sixth form

Final secondary school

Sixth form is the final two years of secondary education in British schools, typically for students aged sixteen to eighteen preparing for A-level examinations and university admission.

A sixth-form college offers this stage of education independently from a secondary school.

She's staying on for sixth form to study chemistry and biology.

British

A-levels

British secondary school qualifications

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exams

A-levels

British secondary school qualifications

  • AS-levelsBritish secondary school examinations
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  • GCSEsUK secondary school exams

results day · grades · revision · timetable · coursework · papers · invigilator · marking · resits · certificates

academics

A-levels

British secondary school qualifications

coursework · revision · free periods · mock exams · syllabus · textbooks · essays · research · independent study · tutorials

university-prep

university

Higher education institution

open days · campus visit · interview · portfolio · predicted grades · Oxbridge · gap year · reference · application deadline · early entry

transition

adulthood

State of being grown

university · apprenticeship · gap year · employment · career planning · work experience · internship · leaving home · student life · freshers

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educational stage

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Act of receiving guests

nursery school · kindergarten · infant school · primary school · early years

educational independence/maturity

sixth formnursery

Room for infants

infant school · primary education · compulsory education · secondary school

Family

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