PERSONAL INFORMATION

Please can you indicate below your sex as assigned at birth.

Please specify below if you would like to provide us with your preferred gender status

We will correspond with you via the student and parent/carer email addresses, provided here, throughout the admissions process, up to and including GCSE results day. Please therefore ensure that you use an email address that is accessible and that you check your Junk folder.

CURRENT SCHOOL INFORMATION

WHICH SWCHS PATHWAY SUITS YOU?

SWCHS Sixth Form offers 50 different Level 3 subjects, including a hybrid model of A-Levels and Level 3 diplomas. A selection of our Level 3 Diploma subjects are available as a single or a double option. A double course counts as two subject choices (this incudes Further Mathematics). We also offer Level 2 diplomas, which can incorporate resitting GCSE English and/or Maths.



Our ‘Pathways’ system has been designed to help applicants select their preferred subjects. The Pathways are purely for guidance purposes and to ensure that you meet the correct eligibility for your chosen courses. 

You will need to also check individual subjects for entry criteria. Please see our COURSES page for further information.

WHICH OF OUR SUBJECTS INTEREST YOU?

All of our subjects can be found in our Sixth Form prospectus. We strongly encourage applicants to choose subjects where their forecast grades meet the entry criteria of their chosen course. All entry criteria is available on the individual course pages of our prospectus.

CREATIVE SUBJECTS

For the following subject choices, you will be required to complete a portfolio or provide an example of your work in order to be considered for the course.

- CTEC Level 3 Art and Design
- A-Level Art, Craft and Design
- A-Level Art and Textile Design
- A-Level Three-Dimensional Design and Architecture
- CTEC Level 3 Digital Media.

Further instructions regarding this will be sent to you by email once your application has been completed.

Are you interested in our Photography course?

To apply for our Photography course, you will be required to complete a Letter of Application, the guidelines for this can be found HERE. 

Please also ensure that you have also chosen A-Level Photography as one of your subject choices. 

As a Photography applicant, we would also like to see a selection of some of your own, existing photography that you are proud to show us. Images should show a variety of subject matter and can be presented as a Powerpoint presentation and should be emailed to admissions@swchs.net by no later than Friday 3rd January 2025.

TIME TO CHOOSE YOUR SUBJECTS!

BACK UP SUBJECT CHOICE

Some of our subjects are very popular and can become oversubscribed, such as A-Level Psychology, Level 3 Criminology, Level 3 Sport and A-Level Chemistry. Please can you therefore provide us with an additional subject choice below, as this will help your adviser at your Guidance Discussion in February/March gauge your interest and ensure that you select the right course of subjects for Sixth Form.

AS Level Core Mathematics

Core Maths is designed to help students gain an understanding of 'real-world maths' and will cover topics such as personal finance, data analysis and cyber intelligence. 

This is an AS Level course and is designed to be an enhancement subject and can be studied in addition to other course choices and is available to all students who are meeting the entry requirement of a GCSE grade 4 in Maths (5 is recommended). 

Please specify below if you would like to be considered for this course. 

Music Academy

If you would like to apply for a place in our Music Academy, you will need to complete an additional Letter of Application, the guidelines for the letter can be found here.

In February, you will be invited to perform a short representative piece for our Head of Music, Ms Law, at SWCHS and will need to provide certification of your most recent grade/mark achieved for your instrument/voice. Please tick the box below if you wish to be considered.

REASONS FOR SUBJECTS CHOSEN

Please explain why you have chosen your subjects. What do you think you would enjoy about these subjects? Did you study these subjects at GCSE? Are you considering studying any of these subjects at university?

NEXT STEPS

Please give details of any plans you may have on completion of your Sixth Form course, e.g., university, apprenticeship, career etc.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Please detail any extra-curricular interests (sports, clubs, volunteering etc.) that you pursue outside of school to support your application.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

 If you have any queries, please contact Kirsty Jenkins, Associate SENCO, at kjenkins@swchs.net 

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS - please provide the following:

IF YOU ARE AN EXTERNAL APPLICANT, PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR MOST RECENT REPORT WITH LATEST PREDICTED GRADES. 

It is essential that you provide us with this information in order to confirm your eligibility for your chosen courses.  This data will only be used for internal purposes.

It may be that your most recent report is from Year 10, please do still include this. Once you receive an updated report for Year 11, you can email this to admissions@swchs.net

IF YOU ARE AN EXTERNAL APPLICANT, PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO ID.

For example, a copy of your passport. If you do not have a passport, you can send a recent photograph. It is essential that you provide us with this in order to confirm your identity.  This data will only be used for internal purposes and will be destroyed once Guidance Discussions are completed.

Privacy Notice

Please click here to read our Sixth Form Students Privacy Notice.

Once you have completed your application and press the submit button, you will be redirected to a confirmation page of the website.

IF YOUR FORM DOES NOT SUBMIT, IT WILL BE THAT YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED FIELDS THAT ARE REQUIRED BEFORE SUBMITTING.

PLEASE DO CHECK BACK OVER YOUR APPLICATION FORM AND ANY MISSING FIELDS WILL BE FLAGGED IN RED.

If you are an external applicant, and you have flagged areas, you will need to re-attach your report and photo ID before pressing submit. If you are having difficulty attaching a document, you can also email it to admissions@swchs.net

On completion of your application, you will receive a copy of your application as confirmation that we have received your completed form. This will be by email to the email address provided under the Parent/Carer email. The confirmation email will be sent by noreply@juniperwebsites.co.uk, so please do check your junk folders.

If you do not receive a confirmation email or if you have any queries, please contact admissions@swchs.net .

We will contact you again in January to invite applicants and their parent/carers to attend a Guidance Discussion with our Sixth Form team, which will take place in February/March at SWCHS.