Just look around you – electronics is everywhere! Electronics specialists are in demand. In the A Level electronics course, you will learn about the basic principles and building-blocks of electronic systems and how to use these basic ideas to design and build more complex systems. There is a lot of practical work. Almost every circuit and system that we describe in theory is then built and tested by pupils. The culmination of the course is a major individual project, in which you design, build and test an electronic system to your own design and specification.
The vast majority of Upper Fifth (Year 11) pupils at Exeter School continue into the sixth form but there has also been a long tradition of a significant number of new entrants from other schools. To qualify for entry into the Lower Sixth, applicants and current Upper Fifth pupils need to achieve a minimum of three grade 7 and three grade 6 GCSEs as well as passing GCSE English and mathematics and have a positive reference/school record (that includes conduct, attendance and punctuality). Mathematics and physics (combined science) at a minimum of GCSE grade 6. No prior electronics knowledge is required.
• 40%: Principles of electronics, 2 hour 45-minute written examination. • 40%: Application of electronics, 2 hour 45-minute written examination. • 20%: Non-examination assessment comprising two practical tasks that are to design and program a microcontroller system and to design and build a substantial integrated electronic system.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Devon |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £16,710 |
| Address | Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NS |
Just look around you – electronics is everywhere! Electronics specialists are in demand. In the A Level electronics course, you will learn about the basic principles and building-blocks of electronic systems and how to use these basic ideas to design and build more complex systems. There is a lot of practical work. Almost every circuit and system that we describe in theory is then built and tested by pupils. The culmination of the course is a major individual project, in which you design, build and test an electronic system to your own design and specification.
The vast majority of Upper Fifth (Year 11) pupils at Exeter School continue into the sixth form but there has also been a long tradition of a significant number of new entrants from other schools. To qualify for entry into the Lower Sixth, applicants and current Upper Fifth pupils need to achieve a minimum of three grade 7 and three grade 6 GCSEs as well as passing GCSE English and mathematics and have a positive reference/school record (that includes conduct, attendance and punctuality). Mathematics and physics (combined science) at a minimum of GCSE grade 6. No prior electronics knowledge is required.
• 40%: Principles of electronics, 2 hour 45-minute written examination. • 40%: Application of electronics, 2 hour 45-minute written examination. • 20%: Non-examination assessment comprising two practical tasks that are to design and program a microcontroller system and to design and build a substantial integrated electronic system.