Admission
Internal Candidates If you have successfully completed your GCSE/IGCSE courses of study in the Upper School here, we expect you to be able to make the transition to our Sixth Form. However, in making your A Level choices, remember to choose subjects that you enjoy, that you are good at and that are in line with your intentions for higher education. All students must have at least six GCSEs (including a minimum of 3 A/7, and 3 B/6 including English Language and Mathematics). New subjects: If you intend to take a new subject in the Sixth Form, you should have done well at GCSE/ IGCSE level in an equivalent subject. The School’s policy is that we would normally expect a student to have a B/6 or higher at GCSE or IGCSE in the relevant subject or its near equivalent unless there are mitigating factors. An A/7 is preferable, however, and in a number of subjects such as Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, Mathematics and Modern Foreign Languages it is the expectation of the school that a student achieves at least an A/7 at GCSE or IGCSE. This is to ensure that the student’s knowledge and skills are at a sufficent level to allow access to the subject in the King Edward’s Sixth Form and to offer the realistic prospect of a successful outcome at A Level. Advice: Talk to your subject teacher before committing yourself to a particular A Level, and talk to your tutor about your intended combination of Sixth Form courses. Other sources of advice are Dr Thomas, Head of Upper School, Mr Culver, Director of Sixth Form, Mrs Millar, Director of Higher Education and Mrs Mandley, Head of Careers. Studentships (financial support) are available: Please contact the Bursar for more information.
External Candidates If you have successfully completed your GCSE courses of study at your present school, we expect you to be able to make the transition to our Sixth Form. However, in making your A Level choices, remember to choose subjects that you enjoy, that you are good at and that are in line with your intentions for higher education. All students must have at least six GCSEs (including a minimum of 3 A/7, and 3 B/6 including English Language and Mathematics). New subjects: If you intend to take a new subject in the Sixth Form, you should have done well at GCSE level in an equivalent subject. The School’s policy is that we would normally expect a student to have a B/6 or higher at GCSE in the relevant subject or its near equivalent unless there are mitigating factors. An A/7 is preferable, however, and in a number of subjects such as Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, Mathematics and Modern Foreign Languages it is the expectation of the school that a student achieves at least an A/7 at GCSE. This is to ensure that the student’s knowledge and skills are of a sufficient level to allow access to the subject in the King Edward’s Sixth Form and to offer the realistic prospect of a successful outcome at A Level. Senior members of staff and subject specialists will interview Sixth Form candidates at the beginning of March. As a result of these interviews, and on the basis of a candidate’s potential GCSE results, either conditional or unconditional offers of a Sixth Form place may be made. A limited number of bursaries are available and these are dependent on family financial circumstances. There are also some non means-tested scholarships for students from the maintained sector who plan to study either Chemistry or Biology.
Transition from Lower to Upper Sixth The continuation of a subject into the Upper Sixth is dependent on achieving a pass grade in the Lower Sixth examinations. Students must study a minimum of three courses to full A Level.
General queries about the Sixth Form curriculum should be addressed to Dr Waymark either by emailing bmw@kes.hants.sch.uk or by calling 023 8070 4561.
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