Two Year A Level Course
Rochester, United Kingdom
Preparatory Program
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Rochester Independent College mixes academic rigor with a creative buzz; there's no uniform and staff use first names. Day students join from 11 and boarders from 15. Average class size is 8. The A level programme runs two years. Students take four subjects in Year 12 and three in Year 13. IELTS 5.5 or equivalent and language support are provided. RIC specializes in short courses and allows option changes before Year 13 after discussion with Personal Tutors.
Career Outcomes: An A level route supports university admission, science and medicine, engineering, business and law, creative industries, teaching, apprenticeships and more.
IELTS 5.5 or equivalent
The ‘conventional’ A level course lasts for two years. At RIC it is usual for students to study four subjects in Year 12 and three in Year 13. Where required, additional language teaching support leading to the IELTS examination is part of the course. Day or boarding.
Some students have a firm career aim and can with confidence select a certain set of A level subjects. Others are encouraged to select combinations which keep their options as wide open as possible.
Early on a two-year course, students even have chance to try subjects for a while before settling to a final choice. RIC specialises in teaching short courses and it is thus rarely a problem should a student wish to change subject options as late as the beginning of their second year of study.
Guidance is always available in making option choices, indeed, students would not be allowed to change subjects until the change had been discussed at length with Personal Tutors.
