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Economics A Level

Highsted Grammar School

Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4PT

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
Science and Mathematics

Available start dates

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Highsted Grammar School
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
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Application Instructions

Applications Open: - Friday 14 November 2025

Applications Close: - 13 February 2026. Applications may be considered after this date but it is strongly advised to apply before this deadline.

Entry Requirements: - Admission to courses - This is based on your needs and staff advice, but you should be aware of these points: 1. You will need to obtain a minimum of six GCSE passes at Level 5 or above including Mathematics and English (a minimum of a grade 5 in the reformed GCSE qualifications in English and Mathematics) and grades 9-6 in their preferred A-Level subjects or nearest equivalents. 2. Subjects have clear entry requirements. You will find these under the course details or from Subject Heads.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices (Internal and External Students)

External Applicants - please click here (This form is for external candidates and parents/carers to book a slot to ask any questions about the admissions process and Sixth Form at Highsted Grammar School). Please be aware that it is first come, first served. We will try our best to accommodate your preferences but this might not always be possible).

Internal candidates - should contact their Head of Year directly.

Course Summary

Economics is concerned with some of the most important issues which affect us all - employment, prices, housing, poverty, the distribution of income and wealth, the environment and pollution, leisure, government spending on services such as health, education and transport, competitiveness, investment, productivity and growth, international trade and finance. In the aftermath of the world financial crisis and Brexit economics has never been more relevant

Course Details

Students with A Level Economics gain access to a wide range of possible career and higher education opportunities. You develop and use a variety of transferable skills throughout the course, including:
• Collecting and analysing economic data from a variety of sources
• Communication and presentation
• Problem solving and evaluation
• Numerical skills
• Use of ICT
These skills are well recognised by and in great demand from employers and universities alike. Economics combines well with a range of science, social science and humanities subjects and may lead to university courses and careers in such areas as Law, Business, Accounting, Politics and, of course, Economics

Entry requirements

GCSE grade 6 or higher in Mathematics, and GCSE English Language at grade 6 or Higher. These are necessary as the style of assessment requires both mathematical skills including use of a calculator, as well as favouring those with skills in written communication.

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