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Cardiff Sixth Form College

Tony Blignaut

Regional Admissions Director

Description

Cardiff Sixth Form College is widely regarded as the UK’s top A-Level education provider, ranked number one for A-Level results in league tables published by The Daily Telegraph and The Times for three consecutive years. In 2015, 95% of students achieved A*-A grades, while 99% achieved A*-B grades.

The current student-teacher ratio is 1:7 - far above the national average - and many teachers have examiner/chief examiner experience in the UK. Students enjoy considerable successful in gaining places on high-demand university courses including medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, economics, law and engineering and in 2015, 15 students went on to attend Oxbridge colleges.
Tuition costs

£36,000 - £40,000 (excluding deposit; includes boarding accommodation)
Accommodation

The college offers purpose-built boarding accommodation at a cost of £36,000 - £40,000 (excluding deposit), including tuition fees.
School type Private
Student support
  • On-site General Practitioner (GP) doctor
  • 24/7 support from a pastoral team
Type of programs Long-term programs (study for 1 year or more), Short-term programs (study for 3-6-9 month), Yes
English as second language

Yes
Years of entry for international students with parents : From : Year 9
To : Year 13
Years of entry for international students without parents : From : Year 12
To : Year 13
Sports

Career Societies: Medical, Engineering, Humanities, Healthcare, Pure/Natural Science, Business Economic and Finance, Law, and Architecture and Art Clubs:

  • Sports (eg. basketball, football, tennis, netball, badminton)
  • Hobbies (eg. photography, art, dancing, chess, band)
  • Interests (eg. debating, economics, biology, politics, chemistry)

Super-curricular activities: eg. NASA’s International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC)
Application process
  • Score of 6.5+ in Academic International English Language Test System (IELTS)
  • 6A*s at GCSE/9A*s for scholarship applications (subjects must include those proposed for study at A-Level)
  • GL Assessment (online reasoning test)
  • College interview
Features of the local area

Situated in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the college is a five-minute walk away from shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities.
Curriculum

AS/A-Level; Summer School; One-term Taster Course; Overseas Study Camps
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