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A-level Computer Science

at Woolwich Polytechnic School, London · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices, software and software development, programming, exchanging data, data types, data structures and algorithms, legal, moral ethical and cultural issues. Algorithms and problem solving Elements of computational thinking, problem solving and programming, and algorithms. Project Candidates will choose a computing problem, gain an understanding of definition, investigation and analysis, system design, software development and testing, documentation, evaluation and how to produce written reports covering these topics.

What you need to get on

AS grade D

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Woolwich Polytechnic School

    Hutchins Road, London, SE28 8AT

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · London

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