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A Level Computer Science

at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

The course is not about learning to use tools or just training in a programming language. Instead the emphasis is on computational thinking. Computational thinking is a kind of reasoning used both by humans and machines. Thinking computationally is an important life skill. Thinking computationally means using abstraction and decomposition. The study of computation is about what can be computed and how to compute it. Computer science involves questions that have the potential to change how we view the world. For example, we may be computing with DNA at some stage in the future with computer circuits made of genes. This leads to the question does the natural world "compute"? Experimental computer science can be done with computers where we can learn more about the natural world by observing the emergent behaviour of a colony of interacting software agents in a simulation. Computer science is about designing new algorithms to solve new problems. In this sense computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Many great challenges lie in the future for computer scientists to solve. This course, with its emphasis on abstract thinking, general problem solving, algorithmic and mathematical reasoning, scientific and engineering-based thinking, is a good foundation for understanding these future challenges.

What you need to get on

5 GCSE grades 9 - 4 to include a minimum of a grade 6 in Computer Science; if GCSE Computer Science has not been studied then students should have a minimum of a grade 7 in GCSE Mathematics. Please note that progress from Year 12 to Year 13 is dependent upon passing the Year 12 end-of-year test (linear courses).

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

  • Trinity Catholic High School

    Mornington Road, Woodford Green, IG8 0TP

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 7 September 2026 · Woodford Green

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