One Route. Every Door.

Learning at UWA

One school, one route, from age 3 to university

At United World Academy, learning follows a single, connected route: Cambridge Early Years, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, and then the IB Diploma Programme — with Cambridge International AS and A Levels available as an alternative senior pathway. Students don't change schools or philosophies as they grow; they move through stages that are each built to prepare them for the next.

Every stage shares the same foundation: inquiry over memorisation, feedback that students act on, and a balance between academic rigour and the sport, creativity and responsibility that round out a UWA education.

  • Inquiry over memorisation
  • Feedback students act on
  • Rigour in balance
Primary students drawing in a bright UWA classroom
Students reading together in the UWA library

Age 3

to university

One connected route

The route, stage by stage

  1. Early Years children playing on a trampoline in the garden
    Cambridge Early Years

    Early Years

    Cambridge Early Years, where learning starts through play, conversation and discovery.

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  2. Primary students reading in the library
    Grades 1–5

    Primary Years

    Grades 1–5, Cambridge Primary, building literacy, numeracy and independent habits.

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  3. Middle School students writing in class
    Grades 6–8

    Middle School

    Grades 6–8, Cambridge Lower Secondary, where students learn to analyse, connect and argue.

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  4. Senior students using a microscope in the lab
    Grades 9–12

    Senior School

    Grades 9–12, Cambridge IGCSE followed by the IB Diploma Programme or Cambridge AS and A Levels.

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160+

Countries

Internationally benchmarked

Why the Cambridge Pathway

The Cambridge Pathway is used by schools in over 160 countries and gives UWA students an internationally benchmarked education at every stage, with clear checkpoints for progress and a curriculum built around understanding rather than recall. It is also what allows a smooth transition into IGCSE at Grade 9, and from there into the IB Diploma Programme or Cambridge AS and A Levels — the most widely recognised pre-university qualifications for competitive universities worldwide.

Cambridge Pathway

Early Years to Lower Secondary

IGCSE

From Grade 9

IB Diploma Programme

Grades 11–12

or

Cambridge AS & A Levels

Grades 11–12

Explore each stage in detail, or jump straight to Admissions to start the process.

How to Apply at UWA