87% GCSE pass rate*
Payments
6 months
Deposit
£62
Total Price
£290
Start anytimeSupport till summer 2023 results
ExamsJanuary 2023, May/June 2023
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Our uniquely flexible online Biology course means that even if you're working full-time or caring for family, you can fit learning around your busy life.
You'll study living things of every size across both the plant and animal kingdoms. You’ll also take a wider perspective, looking at ecology, the environment, and biological resources.
Your IGCSE Biology will be a stepping stone to further education, a fulfilling career - and a better future.
You don’t need any previous qualifications to take this course.
If English is your second language, we recommend you have an IELTS 5.5 or equivalent, but we’re happy to review your case on an individual basis.
This course will teach you the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Biology syllabus (4BI1).
You’ll cover 5 units:
For details of what you’ll learn on each unit, download the IGCSE Biology course guide.
Please note that you’re responsible for booking your exams.
You’ll arrange to sit them at a school or college roughly 6 months before your chosen exam date.
The IGCSE Biology (4BI1) exams consist of two written papers:
Your exam fees aren't included in the course cost as you'll pay these directly to your exam centre.
‘I thoroughly enjoyed studying with ICS Learn. Online learning gave me the option to study when I had time, usually lunchtimes, weeknights and weekends. The tutor support was fantastic. It gave me incredible new confidence!’
- Catherine Truman
‘I received an A*. ICS Learn have been fantastic. I was able to complete the Biology course in my spare time and felt supported every step of the way. And it was fun learning again!’
- Anne Marie Bolitho
‘I achieved an A! The Biology course was extremely easy to access and very user-friendly. Online learning allowed me to completely change my career and my life, and I would recommend it to everyone and anyone.’
- Alice Pughe
We’re the world’s most experienced online learning provider, having been pioneers in flexible distance learning for 130 years.
We’re also the UK’s most trusted GCSE provider, with a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5 from more than 4000 independent reviews.
Our flexibility, unlimited support, and interest-free payment plans make it easy to shape learning around your life.
That’s why every year, we help thousands of students like you get the GCSEs they need to succeed.
An IGCSE is an International GCSE. They’re offered in many independent and private schools in the UK, and are recognised globally as equivalent to GCSEs.
We teach them for some subjects because they’re assessed mainly through exams, not coursework, so they’re better suited to online learning.
Yes, it’s exactly the same.
You’ll sit the same exams at the same time as all the other IGCSE students in the UK, and you’ll receive the same results, transcript and qualification.
Your IGCSE will be accepted by colleges, universities and employers worldwide as equivalent to a GCSE.
Right away! There’s no need to wait until September to enrol – you can begin your course at any time.
Once you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started by the next working day.
You'll also have unlimited lifetime access to our Career Hub, giving you thousands of resources to help you impress employers, master critical business skills, and build your dream career. It includes:
You can take a sneak peek at the Career Hub by signing up here.§
Roughly 6 months before your chosen exam date, you should book your place at an exam centre to take the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Biology (4BI1) exams.
Your exam centre could be a school or college that's also submitting its own students for the exam, or it could be a private exam centre. Our partner centre, Tutors & Exams, has five exam venues across England and offers various discounts to ICS Learn students.
Edexcel publish a list of exam centres that accept private candidates. This won’t cover every available centre, so if there’s nothing shown in your area, we recommend contacting local schools and colleges directly.
Your exam fees aren’t included in the course cost as they’re paid directly to the exam centre. They’ll vary depending on which centre you choose.
If you’d like to pay in full, you can enrol online using the ‘Add to Basket’ button at the top of the page.
If you’d like to set up an interest-free payment plan, get in touch with our GCSE Advisors on 0800 015 3326.
If you have any disabilities which you think might affect your studies or assessments, please tell your Course Advisor before you enrol so we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs.
* Pass rate based on all ICS Learn IGCSE Biology students’ results in 2021.
§Access to the Career Hub is unlimited for as long as ICS Learn provides the Career Hub service.