Chemistry
Box Hill School - Surrey
01372373382
London Road, Mickleham, Dorking, RH5 6EA
Course summary

Studying chemistry after your GCSEs really develops your practical and mathematical skills. If you enjoy experimenting in the lab, you’ll love it. Chemistry brings a nice balance to your studies if you are doing many Arts subjects. You need Chemistry to study Veterinary Medicine. Chemistry is also taken by many law applicants as it shows you can cope with difficult concepts. The skills developed on the course, such as the ability to analyse and evaluate data will ensure students have acquired valuable skills for application in the wider world.

Entry requirements

All applicants seeking admission to the Sixth Form for either the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) or A Level (AL) will be expected to obtain the following: a. Minimum of 6 ‘good’ passes (above grade 4) at GCSE which is normally 3 grade 6 and 3 grade 5 or above which should include English and Mathematics. For the IBDP a Science, a Humanity and a Modern Foreign Language is desirable. b. For AL Study, a grade 6 at GCSE (or equivalent) is ideally required to study the same subject, but exceptions can be made.

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1 Inorganic chemistry and Physical chemistry (Section 3.1.1 to 3.1.4, 3.1.6 to 3.1.12 and 3.2 and practical skills) - 2 hours 35% Paper 2 Organic chemistry and Physical chemistry (sections 3.1.2, 3.1.6, 3.1.9 and 3.1.3) - 2 hours 35% Paper 3 Paper 3 Practical skills, data handling and synopsis - 2 hours 30%

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthoritySurrey
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
ISI ReportView Report
Boarding Fee £27,735 - £37,437
Sixth Form Fee£22,494
AddressLondon Road, Mickleham, Dorking, RH5 6EA