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st dominics sixth form college

hi guys i'm currently in year 11 and i want to get into st dominic's sixth form for my year 10 mocks i received mostly 7's and 8's but i feel that's not good enough as people say it's hard to get into i wanna take bio, chem and psychology do you think i can get accepted into the school and what tips would you give me for my mocks which i have in november?

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Reply 1

hiiii !! so basically its hard to get into because of how many pupils from the school trust go there. my secondary is part of this trust so i know plenty of people that go there. grades are pretty much not really the issue its mainly priorities to certain students. if you are consistently scoring 7s and 8s that's actually really good and the grades are very good for the subjects that you want to take which is maths based which is very competitive. the grade boundaries are slightly higher for people who aren't part of the trust but 7s and 8s are perfect (even the people in the enrolment day congratulated me and said i must have been very proud of my amazing grades !! - i dont go there but still a key moment i keep in my heart lol). i am sure you will get accepted !! just keep your grades consistent by practicing with past paper questions, time yourself, use flashcards and watch videos and plan your revision early for November. YOU GOT THIS AND I BELIEVE IN YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU <3333333

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by scammed2myheart
hiiii !! so basically its hard to get into because of how many pupils from the school trust go there. my secondary is part of this trust so i know plenty of people that go there. grades are pretty much not really the issue its mainly priorities to certain students. if you are consistently scoring 7s and 8s that's actually really good and the grades are very good for the subjects that you want to take which is maths based which is very competitive. the grade boundaries are slightly higher for people who aren't part of the trust but 7s and 8s are perfect (even the people in the enrolment day congratulated me and said i must have been very proud of my amazing grades !! - i dont go there but still a key moment i keep in my heart lol). i am sure you will get accepted !! just keep your grades consistent by practicing with past paper questions, time yourself, use flashcards and watch videos and plan your revision early for November. YOU GOT THIS AND I BELIEVE IN YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU <3333333

ahh thank you sm!! i hope i get in just a bit worried 😌😌. what subjects did people say that were competitive
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Reply 3

its STEM subjects like biology, chemistry, maths, further maths, physics, psychology etc. those are really competitive, but that's for all sixth forms/colleges. this is due to them being popular.

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by s.ok
hi guys i'm currently in year 11 and i want to get into st dominic's sixth form for my year 10 mocks i received mostly 7's and 8's but i feel that's not good enough as people say it's hard to get into i wanna take bio, chem and psychology do you think i can get accepted into the school and what tips would you give me for my mocks which i have in november?

I currently go here and I think you have a high chance of getting accepted,if you are Catholic your chances would also be much higher

Reply 5

Hi, do you know if they are still enrolling anyone?

Reply 6

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by Harcheung
I currently go here and I think you have a high chance of getting accepted,if you are Catholic your chances would also be much higher


Why would you need to be catholic? Schools are secular in the UK

Reply 7

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by Arad37282
Why would you need to be catholic? Schools are secular in the UK

It’s a Catholic school,not all schools in the UK are secular

Reply 8

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by Harcheung
It’s a Catholic school,not all schools in the UK are secular


Even catholic schools accept students of other religions

Reply 9

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by s.ok
hi guys i'm currently in year 11 and i want to get into st dominic's sixth form for my year 10 mocks i received mostly 7's and 8's but i feel that's not good enough as people say it's hard to get into i wanna take bio, chem and psychology do you think i can get accepted into the school and what tips would you give me for my mocks which i have in november?


Broski I got in with a grade average of 7.2 so you can too!

Reply 10

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by Arad37282
Even catholic schools accept students of other religions

They do it’s just harder to get in if you’re not Catholic

Reply 11

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by Harcheung
They do it’s just harder to get in if you’re not Catholic


Stop capping to these man it’s not that difficult

Reply 12

I got a grade average of 6.9 and they let me in to do 4 subjects (maths, further maths, psychology and physics, even though I ended up dropping further) - however I was an exception since I did FM GCSE, they usually require a 7.0 for 4 subjects, I think you'll be fine😭

Reply 13

my average is a 7.6

Reply 14

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by Jattwalla
Stop capping to these man it’s not that difficult

Did not say it’s difficult,but non Catholics get an offer of 6.5 Catholics get an offer of 6

Reply 15

ibsr if u get the grades on GCSE results day, u will probably get in if u show them ur grades

Reply 16

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by BarrySmith1630
ibsr if u get the grades on GCSE results day, u will probably get in if u show them ur grades


speaking from experience*

Reply 17

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by BarrySmith1630
speaking from experience*


You prob catholic innit

Reply 18

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by Jattwalla
You prob catholic innit


what makes you think that 😭. But nah i didnt have any preference from the skl at all.

Reply 19

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by BarrySmith1630
what makes you think that 😭. But nah i didnt have any preference from the skl at all.


I ain’t heard of a Barry smith in our year

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