Year 11 GCSE/IGCSE (2nd year)

Cardiff Sixth Form College provides a unique opportunity for younger students, many of whom aspire to progress onto the award winning Sixth Form, to be able to take advantage of the inspirational teaching, excellent career development and modern boarding environment at the top school in the UK. An excellent platform for moving onto the next level and a solid foundation for continuing their studies, these two courses, one and two year GCSEs, give students the opportunity to study between six and ten key academic subjects as well as improve their English proficiency in small class sizes with intensive teaching. Taught by the existing Cardiff Sixth Form staff, all students will also participate fully in sport, cultural activities, a super-curricular programme, academic enrichment opportunities and everyday College life, alongside the A Level students. Our Cambridge campus does not currently offer the GCSE programme.

The one year GCSE course will be particularly useful for international students, many of whom do not take a formal examination at this stage, who wish to follow an A Level programme and subsequently hope to study at a top UK or US university. It is a stand-alone qualification, the results of which are also taken into account in the entry process for top university courses.

The college also offers a two-year GCSE course where students study ten subjects over the two year period. All students will study Maths, Additional Maths, English Language and Literature and the three sciences. They can also choose three subjects, one of which must be a modern language, from French, German, Geography, History, Business Studies, Psychology and Art.