Prime Highlights-
- Cambridge International AS and A Level entries climb 5 percent worldwide, with nearly 368,000 students receiving results across 3,492 schools.
- Cambridge rolls out on-screen exams for the first time, with Egypt and Saudi Arabia among the earliest adopters.
Key Facts-
- More than 2,500 universities worldwide recognize Cambridge International AS and A Levels, extending acceptance beyond traditional markets.
- Regional conflict disrupted exams for nearly 30,000 Middle East students, prompting Cambridge to apply its Portfolio of Evidence contingency method.
Background-
Cambridge International Education students in 3,492 schools received their June 2026 results today. Entries for AS and A Levels grew 5 percent compared with last year, and nearly 368,000 students were part of that count. The numbers add to a broader pattern of rising interest in qualifications that feed into university admissions.
Over 2,500 universities recognize these qualifications, prized for building subject knowledge alongside independent thinking and problem-solving ability. Recognition now stretches well past traditional markets like the UK, US, Canada and Australia, with universities in a wider mix of countries taking in Cambridge learners.
Rod Smith, Group Managing Director for International Education at Cambridge, congratulated the students and linked rising numbers to the qualification’s blend of subject depth and skills that universities and employers want, predicting the credential would grow even more valuable as AI reshapes the world.
Conflict-driven school closures across parts of the Middle East kept roughly 30,000 students from sitting exams safely. Schools turned to Cambridge’s Portfolio of Evidence, a backup method grading students on a body of work reviewed by Cambridge examiners, with universities accepting results awarded this way.
Waseem Al Hanbali, Cambridge’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, thanked schools and teachers for pushing through tough conditions to keep students moving forward.
The series also brought Cambridge’s first on-screen exams across multiple subjects, with Egypt and Saudi Arabia among the first adopters. Cambridge now serves close to two million students yearly, backed by over 160 years in international education.
