How long are you allowed to stay at 6th form for?

I'm 16 and have just enroled at my local 6th Form college. I was just wondering what the maximum amount of time a person can study at 6th form is. I know the majority of people stay for 2, but is there a limit?

Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

67382

One person from my 6th form is about to go into their third year, i don't know the whole story though.

Reply 2

kellywood_5

17

It's quite common to do 3 years at mine, either because a student didn't do well enough at GCSE and had to take a GNVQ before they could go on to do A-levels or because they screwed up their ASs and had to resit. I don't know of anyone who's ever done a 4th year though, so I'm not sure if that's possible.

Reply 3

calcium878

18

Uncommonly, a few at mine do three years (maybe 5 out of 700 finishing the A2 year), but I don't believe I've heard of a fourth.

Reply 4

leenick

1

I know of at least two people who for whatever reason have done, or are doing four years.

The amount of time your allowed to do Alevels for at college is not limited. What is limited is the amount of time you can do them, while they're being paid for by the government. If your willing to pay around £100 per module though - you can go on forever :P.

The only other barrier would be the college refusing to re-enroll you for whatever policy it may clash with (ie. Too many bad results).

A 6th form though, I'm not sure about. I would think the emotional toll on a person would come to bare eventually. Seeing the yeargroups that were previously below you, pass you by while knowing full well who you are may have quite an effect on a person. No idea if 6th forms enforce some sort of time limit.

Reply 5

Xx Tomásíona - Mháire xX

14

Alex_K

One person from my 6th form is about to go into their third year, i don't know the whole story though.

^^ what that person said. You are given the chance sometimes to be able to repeat a full year if you don't do as well as you hoped or were expected to.

Reply 6

Two Tone

9

At my college you are allowed to do resits in your gap year if you want, and you are in cambridge for the exams. Other then that, it's just two.

Reply 7

elyse180887

1

i did 3 years and 6th form, not because i did really baly but because i hated the courses i was doing and prefered to spend an extra year doing subjects i enjoyed then 1 year hating life!

Reply 8

Catat

There were a couple of people at my school who finished 6th form at the same time as me, but had been there for four years.

Reply 9

jonnyq

I have finished two years of sixth form, and want to retake some exams at another college. Will the government pay for my fees?

Reply 10

plans

I'm going to go into my third year now (tomorrow, actually) I picked up chemistry last year and decided i wanted to finsih it off so i am able to do Pharmacy :smile:

Reply 11

Rosie_Fairy

You can only go to a sixth form up to the age of 19 without having to pay for it. Mature students and the like at my school though, so i guess they're paying. TBH if you're that desperate to do them over again, or don't get what you want, it might be worth trying a college course because the change of scene might do you good.

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Reply 12

Shake 'n Bake

14

Rosie_Fairy

You can only go to a sixth form up to the age of 19 without having to pay for it. Mature students and the like at my school though, so i guess they're paying. TBH if you're that desperate to do them over again, or don't get what you want, it might be worth trying a college course because the change of scene might do you good.

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That is quite true. I got a bit depressed this year when I realised the school was totaly different once my friends had left. I am still a bit affected because I felt quite lost without them. Hopefuly once I get into uni I will be able to get back to my old self.

My sixth form college didn't want to accept me because it looks bad if they have a large amount of retakers. You have to bear in mind that once you turn 18 and you finish the 2 years of 6th form, its all about politics.

Reply 13

Enchanté

14

Well usually two years at my 6th form, but if your exam results aren't that good you can retake the whole year again if you really want to such as if you're Yr12 going to Yr13 you may want to stay an extra year and retake Yr12 to boost your grades so up to 3 years if you really want to :smile:

How long are you allowed to stay at 6th form for?

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