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Difficult choices may have to be made, and this web page seeks to provide full information so that the choices you make are the right ones. It is clearly important to be enthusiastic about a subject - and be prepared to work hard at it; in addition a proven record of ability (in all subjects at least a grade B at GCSE) is required for A-level courses.
It is expected that any pupil joining the Sixth Form at Dauntsey's will have achieved a minimum of six GCSE passes at grade B or above. While exceptionally these conditions may be varied, it is our experience that without a secure GCSE base a sixth former will find A-level courses too academically demanding.
It is important to make the following points:
Firstly, success in the sixth form depends very much on the pupil being his or her own sternest taskmaster. The student must be prepared to form regular working habits and to give an average of three hours an evening to work, for five days a week, for two years.
Secondly, education is much more than mere book learning, and at Dauntsey's a great variety of other activities is provided. Given a carefully planned working week, it is perfectly possible to take part in a wide range of sporting and cultural activities; to keep up to date with the affairs of the wider world - for example, by reading a selection of serious newspapers and journals; and to enjoy some social life, while still making the most of one's academic talents and opportunities. Such a regime will provide the best possible preparation for a degree course after school - and for the years beyond.
Stewart Roberts
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