Scarborough Sixth Form College
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| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Sixth Form College |
| Students | ~1,000 |
| Location | Scarborough, UK |
| Nickname | SSFC |
| Website | Click Here |
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[edit] Background
Scarborough Sixth Form College is located on the outskirts of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
The college offers a variety of study courses to around 1,000 mostly 16-19 year olds. Courses range from level 2 (GCSE) to level 3 (Advanced Level and BTEC). A 2001 Ofsted inspection described the college as 'a particularly successful college', being rated 23rd in a list of the United Kingdom's most successful colleges in that year.
Each Wednesday afternoon, students are encouraged to take part in the colleges CV+ programme. Courses on offer include Media Workshop, Orienteering and various sports activities.
The college has a Connexions centre with staff to help students choose a career path to suit them. The Connexions centre has information on University placements, gap-years and employment for when the students leave the College.
The majority of students take AS or A2 (A-Level) qualifications, although some students choose to take the other courses on offer. The college has an average A-C passrate of 59% for all A2 courses taken in the academic year 2004/2005. [1].
[edit] List of Courses Available
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| Computing | |
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| Design Technology Product Design | |
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| Drama & Theatre Studies | |
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| Economics | |
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| English | |
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| English Language | |
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| French | |
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| General Studies | |
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| German | |
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| History Early Modern | |
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| Law | |
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| Mathematics | |
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| Mathematics Further | |
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| Mathematics Pure and Mechanics | |
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| Mathematics Pure and Statistics | |
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| Media Studies | |
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| Music | |
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| Music Technology | |
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| Psychology | |
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| Sociology | |
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| Spanish | |
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| Textiles | |
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| Travel and Tourism (Applied) | |
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[edit] Notable Past Students
- Eliza Carthy, Folk musician.
- Ann-Louise Roswald, Fashion Designer.
[edit] References
- ^ Sourced from the College Website.
