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GCE A Level in Computer Science

at Rossett School, Harrogate · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Computer Science is a practical subject, where students can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real world systems. It is an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement, and can look at the natural world through a digital prism. The course helps students to programme, problem solve, design systems and understand human and machine intelligence.

What you need to get on

5 GSCE at grade 4+ including GCSE Computer Science grade 5+ or evidence of a knowledge of computer programming language. GCSE Maths grade 5+.

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

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