1 Year GCSE Programme

GCSEs (General Certificate in Secondary Education) are the examinations that British students take at the end of Year 11, when they are 16. It normally takes two years to study GCSEs. Good UK schools require 5 GCSE passes at grade C or above to study A Levels or the IB in the Sixth Form. 

At Taunton School International we offer a One Year GCSE Programme. This is an intensive course which allows students aged 15-17 to take up to 8 GCSEs in half the time of a normal school course. It is the best possible preparation for Sixth Form study in a UK school, saving time and money. The entry process involves a combination of age, overall academic ability and level of English. English level is tested as a part of the entry process and students should demonstrate a level approximately equivalent to Upper A2 / B1 (or better) on the Common European Framework. 

Students who are not able to join our One Year GCSE Programme because of their level of English and/or their age can apply to enter Taunton School International Middle School.

The great advantage of having GCSE qualifications is that students at Taunton School International find it easier to get into the school of their choice and are much better prepared to study A levels or the IB Diploma.