International GCSE
Swahili (2017)
Listed for June 2027 only; optional speaking endorsement
The 2026/2027 International GCSE entry manual p.31 lists 4SW1 ordinary, E and ET options as No in November 2026 and Yes in June 2027. Issue 4 February 2026 of the specification identifies E as an optional separately reported speaking endorsement, not a second qualification grade.
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Examination-year entries: 2026–2027
Pearson Qualifications Information Manual 2026/2027 - International GCSE · pages 31 ↗
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Award codes and required units
- 4SW1 · Swahili · International GCSE
4SW1/01 Reading, Writing and Translation and 4SW1/02 Listening. Optional 4SW1/E spoken language endorsement is reported separately and does not contribute to the overall 9-1 grade.
Listed award series: June 2027.
Teaching: Planned.
Paper and unit entry options
- 4SW1 · Swahili (Papers 1 & 2)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4SW1 · E · Swahili (Papers 1 & 2 and Speaking Component)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4SW1 · ET · Swahili (Papers 1 & 2 and Speaking Component transferred from previous series)
Listed series: June 2027.
- These rows are checked against the November 2026/June 2027 manual window. Each option lists its own series; no later availability is inferred.
- Entry availability does not establish individual eligibility or a centre's willingness/capacity to enter the candidate. Private-candidate eligibility and approved-centre arrangements remain unverified.
- Teaching and books remain incomplete; specialist approval and formal assessment validation remain incomplete.
- A transferred option carries forward the component specified in the entry-table title from a previous series; the manual p.2 requires retaking all written units for a linear retake. This review does not establish an individual candidate's carry-forward eligibility.
- E and ET require the optional speaking endorsement arrangements; they do not create additional International GCSE award identities. Centre assessment/monitoring provision remains unverified.
- Speaking is optional for Swahili, unlike Chinese, French, German and Spanish. The separate spoken-language result is an endorsement alongside the same 4SW1 qualification, not another award in this count.
Specification edition checked
Official specification · Issue 4 ↗
Issue 4, February 2026. Award identities, components and assessment constraints checked on physical pages 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 31, 33. Full syllabus-topic teaching, practice and book mapping remain incomplete.
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