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Introduction

 

Pupils can be admitted at any age from 11 to 18, depending on the availability of places in the appropriate year group. The placement of pupils in years 7 to 11 is determined at an interview, by mutual agreement between parents and Headmaster, and by considering the performance of the pupil in an entrance test. Prospective Sixth-Form students are assessed on the basis of their results in GCSE, or equivalent, examinations.

 

Applications from overseas students at GCSE (ages 14-16 years) and A-level (ages 16-18+ years and also termed Sixth Form) are welcomed. At ECUS we are committed to providing quality teaching and learning.

The Sixth Form provides a two- or in some cases a three-, year course leading to the GCE A-level examinations. The large majority of pupils choose three or four subjects to study throughout the two year period. In order to embark on an A-level course, we usually recommend that a pupil should posses a minimum of three GCSE subjects at grade C or above. Pupils wishing to enter the Sixth Form, who have not achieved this, are encouraged to follow the three-year option, concentrating mainly on GCSE subjects in the first year of the course. Certain pupils have, in the past, found this to be highly beneficial, and have progressed with great success to A-levels and then on to university.

Pupils usually take four subjects in the first year, leading to the AS qualification, and then continue with three of these subjects leading to full A-level in the second year. However, the scheme is flexible and other routes are possible.