Entry Requirements

The entry requirements to Parkside Sixth vary between the programmes.

IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/4 or above, including English Language and maths. For your three Higher Level subjects you should have GCSEs at Grade B/6 or above in those subjects or a related one.

Some subjects have more specific entry requirements:

HL Maths requires an A*/8 in GCSE maths, SL Maths requires Grade A/7 in GCSE maths.

HL Biology requires a A/7 in GCSE science, HL Chemistry requires a A/7 in GCSE science and a B/6 in GCSE maths, HL Physics requires an A/7 in GCSE science and a A/7 in GCSE maths.

Students studying different national qualifications to GCSEs will be given a conditional offer equivalent to our GCSE requirements.

Please see UCAS Progress for further details.

GCSE RE-SITS

It is a national requirement that all students who do not have a Grade 4 in English Language and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) will have to re-sit these subjects as part of their programme of study. Any place offered at Parkside Sixth will be contingent on full engagement in the re-sit course, including for international students.

IB CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME

Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/4 or above, including English Language and maths. GCSEs in a subject directly related to the BTEC you wish to study are not a requirement. You should also have GCSE Grade C/4 in subjects related to the IB courses you wish to study.

BTEC EXTENDED DIPLOMA – ALL SUBJECTS

Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/4 or above, including English Language and maths. Students studying different national qualifications to GCSEs will be given a conditional offer equivalent to our GCSE requirements. Please see UCAS Progress for further details.