You will immerse yourself in the language, literature and culture of the ancient world from Homer and the Trojan War to the second century AD. You will develop your language skills from GCSE so that you are more confident about reading texts in the original language by foundational authors such as Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Sophocles, Euripides, Thucydides and more. There is also an option at A-level to translate from English into Greek.
Entrance requirements include a GCSE predicted average of 6 or above and 7-9 in subjects planned for A-level.
There are four exam papers which are taken at the end of the Upper Sixth. • Unseen Translation (33 per cent of A-level) Translation into English of a passage of Greek prose and a passage of Greek verse • Language Paper 2 (17 per cent of A-level) Prose Comprehension or Prose Composition • Prose Literature (25 per cent of A-level) Study of one or two texts (Plato Symposium and/or Plutarch Life of Alcibiades) • Verse Literature (25 per cent of A-level) Study of one or two different genres of Greek poetry (Homer Odyssey and/or Sophocles Ajax)
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | East Sussex |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £28,710 - £29,265; Boarding £43,740 - £44,415 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Headmaster's House, Old Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JX |
You will immerse yourself in the language, literature and culture of the ancient world from Homer and the Trojan War to the second century AD. You will develop your language skills from GCSE so that you are more confident about reading texts in the original language by foundational authors such as Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Sophocles, Euripides, Thucydides and more. There is also an option at A-level to translate from English into Greek.
Entrance requirements include a GCSE predicted average of 6 or above and 7-9 in subjects planned for A-level.
There are four exam papers which are taken at the end of the Upper Sixth. • Unseen Translation (33 per cent of A-level) Translation into English of a passage of Greek prose and a passage of Greek verse • Language Paper 2 (17 per cent of A-level) Prose Comprehension or Prose Composition • Prose Literature (25 per cent of A-level) Study of one or two texts (Plato Symposium and/or Plutarch Life of Alcibiades) • Verse Literature (25 per cent of A-level) Study of one or two different genres of Greek poetry (Homer Odyssey and/or Sophocles Ajax)