Geography
at Devonport High School For Girls, Plymouth · school or sixth form
What the college says
This engaging course gives students the opportunity to: engage with the relationship of human populations to each other over space and time, study the relationship between human populations with their physical environment at a variety of scales from the local to the global, consider their own role in relation to themes and issues being studied and the roles, values and attitudes of others including decision makers, carry out dedicated fieldwork.
What you need to get on
The minimum entry requirement for our Sixth Form is an average grade 6 or higher from GCSEs with a minimum of a grade 5 in English and Mathematics. In addition, for subject specific entry requirements we ideally prefer a grade a 7 or above, but you will require a minimum grade of a 6 for the subjects you wish to study.
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
Devonport High School for Girls
Lyndhurst Road Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Plymouth
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