Cambridge English Language Assessment exams are known and recognised by schools, universities, private and public sector employers all over the English-speaking world.
Success in a Cambridge English exam provides you with an internationally recognised certificate showing the level you have attained in English.
In Rwanda, we currently offer Cambridge English First (FCE). However, we offer the Cambridge Exams listed below on demand:
General English exams
- Cambridge English: KEY (KET) and Key for Schools (KETfS)
- Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) and Preliminary for Schools (PETfS)
- Cambridge English: First (FCE) and First for Schools (FCEfS)
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
- Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
Young learner exams
- Cambridge English: Starters
- Cambridge English: Movers
- Cambridge English: Flyers
Business English exams
- Cambridge English: Business Preliminary (BEC Preliminary)
- Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage)
- Cambridge English: Business Higher (BEC Higher)
Legal and financial
- Cambridge English: Legal (ILEC)
- Cambridge English: Financial (ICFE)
Teaching qualifications
- Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)
Information for schools and institutions
Cambridge exams for schools and institutions
Our relationship with schools and foreign language Centres is of great importance to us.
Put your school on the map with exams from the British Council. Find out how you can partner with us for the promotion and delivery of UK exams in Rwanda.
We can connect you with respected UK exam boards offering the world’s most respected international qualifications, helping students find better careers and further education opportunities. Your students’ success improves your school’s reputation.
We’ll offer support and advice at every step to ensure your exams run smoothly and safely. You can even access a range of international programs for teachers and link your school with institutions abroad.
Find out more below.
Becoming a Cambridge Associate School
Want to know how to offer British Council exams through your school or institution? Find out more about the benefits of becoming an attached centre. Become a British Council Associate School and join a global learning network of thousands of ambitious schools and institutions.
As an Associate School, you can offer world-renowned exams from Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). This can boost your profile and reputation, while making it convenient for students to sit exams in the same venue as they are taught*. You can also benefit from co-branding your centre with the British Council and the exam board.
The British Council will:
•help to organize registration
•handle all exam administration
•offer support and advice for students and teachers
•ensure the security of all exam venues
•Be on hand to help teachers and principals where needed.
HOW TO BECOME AN ASSOCIATE SCHOOL
If you are interested in becoming an Associate School please contact the British Council office.
GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION FORM
The British Council inspects GCE schools that want to register themselves with the Cambridge International Examinations. The general guidelines for affiliate institutions are listed below.
The school must be a high quality teaching institution with awareness of the responsibilities involved in becoming an affiliated GCE teaching center. The school needs to be registered with the local Department of Education.
YOUR INSTITUTION SHOULD ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS:
Staff
•Teachers should have a first degree or equivalent, plus a minimum of three years’ full-time, relevant teaching experience.
•Senior academic staff should possess a Master’s degree or equivalent, and at least five years’ full-time, relevant teaching experience.
•All teachers should be able to display a sound knowledge of their subject. Foreign language teachers must also have an appropriate command of the relevant language.
Science and laboratories
•A school teaching all three science subjects should have a minimum of two good laboratories.
•The laboratories should be well equipped for teaching the three science subjects, including appropriate apparatus and stocks of chemicals. Students should be able to work on their own individual apparatus during practical work.
•Laboratory staff should have received appropriate training, and be aware of health and safety issues i.e. they should be trained in First Aid and the lab should have a fire extinguisher installed in working order.
•All labs should be well ventilated, appropriately lighted and should have ceiling fans or air conditioners as well as exhaust fans.
Download the Cambridge Guide to Planning Practical Science in Schools.
Library
•The library collection must reflect the range of subjects taught.
•The reference section should contain a sufficient number of titles for students to prepare assignments and coursework.
•Library staff should have received appropriate training, and be aware of the resources available.
Computer laboratories
•The computer lab should be equipped with modern computer systems and accessories.
•If the school intends to run computer based tests in its laboratory, the equipment must meet the minimum specifications required.
•There should be sufficient computers to allow students to work at each workstation in pairs.
Classrooms
•The classrooms must be spacious, well ventilated and have a source of natural light.
•Classroom furniture should be of appropriate quality, suited to the age groups being taught and light enough to be easily moved.
•All students must be able to read from the whiteboard or blackboard with ease.
•Classrooms should be well decorated with relevant charts and posters. Notice-boards should be covered in colored cloth or paper and appropriately labelled.
•A member of staff should be responsible for a weekly check of notice-boards.
•Audio visual equipment should be available.
•Class sets of dictionaries should be available.
Health and safety
•An appropriate number of staff should have received training in First Aid.
•Fire extinguishers must be provided, and fire drills must be held on a regular basis.
If you are interested in taking a Cambridge English exam, please contact us for details.
If you are a school and are interested in offering Cambridge exams, you can find out more within our information for schools section.