GCSE in Wycombe Abbey School

Quick overview: GCSE program is represented at the school in different variants for classes. The program is designed for international students and includes the highest standards of education.

7-8 grades

At this stage of education, girls acquire fundamental knowledge of the main subjects of secondary school:

• The Basics of Religion;
• History;
• English;
• Geography;
• Art;
• The natural science unit (biology, chemistry, physics);
• Technology and Design;
• Physical Culture and sport;
• Information Technology;
• Mathematics;
• Foreign languages: 
• Spanish;
• French. 

In addition, you can learn classical languages ​​(Latin or Greek), and eighth-grade students can add German to the curriculum, if they plan to study it in further classes.

Grade 9

In the ninth class, the students are introduced to the basic requirements and characteristics of the I / GCSE exam, which equates to a successfully mastered high school program. The list of subject to study is quite large:

• Latin language;
• Mathematics;
• Physical training and sports;
• English;
• The Basics of Religion;
• The natural science unit (biology, chemistry, physics);
• Art;
• History;
• Drama and theatrical art;
• Geography;
• Music;
• Computer and Information Technologies;
• Technology and design.

Additionally, you can attend the introductory course of the Spanish language (for beginners). There are additional lessons on the full preparation for the I / GCSE exams. The period of the additional educational program is in the last semester of the 9th grade.

10-11 grades

The main goal of educational staff at this stage of training is to effectively prepare girls for the successful pass of the GCSE. The school is deservedly proud of the successes of its graduates, the high test scores for all exams and is doing everything possible to keep the level of academic achievement growing, which helps it to remain one of the most elite, prestigious, ranking British schools.

List of the required subjects for study:

• The natural science unit (biology, chemistry, physics);
• English Language and Literature;
• Mathematics;
• Modern foreign language (Spanish, German or French).

Each student also chooses 4-5 top priority and interesting disciplines from the list below:

• Music;
• Foreign language (Spanish or German);
• Latin language;
• Art;
• Information technology;
• Basics of Business;
• History;
• History of world civilizations;
• Geography;
• Theatrical art and drama;
• Technology and design (graphics + production).

The sport part of the educational program is also highly developed.All students spend quite enough time at different sports activity and attend physical education classes.