Why join Harrow in the Sixth Form?

In the Sixth Form all pupils study four subjects at AS-level, taking on three or four of those to A-level. We expect all our pupils to go on to good universities in the UK or USA.

Sixth Form students develop self-motivated work habits and take greater responsibility for their use of time. We expect all our pupils to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, confidence and a sense of direction.

From an early stage students receive detailed and up-to-date advice about university entry. Pupils take diagnostic tests to help them think clearly about career paths which might be open to them. Specialised tuition is made available for those applying to Oxford or Cambridge. All go on visits to universities and many do work experience. Pupils who intend to study medicine, for example, spend time working in a hospital or doctor's surgery. Those going on to American universities sit the SATs and we arrange a course of SAT tuition.

All Sixth Form pupils become involved in a wide range of activities outside the classroom. These include sports, art, music, acting and drama, writing for a School magazine, the School farm, community service, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, the Cadet Force, debating and conservation. Sixth formers often set up their own societies to reflect their specific enthusiasms. In the Sixth Form individual pupils decide how much sport they do and to what level. Many different sports are available including football, cricket, rugby, archery, badminton, basketball, chess, climbing, cross-country, fives, fencing, fishing, golf, hockey, judo, polo, rackets, rowing, sailing, shooting, squash, swimming, tennis and water polo.

Students at Harrow are taught leadership skills. All attend a course which aims to develop team-work and communication skills. They are given responsibility for areas of School life and are taught that good leadership is about how to get the best out of others.

Pupils live in one of the eleven boarding houses where they are under the care of a House Master who is also a teacher in the School. The House Master is the person parents can speak to directly about their sons. In the boarding house every sixth former has his own private room and shares a Sixth Form television room and a kitchen.

In addition to the House Master every student has an Academic Tutor who will monitor his academic work, teach him good study skills, encourage him on a day to day basis and assist with the process of university entrance.

Every pupil has his own email address and it is expected that in the Sixth Form all will make full use of information technology.

In the Sixth Form pupils are allowed to go home for occasional weekend exeats if they have no commitments at the School. There are many activities provided for pupils at the weekends including sports, expeditions away from the School, concerts and films. We organise social visits to nearby girls' boarding schools. There is a Sixth Form bar and social club. Parents and guests are welcome to visit the School at weekends.

We are unable to accept any further applications for places for entry in 2008.

For more information on applying for a Sixth Form place click here.