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Third year scholarships
The majority of Abingdon School scholarships and exhibitions are awarded to
boys entering the Third Year.
• Academic: Between 15 and 18 academic scholarships are awarded at
Third Year entry. Academic scholarships to the Middle School are offered
on the results of the academic scholarship examination held in early March
each year. The examination, taken by both internal and external candidates
instead of Common Entrance, extends over three days. It consists of an
interview and papers in English, Mathematics, French or German, Science,
Latin, and Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Studies). There is
also a general paper. Some pupils take examinations in extra subjects.
• Art and Design: One or two art and design scholarships and art and design
exhibitions. Art and Design awards are made after examination of project
work, a practical examination and an interview.
• Music: A flexible number of music scholarships, including free tuition on up
to three instruments. We also offer instrumental exhibitions giving free
tuition on one or two instruments. Music awards are based on auditions on
at least two instruments.
• Sport: Up to four sports awards are available for outstanding candidates.
• Drama: Up to four drama awards are available for outstanding candidates.
Both sports and drama awards are made on the strength of an assessment of
appropriate skills and achievements in a practical session and at interview.
Further details on all these scholarships are available from the website.
Sixth form entry
We welcome applications from boys attending a very wide variety of
schools ranging from the local independent and maintained sector schools
to those attending schools abroad. The sixth form admissions process
takes place between November and early March of the year immediately
preceding entry. Listed below are the details of the sixth form entry
procedure. The key dates for sixth form entry in 2014 are available on
the website
Application
Sixth form boys are usually aged 16 on 1 September in the year of entry. Boys
who are older or younger maybe considered on an individual basis. As far as
possible boys should be registered by December in the year prior to entry.
Procedure
• Following registration, candidates will be asked to provide information
about their choice of A level subjects. The Sixth Form Open Evening
in October gives candidates an opportunity to discuss the sixth form
curriculum at Abingdon and A level subject choice before the
assessments take place. Booking for this event is recommended,
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• We will also ask a boy’s current school for a reference.
• Academic assessments and interviews take place from November.
However most locally based candidates, including those wishing to
sit our academic sixth form scholarship, attend their interviews and
assessments in the Lent term (late February or early March). Please
feel free to contact the Admissions Registrar to discuss dates for
assessment.
• Candidates will have an interview with the Upper Master or a member
of senior academic staff as well as at least one subject interview.
Candidates whose first language is not English will usually be
interviewed by our Head of English as a Foreign Language, EFL.
• Candidates will be offered places based on the results of their
interviews and assessments, and in the case of those taking GCSEs,
the strength of their predicted grades. For those taking GCSEs, it is
recommended that boys achieve A grades in the subjects chosen for
A level study and there is a minimum overall requirement for entry into
the Sixth Form of three A grades and four B grades. Please contact
the Admissions Registrar for further information.
• Overseas candidates may take their examination papers overseas by
prior arrangement and papers may be sent from November onwards.
Interviews for overseas candidates may also be conducted using
Skype or a similar medium. However we always encourage
candidates to visit the School if at all possible and we do reserve the
right to ask individuals to attend the School for assessment when it is
considered necessary.
Sixth form scholarships
• Academic: Sixth form academic scholarships may be awarded on
entry to the School from other schools, the scholarship examinations
being held in November (overseas) and early March. Candidates
will sit papers in at least two of the subjects they intend to study
at A level, together with a general paper and reasoning paper.
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