Cardiff Sixth Form College

History
Cardiff Sixth Form College is the top school in the UK. Established in 2004
as a private tutorial college, this high flying, academic beacon combines
outstanding teaching in small class sizes with innovative, individual careers
programmes aiming at G5 universities for some of the most impressive
students from around the globe.
Going from strength to strength, Cardiff Sixth Form College’s academic
buildings are housed right in the centre of the exciting capital city of Cardiff
with its historic architecture, boutique shopping and lively culture and
sports scene. Boarding houses, less than five minutes walk, are stunning –
contemporary single ensuite bedrooms and apartments plus every student
has membership of the top quality gym. In 2022 Cardiff opened a new
campus in Cambridge for A-level students and commenced a new two-year
GCSE course.

Proud of its international outlook, Cardiff has over 40 nationalities at the
College – students looking for real academic rigour as well as access to the
top universities across the world. The College is part of Dukes Education
which owns five independent colleges, London and SE day schools, summer
schools and a consultancy arm.

A-level results
Cardiff has been top of the academic league tables published by The Times
and Daily Telegraph for the past eight years. In addition, the College has
been named the number one school for A level results over the past 12
years. In 2022, 95% of students gained A*-A grades whilst 99% gained
A*-B.

University destinations
Cardiff students progress to study highly competitive courses such as
Medicine, Engineering, Economics and Law at prestigious universities in the
UK, the US and throughout Asia.
In 2022, 83% of students won places at QS100 universities and 67% onto
Russell Group universities. Four gained Oxbridge places, 26 to UCL, 7 to LSE
and 13 to Imperial College with 38% going onto study medicine and law.

Boarding facilities
Students live in state-of-the-art, purpose-built boarding accommodation
situated just a five minute walk from the College campus. All rooms are
single en-suite, comfortable and self-contained, providing independence
but also a sense of community. Students have the opportunity to get to
know their talented peers from all over the world, giving them a global
perspective while forming friendships which help promote greater
understanding.

Pastoral care
The College has won many awards for its pastoral care and employs
a professional pastoral team to help students adapt to living away
from home, for what may be the very first time. Students share their
accommodation with a House Master or Mistress, Student Support Officers
and Graduate Residential Assistants and a full time nurse and wellbeing
officer are available is available on site. Peer-to-peer mentoring is very
important at Cardiff and the warm, friendly atmosphere is apparent as soon
as you walk through the door.

Super-curricular activities and events
Cardiff Sixth Form College runs an extensive super-curricular programme
with careers-based societies, the opportunities to enter awards and
competitions such as the NASA Space Settlement Design Competition,
weekly critical thinking classes and the opportunity to study an EPQ.
In addition to two work placements a year, Cardiff students take part in
international work experience in Malaysia, India, Tanzania and Europe.
The careers department has a targeted Oxbridge and Medical programme,
coaching for university entrance exams, external speakers, visits from
university admissions’ advisors and training in interview technique which
reflects in the students impressive entrance to top universities – 100% to
Russell Group and top international universities.

Sports Day, matches, annual musical productions, Talent Shows, Balls
and a superb Cultural Event as well as the usual range of MUN, DofE and
Young Enterprise mean that there is plenty to be involved with

Up to 100% off tuition fees for day students. Day students take a scholarship exam in a subject of their choice, a GL assessment, submit an application letter and send school reports and GCSE results.  Applicants are also welcome to submit a portfolio of achievements in support of their application. As a general guide scholars would have at least 9 A*s in their GCSEs in academic subjects including those they want to take for A-level. Up to 50% off tuition fees for international students International students take four scholarship exams in the subjects they wish to study for A-level as well as a GL assessment and must have IELTS 6.5. All scholars must submit a scholarship application at the same time as they register.  Please visit our website www.ccoex.com for further information.

PAUL DUGDALE Subjects studied at A-level: History, Economics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics Grades at A-level: A* A* A* A* University of choice: University of Oxford – History & Economics “My most memorable moment at CSFC has been meeting so many like-minded people from around the world. Educationally, it has allowed me to thrive and achieve bigger and better things. I now have so many friends for life that I also feel the social experience has been invaluable for me. I have taken part in numerous extracurricular activities such as debating, the Eisteddfod and the Cultural Event. These have all helped to enrich both my CV and my UCAS application, giving them an edge over other candidates. The move to CSFC was the best decision I’ve ever made. The experience has allowed me to realise my academic potential and make so many good friends.” ENYALA BANKS Subjects studied at A-level: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, History Grades at A-level: A* A* A* A* University: University of Oxford – Materials Science “Changing schools has been a really good preparation for university life and it has certainly made me more independent and aware of the world. When I joined Cardiff Sixth Form I signed up for everything and particularly enjoyed playing music with some exceptionally talented musicians, taking part in badminton tournaments and performing in the drama productions. I was introduced to material science when Miss Bendle organised a trip to Swansea University” said Enyala. “I hadn’t thought of it before but taking part in the workshop there gave me the confidence to apply for it at Oxford as the mixture of physics, chemistry and maths in the subject there is very broad and follows on well from my EQP in nuclear energy.” ABDULLAHI JA’AFAR Subjects studied at A-level: Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry Grades at A-level: A* A* A* A* University of choice: University of Oxford - Engineering “The Cultural Event was by far my most memorable moment at Cardiff Sixth Form College. The different cultural dances and songs were very entertaining but were also very interesting. Seeing everyone in their cultural dress was great – there were so many different styles and colours! During my time at Cardiff, I have loved taking part in the many inter-house competitions. Some competitions are very large, such as the NASA competition, whereas other competitions are only small, such as the Christmas tree decorating competition. Regardless of size, all of these competitions have been great fun to partake in with friends. There is no denying that the A-Level experience is a challenging one but it has certainly been worthwhile. I have made friends from all over the world that I intend to keep and I have achieved my academic goals.” HOSANNA PANG Subjects studied at A-level: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Chinese Grades at A-level: A* A* A* A* A* University: University of Hong Kong – Medicine “My most memorable moment in Cardiff was my experience as a January Intake student in AS. Despite being new to the school, everybody was so welcoming and very quickly I formed a group of great friends. We would all study together, ask each other questions and support each other. At the end of my AS year, I was struggling with choosing between Biology and Medicine. Ms Downey and Miss Bendle gave me really good advice as well as conducting personality tests with me. Finally, thanks to their unwavering support, I was able to settle on Medicine. The school was really helpful in arranging a lot of talks and work placements to provide students with a realistic insight to their chosen career path. The UCAS Program really helped ease my nerves with applying to university.”