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A-Level Accounting online

Study A-Level Accounting online at a flexible pace, with teacher contact matched to your chosen journey. Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons per subject, and Journey 3 adds two live lessons per week. Inventum is a Cambridge and Pearson accredited online school teaching learners aged 16–18 in more than 50 countries.

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Subjects offered

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What you'll study in A-Level Accounting

The Cambridge Accounting syllabus shown here covers 22 topics. Your exact specification is confirmed before enrolment. Teacher contact and lesson format depend on the learning journey you choose.

Cambridge International AS Level students study the following topics:

  • Finaincial Accounting
  • Types of business entity
  • The accounting system
  • Accounting for non-current assets
  • Reconciliation and verification
  • Preparation of financial statements
  • Analysis and communication of
  • accounting information
  • Cost and Management Accounting
  • Costs and cost behaviour
  • Traditional costing methods

Cambridge International A Level students study all topics in AS and A level courses

  • Financial Accounting
  • Preparation of financial statements
  • Regulatory and ethical considerations
  • Business acquisition and merger
  • Computerised accounting systems
  • Analysis and communication of accounting information
  • Cost and Management Accounting
  • Activity based costing (ABC)
  • Standard costing
  • Budgeting and budgetary control
  • Investment appraisal

How A-Level Accounting is assessed

The Cambridge route shown here has 4 externally marked papers. Exams are sat in person at a suitable registered exam centre. The family arranges registration and pays the centre; paid assistance from Inventum is available separately.

Paper 1 - Multiple Choice

1 hour

Questions are based on sections 1 and 2 of the subject content

Paper 2 - Fundamentals of Accounting

1 hour 45 minutes

Questions are based on sections 1 and 2 of the subject content

Paper 3 - Financial Accounting

1 hour 30 minutes

Questions are based on section 3 of the subject content; knowledge of material from the AS Level subject content is assumed

Paper 4 - Cost and Management Accounting

1 hour

Questions are based on section 4 of the subject content; knowledge of material from the AS Level subject content is assumed

Why study Accounting with Inventum

1-to-1 subject teaching

Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher for every enrolled Accounting subject. Additional sessions can be purchased separately.

Teaching matched to your journey

Journey 2 includes recordings of the precision-teaching lessons. Journey 3 includes those lessons live twice each week for every enrolled subject.

Study at your own pace

No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.

Recognised worldwide

Cambridge and Pearson qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.

Frequently asked questions about A-Level Accounting

Yes. You can take Accounting as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time A-Level programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.

Accounting is assessed through 4 externally marked papers: Paper 1 - Multiple Choice, Paper 2 - Fundamentals of Accounting, Paper 3 - Financial Accounting, Paper 4 - Cost and Management Accounting. Full details are in the assessment section above.

Written exams are taken in person at a suitable registered exam centre. Your family is responsible for finding the centre, registering by its deadline, and paying its fees. Inventum offers a separate paid add-on to help find and communicate with a centre; the centre's own fee is not included.

A-Level Accounting is recognised internationally and supports progression to university applications worldwide.

Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.

Other A-Level subjects

Combine Accounting with any of these — most students take several.

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