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Edexcel International A‑level Chemistry YCH11
Online Tuition
Six modular units, three exam series a year, and two written practical papers most families don't plan around. We tutor unit by unit - physical, inorganic, organic and the practical-skills papers - to the exact combination your child is taking.
How we teach Edexcel International A‑level Chemistry at Tuition Highway
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
Find the gaps
A diagnostic against the syllabus topics tells us what's secure and what isn't, so we teach the gaps rather than the whole book.
Teach weekly, one to one
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Practise like the exam
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
Matched with a tutor who knows this syllabus
Expert, vetted Edexcel International A-level Chemistry tutors who have taught the YCH11 specification. Past-paper work is reviewed against published mark schemes, so your child can see where marks are awarded and where they are being lost. UK-qualified teachers are available on request as a premium option.
Taught YCH11
Not "edexcel international A-level chemistry in general" - this syllabus, this tier and these papers.
Reviews work against the mark scheme
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Built for online teaching
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
Consistent across the term
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
Edexcel International Chemistry: six units, banked and resat across three series a year
The qualification is fully modular. Four theory units and two practical-skills units make up the full International A-level, each a standalone written exam that can be banked and resat toward the final grade. Practical skills are assessed on paper, not at the bench.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
IAS - UNITS 1-31
Structure, Bonding & Intro to OrganicWCH11
Structure, bonding and introductory organic chemistry
1h 30m
80 marks / 20%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
2
Energetics, Group Chemistry, Halogenoalkanes & AlcoholsWCH12
Energetics, group trends and further AS organic
1h 30m80 marks / 20%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
3
Practical Skills in Chemistry IWCH13
Written practical chemistry, titration technique and error analysis
1h 20m50 marks / 10%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2 - UNITS 4-64
Rates, Equilibria & Further Organic ChemistryWCH14
Kinetics, equilibria and further organic chemistry
1h 45m90 marks / 20%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
5
Transition Metals & Organic Nitrogen ChemistryWCH15
Transition metals, spectroscopy and organic nitrogen chemistry
1h 45m90 marks / 20%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
6
Practical Skills in Chemistry IIWCH16
Written practical chemistry including multi-stage experiment analysis
1h 20m50 marks / 10%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
International AS (Units 1-3) is worth 50% of the International A-level.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
IASUNITS 1-3Structure, Bonding & Intro to Organic
WCH11
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Structure, bonding and introductory organic chemistry
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Energetics, Group Chemistry, Halogenoalkanes & Alcohols
WCH12
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Energetics, group trends and further AS organic
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Practical Skills in Chemistry I
WCH13
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Written practical chemistry, titration technique and error analysis
- DETAILS
- 1h 20m50 marks / 10%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2UNITS 4-6Rates, Equilibria & Further Organic Chemistry
WCH14
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Kinetics, equilibria and further organic chemistry
- DETAILS
- 1h 45m90 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Transition Metals & Organic Nitrogen Chemistry
WCH15
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Transition metals, spectroscopy and organic nitrogen chemistry
- DETAILS
- 1h 45m90 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Practical Skills in Chemistry II
WCH16
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Written practical chemistry including multi-stage experiment analysis
- DETAILS
- 1h 20m50 marks / 10%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
International AS (Units 1-3) is worth 50% of the International A-level.
Units can be sat in January, June and October, and any unit can be resat. Data Booklet provided for Units 2, 4 and 5.
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2025 - 2027- Structure
- 6 modular units
- Theory units
- Units 1, 2, 4 & 5
- Practical units
- Units 3 & 6 (written)
- Each series
- January / June / October
- Grading
- A*-E (IAS: a-e)
- Provided
- Data Booklet (Units 2, 4, 5)
100% written assessment. The practical-skills units still carry 20% overall, and the harder IA2 organic/inorganic content is where the top grades are usually decided.
What the Chemistry syllabus covers
These are the main syllabus strands your child is expected to cover. We teach all of them, starting with the gaps that are costing marks first.
Tuition stays aligned to the exact paper or unit structure, so revision time goes where the marks actually move.
Formulae, equations & the mole
Atomic structure & the Periodic Table
Bonding & structure
Introduction to organic chemistry
Energetics
Group chemistry
Halogenoalkanes & alcohols
Kinetics
Equilibria & acid-base
Further organic chemistry
Transition metals & complexes
Organic nitrogen chemistry
Analysis & spectroscopy
Practical skills
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Questions parents ask about Edexcel International A‑level Chemistry
Which units does my child take for Edexcel International A-level Chemistry?+-
Six units: Units 1, 2, 4 and 5 are theory papers, and Units 3 and 6 assess practical skills by written exam.
Is Edexcel International Chemistry modular?+-
Yes. Each unit is a standalone exam that can be banked across sessions and resat to improve the grade.
How is the practical assessed?+-
By written exam, in Units 3 and 6. There is no separate lab exam.
How is it graded?+-
The full International A-level is graded A* to E; International AS is graded a to e.
When are the exams?+-
Units are available in January, June and October.
Is a data booklet provided?+-
Yes, for Units 2, 4 and 5.
What if the tutor isn't the right fit?+-
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the unit-by-unit progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
Can you help us choose between Edexcel and Cambridge Chemistry?+-
Yes. The chemistry overlaps heavily; the difference is structure - Edexcel's bankable modular units with written practical papers, versus Cambridge's papers-together model with a live lab exam.