The language element expects students to build on their GCSE skills so they can tackle the translation of Greek passages. There is greater focus on understanding the way in which the languages work and plenty of opportunity to read beyond the syllabus. Literature on the syllabus includes Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus and Thucydides.
An overall average of a grade 6 at GCSE or IGCSE in all subjects is required for entry to our Sixth Form, with a minimum of a grade 7 in the subjects you wish to study at A Level (a minimum of a grade 8 in Further Maths). In addition, you will be expected to take on greater responsibility for your own independent learning as part of the transition from life at school to university and further career.
Unseen translation (01) (33%) 1 hour 45 minutes written exam (compulsory) unseen from set prose author (compulsory) unseen from set verse author Prose Composition or comprehension (02) (17%) 1 hour 15 minutes written exam (either) comprehension with grammatical questions on a passage (or) prose composition from English into Greek Prose Literature (03) (25%) 2 hours written exam Questions on group 1 prose set-text Questions on group 2 prose set-text Essay question on either group 1 or 2 prose set-text Verse Literature (04) (25%) 2 hours written exam Section A: Selection of questions on group 1 verse set-text Section B: Selection of questions on group 2 verse set-text Section C: essay question on either group 1 or group 2 verse set-text
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £40,650 - £49,800 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £24,420 |
| Address | Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE |
The language element expects students to build on their GCSE skills so they can tackle the translation of Greek passages. There is greater focus on understanding the way in which the languages work and plenty of opportunity to read beyond the syllabus. Literature on the syllabus includes Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus and Thucydides.
An overall average of a grade 6 at GCSE or IGCSE in all subjects is required for entry to our Sixth Form, with a minimum of a grade 7 in the subjects you wish to study at A Level (a minimum of a grade 8 in Further Maths). In addition, you will be expected to take on greater responsibility for your own independent learning as part of the transition from life at school to university and further career.
Unseen translation (01) (33%) 1 hour 45 minutes written exam (compulsory) unseen from set prose author (compulsory) unseen from set verse author Prose Composition or comprehension (02) (17%) 1 hour 15 minutes written exam (either) comprehension with grammatical questions on a passage (or) prose composition from English into Greek Prose Literature (03) (25%) 2 hours written exam Questions on group 1 prose set-text Questions on group 2 prose set-text Essay question on either group 1 or 2 prose set-text Verse Literature (04) (25%) 2 hours written exam Section A: Selection of questions on group 1 verse set-text Section B: Selection of questions on group 2 verse set-text Section C: essay question on either group 1 or group 2 verse set-text