The Sixth Form
Intro
Down High School has a large and thriving Sixth Form, with 133 students currently in Year 13 and 131 in Year 14. Almost all our Year 12 pupils make the seamless transition from GCSE into Sixth Form study, while a number of students from other schools relish the opportunities afforded by the commencement of Advanced Level courses at the school.
A wide range of courses are on offer, subject to demand– AS and A2 levels in Art, Biology, Business Studies, Computing, Chemistry, English Literature, French, Geography, Government and Politics, Health and Social Care, Home Economics, History, ICT, Leisure Studies, Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Moving Image Arts, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Technology and Design and Theatre Studies.
In all subjects the course consists of a number of modules, some of which can be taken at stages throughout the two-year course. In the first year most students take four subjects to AS level, often reducing to three subjects for A2 level in the second year. Most students apply to universities and colleges and some are prepared for entrance to Oxford and Cambridge Colleges.
Sixth Form introduces a different style of school life. Classes are usually smaller and less formal. Opportunities to expand interests and activities increase and there is time to develop socially. With a healthy balance of academic work and social activity it can be both rewarding and fun.
