GCE AS/A Levels (16 to 18)

The British School of Valencia offers its students the possibility of finishing their studies by obtaining the British Higher Secondary Education Certificate. This stage comprises two years:  Year 12 and Year 13.

The subjects in this stage (GCE-General Certificate of Education) are divided into two parts which, in general, with a few exceptions, are studied in order during the first and second year, respectively. In the first year, the first part of the different subjects, corresponding to the advanced supplementary level (AS); in the second, the subject is completed by taking the advanced level of the corresponding subject, thus completing an A Level. Given that the subjects in the supplementary advanced level have their own entity, it is possible for a student to finish an AS in the first course and not continue with the advanced level of this subject in the second course, as for study recognition and university admission, two supplementary advanced level subjects (AS) can be considered as an advanced level subject (AL).

In this stage, students must complete a minimum of three advanced level subjects at the end of Year 13. The studies are much more specialised than in European higher secondary education, specifically Spanish higher secondary education, and prepare the subjects in much greater depth.

The educational offer in this stage consists of common subjects and modal studies based on the following breakdown:

Common and modal GCE Subjects

Common subjects: (Studied entirely during Year 12):

GCE modal subjects(Three to be chosen from those offered in each section. They are studied through Year 12-AS and Year 13 -AL-.) 

SCIENCES

Mathematics (AL)
Biology (AS/AL)
Environmental Management  (AL)
Chemistry (AS/AL)
Physics  (AS/AL)
ICT  and Applied ICT  (AS/AL)
Thecnical drawing
Art and  Design  (AS/AL)

HUMANITIES

Mathematics/Statistics  (AL)
Geography (AS/AL)
History (AS/AL)
Business Studies (AS/AL)
Foreign Language French (AL)
Art and Design (AS/AL)
ICT  and Applied ICT (AS/AL)