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Art & Design GCE A Level - Photography (WJEC/Eduqas)

at St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, London · sixth form college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The UK creative industries were worth a record £76.9 billion to the UK economy in 2013. Growth in the creative industries was higher than in any other UK industry and was three times the average increase in the UK economy during this period. We treat our students as practising artists that stand to acquire and develop an exciting and transferable skill-set. Students experiment with a broad range of lens-based techniques and processes to explore the world in which they live, demonstrating independence, flexibility, spontaneity and excitement. We focus on disciplines including photography, film and video, specialist digital editing and lighting techniques, mixed-media experimentation, installation as well as more traditional disciplines including life drawing, sculpture and printmaking. Students are not required to purchase expensive photographic equipment and cameras are provided for students to use. We do require students to buy a photography kit upon arrival to the department at a cost of £25 this will include sketchbooks, film and photographic paper, colour digital printing, stencils and mount board/foam board for exhibition purposes.

What you need to get on

In addition to the Minimum Entry Requirements you will need a GCSE Grade 4 in Art, Textiles or Graphic Design if taken. Applicants who have not taken an Art-related GCSE course may be admitted to the course subject to satisfactory completion of a practical assessment task. OR Minimum Merit in BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Art

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

  • Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

    10 MALWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SW12 8EN

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · LONDON

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