{"id":13261,"date":"2024-06-02T15:48:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T13:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/existing-lookandfeel.hullschool.ch\/?page_id=13261"},"modified":"2024-06-02T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T14:05:12","slug":"uk-university-entry-examinations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/college\/university-admissions\/uk-university-entry-examinations\/","title":{"rendered":"UK University Entry Examinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13261\" class=\"elementor elementor-13261\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e129cd e-con-full pad-tb-l-first e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61e129cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f79b45 c-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con 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tabindex=\"-1\">Programme<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13010\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/college\/programme\/subjects\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Subjects<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-13012\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/college\/programme\/ec1-english-college-year-1\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">EC1 (English College Year 1)<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13013\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/college\/programme\/ec1-english-college-year-1\/admissions\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page 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class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Swiss University Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13325\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/college\/university-admissions\/outside-switzerland\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Outside Switzerland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c548b8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c548b8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67555326 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67555326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f8e184 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"17f8e184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"3f670009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The British IGCSE\/A-level system is more specialised than the Swiss system<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236a2093 linkmediumblue elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236a2093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The English university entrance examinations (IGCSE\/GCE A levels) are not only suitable for all-rounders (as is the Swiss Matura), but also for students whose talents lie in a smaller number of specific subjects. Students who are excellent at languages and humanities but struggle with the natural sciences or mathematics \u2013 or the other way around \u2013 are more likely to succeed in the British system. By specialising in a narrower range of subjects at an earlier age they are also better prepared for their future studies at university. However, their general education will be less broad than that of Matura students in the final two years of their college programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d52f23 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d52f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Excellence and performance-based access to universities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3311d90 linkmediumblue elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3311d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The British university entrance examinations are based on performance. Access to universities depends upon the grades achieved. Students who attain good passes on the IGCSE\/A levels will be able to study either in Switzerland or abroad. Students with top grades will have easier access to UK and US elite universities, while students with low passes will be able to continue at a Swiss University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule, after an internship), a College of Professional Education and Training (H\u00f6here Fachschule), or a number of universities outside Switzerland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d37725 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d37725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages of the British university entrance examinations?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebdd2b5 linkmediumblue elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebdd2b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>They are the world&#8217;s best-known university entrance qualification.<\/li><li>They afford access to universities and institutions of higher education in Switzerland and abroad, including\u00a0the world-renowned ETH Zurich (Swiss\u00a0Federal Institute of Technology).<\/li><li>The British curriculum is the ideal preparation for studies in English. This applies both to institutions of higher education in Switzerland and in most countries of the world.<\/li><li>Students receive separate certificates in each subject they pass, and can repeat individual subjects as often as they wish.<\/li><li>They are ideal for students whose\u00a0strengths are concentrated in specific subject areas\u00a0(e.g. a good linguist who is weak in mathematics).<\/li><li>They allow for a high degree of specialisation.<\/li><li>They are suitable for\u00a0students who have been educated at Swiss schools.<\/li><li>They are suitable for students educated at international schools or schools based on the UK curriculum.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b2223 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79b2223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IGCSE\/GCE A-level examinations in Switzerland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e5ceb linkmediumblue elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5e5ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The British Edexcel exams are held on site at Hull&#8217;s School and marked in London.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first college in Switzerland to offer an Eng&shy;lish Year 10 pro&shy;gramme. 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