Sixth Form Admissions

Criteria for admission into CGS in Sixth Form

• All pupils should be the correct age for admission into a given year group unless there are exceptional circumstances.

• All applications should be put in writing.

• The school will not, as a result of offering a place, exceed the school’s enrolment number as agreed with the Department of Education without DE approval.

• Applicants may be admitted to Sixth Form provided that places are available in the subjects which the applicant wishes to study.

• Admission into Year 14 (or during Year 13 and 14) will be highly dependent on AS/A2 and other level 3 courses which the pupil has already studied matching with those available in CGS and the pupil’s progress in his/her courses being commensurate with CGS pupils’ progress.

Criteria for Admission to Sixth Form at Year 13

In the following criteria “GCSE” means full course GCSE. In addition to the general requirements, applicants for places in Year 13 must have;

• A minimum of a Grade C in both GCSE Mathematics AND in GCSE English/GCSE English Language.

• A minimum of 7 GCSE passes at grade C or better, including a minimum of 3 GCSE Grade B passes, amounting to 10 points.   GCSE A*/A = 3 points B= 2 points C* = 1.5 points C = 1 point.

• A maximum of one BTec Level 2 qualification with at least a Merit may be substituted for a GCSE Grade B pass.

• Occupational Studies qualifications are not acceptable for entry to Sixth Form.

• In general, applicants should have achieved at least a Grade B at GCSE in the subjects which they intend to study at AS/A2 level. Please refer to the Google Classroom for subject specific criteria which may include a requirement for GCSE Grade A.

• A good record of attendance, punctuality and behaviour.

• Where the performance at GCSE has been affected by sustained illness or other verifiable reason, pupil applications will be considered on an individual basis.

• The admission of applicants to Year 13 will not cause the Department of Education’s guidelines on the maximum numbers of pupils in practical classes to be exceeded or in any other way compromise the school’s resources or ability to deliver the curriculum.

• Following the allocation of Year 13 places to CGS pupils, applications will be considered from pupils from other schools in line with the criteria above and Department of Education criteria.
  External applicants to Coleraine Grammar School must also present

·         previous school reports for Year 11 and Year 12

·         printouts of external GCSE results.

• All pupils admitted to Sixth Form must sign a Code of Conduct to abide by the school’s expected standards of conduct, uniform, attendance and commitment to academic study.

A Google Classroom has also been set up for prospective Sixth Form pupils in 2026/2027 which contains more details. 

The code is: s3jdhfoj (It is best if pupils log in using their C2K email address @c2ken.net)

Criteria for progression into Year 14

Criteria for progression from Year 13 into Year 14 in Coleraine Grammar School.

Criteria for progression into year 14

Pupils must achieve a pass (A – E) in three AS Level or equivalent subjects.

Pupils must achieve a grade D in at least two AS Level subjects.

Where the performance at AS Level has been affected by sustained illness or other verifiable reason, progression to year 14 will be considered on an individual basis.