A-Level Maths in Muscat is mostly a progression problem. Students arrive from IGCSE 0580, from Additional Mathematics 0606, or with Edexcel IAL units already banked, and the grade is usually decided by the step from Pure 1 to Pure 3, where calculus and differential equations take over from comfortable algebra. Lessons follow the Cambridge 9709 and Edexcel IAL syllabuses used across Muscat's international schools, among them British School Muscat, Muscat International School and Downe House Muscat. Students log in from Al Khuwair, Bausher, Azaiba, Madinat Sultan Qaboos and Ruwi. IAL students also have a January sitting, so resit planning for a weak unit starts from the first lesson, not after results day.