The Computer Science course aims to enable students to: design, model and implement solutions to global and local problems; acquire and apply a body of knowledge and techniques that characterise Computer Science; develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of Computer Science; develop a willingness and resilience to approach unfamiliar situations and real-world problems; develop the ability to evaluate the impact of emerging technologies on a range of stakeholders; understand Computer Science as an iterative and creative process; develop awareness and understanding of environmental, economic, cultural, ethical and social impact of computational solutions; develop solutions to meet the requirements of clients, users and systems; develop a critical awareness and understanding of threats to computer systems and their counter-measures; communicate knowledge and ideas effectively; abstract a problem to solve; reuse code to develop new solutions; and develop reusable code. Higher Level students will cover the core topic with an addition of the following three extension topics: Abstract data structures, Resource management and Control. There is also an additional case study, unique each year, that will be covered by Higher Level students.
Offers of places at 16+ are conditional on applicants achieving our required grades at GCSE, IB MYP or the equivalent foreign examinations. We ask for three 7 grades (or grade A) and above and another three 6 grades (or grade B) and above at GCSE or for IB MYP we require three 6 grades and three 5 grades. These should include English and mathematics and, where applicable, the subjects chosen for IB Higher Level or A-Level. We allocate places on academic merit, considered alongside the potential to contribute to our co-curricular programme. We recommend at least a Grade 6 at I/GCSE in any subject taken at IB Higher Level or A-level; students will not normally be allowed to pursue a subject in which they have attained less than a Grade 5.
Higher Level external assessment: • Paper 1 – 2h10 mins for the compulsory core and extension content • Paper 2 – 1h20 mins for the option content • Paper 3 – 1h for questions related to the case study for this year. Both Standard Level and Higher Level students also write an Internal Assessment exploration, which contributes 20%-30% of the total marks for the course.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Warwickshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £45,990 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £28,890 |
| Address | The Bursary, 10 Little Church Street, Rugby, CV21 3AW |
The Computer Science course aims to enable students to: design, model and implement solutions to global and local problems; acquire and apply a body of knowledge and techniques that characterise Computer Science; develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of Computer Science; develop a willingness and resilience to approach unfamiliar situations and real-world problems; develop the ability to evaluate the impact of emerging technologies on a range of stakeholders; understand Computer Science as an iterative and creative process; develop awareness and understanding of environmental, economic, cultural, ethical and social impact of computational solutions; develop solutions to meet the requirements of clients, users and systems; develop a critical awareness and understanding of threats to computer systems and their counter-measures; communicate knowledge and ideas effectively; abstract a problem to solve; reuse code to develop new solutions; and develop reusable code. Higher Level students will cover the core topic with an addition of the following three extension topics: Abstract data structures, Resource management and Control. There is also an additional case study, unique each year, that will be covered by Higher Level students.
Offers of places at 16+ are conditional on applicants achieving our required grades at GCSE, IB MYP or the equivalent foreign examinations. We ask for three 7 grades (or grade A) and above and another three 6 grades (or grade B) and above at GCSE or for IB MYP we require three 6 grades and three 5 grades. These should include English and mathematics and, where applicable, the subjects chosen for IB Higher Level or A-Level. We allocate places on academic merit, considered alongside the potential to contribute to our co-curricular programme. We recommend at least a Grade 6 at I/GCSE in any subject taken at IB Higher Level or A-level; students will not normally be allowed to pursue a subject in which they have attained less than a Grade 5.
Higher Level external assessment: • Paper 1 – 2h10 mins for the compulsory core and extension content • Paper 2 – 1h20 mins for the option content • Paper 3 – 1h for questions related to the case study for this year. Both Standard Level and Higher Level students also write an Internal Assessment exploration, which contributes 20%-30% of the total marks for the course.