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16+
Candidates for 16+ Academic Scholarships will be tested in the November
preceding entry. A good guideline for those thinking about applying for a
16+ Scholarship would be the prediction of at least six as or a*s at gcse level.
Candidates with lower predictions than this are unlikely to be successful in
their application.
Candidates will be asked to sit papers in two subjects which they intend to take
at a level, in which they will be expected to show signs of flair and scholarship.
They will also sit a verbal reasoning test and be interviewed by a panel of senior
teachers and by the Headmaster.
Tests are taken at the College in most cases, but arrangements can be made
for candidates to sit the tests in suitable venues elsewhere, for example where
overseas candidates are unable to come to the College.
Sixth Form scholars will be expected to maintain a high standard in their
academic studies, to show a genuine interest in their subjects and to contribute
widely and with enthusiasm to the academic life of the College. They will be
expected to attend lectures and academic society meetings and to submit work
for national competitions as appropriate.
Sixth Form scholars will become members of the senior scholars' group, the
Phoenix Society, run by the College's Oxbridge Tutor.
internal candidates
Pupils already at King's College who do not already hold Academic Scholarships
may enter for the 16+ Scholarship and sit the two subject papers at the same
time as external candidates.
In any case, the College will make Awards to King's College pupils moving
from the Fifth to the Sixth Form who perform exceptionally well in their gcse
examinations and who do not already hold Academic Scholarships.
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