All international students follow the full St Edmund’s curriculum.
International students are placed according to their chronological age in the relevant National Curriculum Year.
Lower School | Years 7 – 9 (age 11 – 14)
In lower school international students follow a full curriculum and all the requirements of the UK National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 wherever possible.
Our curriculum includes:
- English or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Mathematics
- Science
- French
- Art
- Information Technology
- Geography
- History
- Design and Technology
- Music
- Drama
- Religious Education
- Physical Education
In Year 8, students begin a second language and choose from Spanish, German or Latin.
First Division | Years 10 – 11 (age 15 – 16)
The GCSE syllabus begins in Year 10 (age 14-15).
All international students study English (or ESOL), Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Religious Studies.
When available, international students sit a GCSE in their first language – for example Chinese, Thai, Russian or Japanese.
International students can choose to study four additional GCSE subjects.
Sixth Form | Years 12 – 13 (age 16 – 18)
International students take three A Levels. Some opt to study four subjects if appropriate. Sixth Form students are required to have a minimum of five GCSEs at Level 5 and at least a Level 6 grade in their chosen A Level subjects.
We do our best to meet requests for subject combinations at A Level and early registration does help this process.