happy marriage between CIE courses and City Academy’s distinctive approaches to learning that include our longstanding commitment to investigative, active, community-centered learning.

The AICE Diploma

Students who pass six CIE advanced level examinations with at least one from each of the three groups – Mathematics and Sciences, Languages, and Arts and Humanities – will earn an Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma from Cambridge.  Advanced level exams passed are recognized for college creidt simimlarly to AP and IB exams