GCSE Courses?

At Ealing College Upper School we offer a wide range of subjects so as to provide students a good breadth of disciplines within their chosen programme.

At Ealing College Upper School the path to your GCSE course commences at year 9 (age 14) where you will follow a common curriculum. In years 10 and 11 pupils follow a course leading to the Key Stage 4 GCSE examinations usually in 9 or 10 subjects, some of which are optional. At ECUS pupils study English, Maths, a foreign language (French or Spanish or Mandarin) and two or three sciences (from Chemistry, Physics and Biology). In order to study a balanced curriculum, pupils chose a “Social” subject; and either Art, Music; or a technical subject (e.g. Business studies); plus another subject.

GCSE Subjects on offer at Ealing College Upper School

Other GCSE Courses

ONE YEAR RE-TAKE

This one year course is designed for students who have already followed a GCSE course before but now want to improve their grades. In the past, students have come to ECUS to take between five or six subjects on this demanding one year re-take course. Students who have not followed a GCSE course before but wish to pursue a one year course may do so but only after an initial interview to assess whether the candidate is able to cope with the workload and the corresponding coursework.

INTENSIVE COURSES

A number of courses are runs from September to November. In general it is only suitable for those students who do not want to re-sit the coursework component since the amount of time available is very little. For subjects on offer, please phone the School Secretary for more details.