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Home College (13-18) One-year GCSE (15-17)

Coming in September 2027

One Year GCSE Programme

For 15-17 year olds

Pupils on the Year 11 One Year GCSE programme are involved in life at Cheltenham College as much as any of our 700 pupils. Some of their subjects are taught with the rest of the Fifth Form (Year 11) and some as a discrete group. Pupils on the One Year Programme take up to seven GCSEs – so they achieve the best grades possible in enough subjects for the next stage of their education.

The core subjects for GCSE

On the course, pupils can study:

  • Maths IGCSE
  • English Language IGCSE or ESL (English as a Second Language) IGCSE
  • Two Sciences chosen from Biology, Chemistry and Physics
  • GCSE in Geography or History
  • GCSE in French, Spanish or Latin
  • GCSE in pupil’s native language

Accredited qualifications

  • Higher Project Qualification: a supervised independent project which teaches valuable research and academic writing skills
  • Computing (Microsoft Competencies) Module: one of three pathways – Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud; or Unity

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