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GCE AS Level in Economics

at Whitmore High School, Harrow · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE AS level1 yearFull time

What the college says

Awarding Body : Edexcel In the first year students will study both microeconomics and macroeconomics. In microeconomics students will study theories which help to explain the concepts of: scarcity and choice, how competitive markets work, competition and power, labour markets and market failure and finally government intervention. In macroeconomics, students will study theories which help to explain: how economic performance can be measured, how financial markets work and how economic policy can affect the domestic and global economy. In the second year, students will study both the microeconomics and macroeconomic components mentioned above, together with a further component which involves applying all the theory they have learnt in a real world context.

What you need to get on

General Requirements : 6 grade 5-9 GCSE passes including 5 or higher English Lang AND Maths Additional or Specific Requirements : Grade 5 or above in GCSE English and Maths

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

  • Whitmore High School

    Porlock Avenue, Harrow, HA2 0AD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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