Sixth form

In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form (sometimes referred to as Key Stage 5) represents the final two years of secondary education (high school), where students (typically between 16 and 18 years of age) prepare for their A-level (or equivalent) examinations.

England and Wales

The term sixth form describes the school years numbered 12 and 13, which are called the Lower Sixth (L6) and Upper Sixth (U6) by many schools.

The term survives from an earlier system when the first five years of English secondary schooling were known as forms. Pupils started their first year of secondary school in the first form or first year, and this was the academic year in which pupils would normally become 12 years of age. Pupils would move up a form each year before entering the fifth form in the academic year in which they would have their sixteenth birthday. Those who stayed on at school to study for A-levels moved up into the sixth form, which was divided into the Lower Sixth and the Upper Sixth. In some private schools, the term Middle Sixth was used in place of Upper Sixth, with the latter being used for those who stayed on for an extra term to take the entrance examinations that were previously set for candidates to Oxford or Cambridge universities. Other schools described these Oxbridge examination students as being in the Seventh Form or Third Year Sixth.

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Dukes falter late against Adams Central

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Christian Horn ... Unfortunately for the hometown crew, it was not to last as the Patriots roared to life late. A pair of runs apiece in the top of the fifth and sixth made it a 4-0 ballgame before the dagger in the form of a nine-run seventh ... .

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The Daily Sceptic 05 Apr 2025
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NME 05 Apr 2025
The country-pop trio – Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele – are the first girl-group to represent the UK since Precious finished 12th in 1999 ... The trio have been singing together since they met at sixth form college in 2012 ... Credit ... NME.

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Over three peerless series released between 2008-2012 we follow the boys through Rudge Comprehensive sixth form as they attempt to have a laugh, pass their exams and pull ‘clunge’.

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The Guardian 03 Apr 2025
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