Biggest and smallest a-level classes

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skd1996

Biggest class is A2 Geography (24 people)
Smallest class is A2 Literature (18 people)

History - 24
Critical Thinking (if that counts) - 8
Otherwise, my smallest class is Economics - 18. The largest class in the Sixth Form is Geography, which is over 50, I believe, because the school didn't have enough teachers and they accepted too many people (the grade boundary to get in was a B but for some reason some people got in with Ds).

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Andaxay

Biggest: A2 Biology and A2 Chemistry have roughly the same at around 19. There are around four classes for each.
Smallest: A2 Physics with 13. The other class has around 12, too. Seems to be a relatively popular subject at my college which is good.

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Firure

I don't get why Geography is so popular, particularly with girls. I found it so boring at GCSE that I had to drop it. I would've rather died than finish the course.

Reply 44

L'Evil Fish

Original post by Iridescenzo

I don't get why Geography is so popular, particularly with girls. I found it so boring at GCSE that I had to drop it. I would've rather died than finish the course.

It's a super super super easy A Level that's still respected so :tongue:

Reply 45

Kathryn19

Biggest- A2 Business (18)
Smallest - A2 Biology (12)

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Reply 46

Firure

Original post by L'Evil Fish

It's a super super super easy A Level that's still respected so :tongue:

It still has the 'rower's degree' moniker attached to it, though, not that it matters.

Reply 47

L'Evil Fish

Original post by Iridescenzo

It still has the 'rower's degree' moniker attached to it, though, not that it matters.

I think it's the type of subjects people think is 'cool' to do as well

Reply 48

dooobie_

Biggest - Psychology (AS) - 12
Smallest - English (A2) - 2

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Reply 49

iJess

Original post by Paralove

39??? How?!

I went to college last year and returned to my school to do sixth form this year and they had a lot more people than usual subscribing to sixth form and didn't think to cut down classes and its awful, we get no 1/1 help from teachers in English language, my teacher during the year has NEVER seen me 1/1 and in my mock I got a U which I'm now trying to get up, but I'll probably drop after this year. Classes that big just don't work for A-level and disadvantage everyone

Reply 50

ladymarshmallow

Largest - History - 5
Smallest - German - Just me :yep:

Oh, and these are Advanced Higher classes which could be roughly equated to A2 level!

Reply 51

danniibee

biggest english literature 20
smallest history 3

Reply 52

thatitootoo

Original post by L'Evil Fish

It's a super super super easy A Level that's still respected so :tongue:

Didn't you drop it? lol

Reply 53

tgwktm

Original post by Alisa59

Omg. Why is geography in your area so popular? xD
In here, there are no students doing A-level geography next year.
Maths and sciences are really popular.

not sure, when i did it at gcse we had 3 classes with 30 students in each. it might be cause my school has 2 really good geography teachers who make the lessons so much fun and i think that helps. i also live in cornwall so that might have something to do with it

Reply 54

L'Evil Fish

Original post by thatitootoo

Didn't you drop it? lol

Yeah, because it was so boring (and too easy) :lol:

I changed to biology

Reply 55

JVD

I go to a private school sixth form that is part of a secondary school, so my whole Lower Sixth year consists of about 118 people.

My largest class is Philosophy & Ethics, in which we have 11.
My smallest class is Economics, with whom I share my lesson with 6 other people.

However, before I swapped A Level Maths, I was in a Business set of 5 people (including myself). :smile: