Sixth Form

Flourishing Young Adults.

The Sixth Form is a time of significant personal development as students explore new interests, rise to the challenge of leadership and relish the academic rigour and tailored support that prepares them for university and beyond.

The Sixth Form at CHS is a new beginning. Greater independence and personal responsibility, a more flexible timetable and a growing focus on life beyond CHS. As students they move on from being children to becoming young adults. They bring their energy, leadership and creativity with them and make their mark on the School’s legacy.

The Sixth Form is a tremendously exciting time of deepening intellectual curiosity, learning to work more independently and rising to the challenge of leadership. CHS’s Sixth Form Pathways offer numerous opportunities to develop skills for life - whatever the future may hold.

Mr Mike Jones, Head of Sixth Form

Broad Horizons Sixth Form

Independent Learning.

Academic rigour is at the heart of the Sixth Form. Students are encouraged to explore their interests through extension classes and in-depth projects such as the UCAS-recognised Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), alongside their core academic subjects.

Smaller classes enable our Sixth Form students to engage wholeheartedly with academic study and allow Form Tutors to know them as individuals, providing tailored advice regarding university choices and life after CHS.

“My time at CHS was brilliant. From the very beginning, you are presented with so many opportunities to do so much more than just academics. Whatever you are interested in, you can pursue it at CHS. I’m so grateful for the friends that I made, the teachers who taught me and the school community which continues to welcome back Old Waconians’’

Oscar Cooper, Class of 2021

Broad Horizons Sixth Form

The majority of pupils leaving the School after Sixth Form progress to their first choice of university, often gaining entry to universities that have rigorous academic entry requirements.

ISI Inspection, April 2017

CHS Pathways

Arts

Enterprise & Finance

Medical Sciences

Modern Languages

Social Sciences & Humanities

Sport

STEM

Picking A Pathway.

The Sixth Form Pathways at CHS equips our students with career-specific skills and experiences tailored to their ambitions. These provide them with the inspiration to succeed and prepares them for life beyond university in the competitive world of work.

Offering pathways in Arts, Enterprise & Finance, Medical Sciences, Modern Languages, Social Sciences & Humanities, Sport, and STEM, students can match and combine their studies to suit their own aspirations and are given the relevant skills, knowledge, work experience and further enrichment opportunities directly linked to their dream career.

With access to advice from tutors and career experts, plus links with Old Waconians across a variety of industries, Sixth Form students at CHS develop skills and valuable contacts which serve them well for the future.

Broad Horizons Sixth Form

Making Their Way In The World.

At CHS we challenge students to discover more about themselves, others and the world around them. Those in CHS’s Sixth Form are encouraged to be explorers, leaders and philanthropists. Trips to Russia, Japan and The Gambia offer opportunities for every student to learn from and engage in new adventures.

Broad Horizons Sixth Form

Making Their Mark.

Sixth Form students at CHS take on leadership roles to help develop and support younger students. They are encouraged to develop their skills and show their commitment to becoming socially responsible young adults by undertaking charitable work and volunteering in the wider community.

Representing the School at the highest level, they develop as senior student leaders, captains, mentors, or Heads of House, bringing out the best in the individual and encouraging them to use their skills to improve their local and global communities.