AQA Advanced GCE Chemistry
at Keswick School, Keswick · school or sixth form
What the college says
Students learn how substances form, behave and interact; start to explain why reactions occur in the way they do, and consider how we can manipulate these to create new substances. Year 12 topics: There is a 20% higher tier maths component in Year 12, incorporated into: atomic structure, quantitative chemistry, bonding and periodicity, organic chemistry, energetics, kinetics and equilibria, reactions of elements. Year 13 topics: The maths component is built upon during Year 13 in: further kinetics and equilibria, acids and bases, carbonyl and aromatic chemistry, polymers, DNA, structure determination, thermodynamics, periodicity, electrochemistry, transition metals and inorganic reactions.
What you need to get on
Grade 6 or above in GCSE chemistry (separate science) or grades 6-6 or above in combined science: trilogy and Grade 6 or above in GCSE mathematics Students will need to successfully complete a bridging unit in chemistry over summer.
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
Keswick School
VICARAGE HILL, KESWICK, CA12 5QB
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Start dates
- 3 September 2026 · KESWICK
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