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GCE A Level in Chemistry

at Trinity School, Newbury · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE AS level18 monthsFull time£1,333

What the college says

includingmathematical, practical and logical reasoning skills. Qualifications in chemistry are highly valued and lead to a wide variety of careers. If you are undecided, more options are kept open by studying chemistry than many other subjects. COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS In the first year of the course, you will study the units ‘Elements of Life’, ‘Developing Fuels’, ‘Elements from the Sea’, ‘The Ozone Story’ and ‘What’s in a medicine’. In these topics, you will learn a range of skills, and learn about how the multi-billion pound industry of oil works; where all the elements in the universe came from; and produce your own samples of aspirin from willow bark. The topics are designed to give you a firm set of foundations from the fundamental principles of the 3 main branches of chemistry – organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. The course is taught in a way that will enable you to appreciate the applications of the chemistry you are learning, so that you can see where people use this work in real life. In the second year of the course, you will build upon your foundations gained in year 12, and you will study 5 further units – ‘The Chemical Industry’, ‘Polymers and Life’, ‘Oceans’, ‘Developing Metals’ and ‘Colour By Design’. In these topics, you will learn about the chemical composition of DNA, and how it works in the human body; how chemists can restore paintings that are thousands of years old – and be certain that they are using the same paints as the original

What you need to get on

Five grade 5s at GCSE as well as a 6 in a Science GCSE subject

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 School.

    Love Lane Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Newbury

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