Computer Science qualifications are, above all else, relevant to the modern and changing world of computing and they are also relevant to the Higher Education community. The qualification can be tailored to individual student needs and has an open-source ethos allowing you to use any programming language that you wish to. Whilst we teach the course through Python and VB. NET you may choose an alternative language if you wish.
Computer Science
Dereham Sixth Form College
Crown Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4AG
GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
Available start dates
Available start dates
Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Dereham Sixth Form College
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
Block C
Please contact the provider directly to apply for this course.
Application Instructions
Please note that applications to the sixth form close on Wednesday 14th January 2026. If you wish to make an application after this date please contact the sixth form office at office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk or call 01362 696884.
For more information about a place at Dereham Sixth Form College for September 2026, please visit the website - www.dsfc.org.uk
Course Instructions
Most students will choose the equivalent of 3 A Levels but in some circumstances a maximum of 4. These are subjects that will continue for the full two years. Select only one subject from each option block (choosing more than 1 course from the same block will delay your application as courses from each block are timetabled at the same time). All courses are equivalent to 1 A Level except where specified differently below.
Dereham Education & Soccer Academy Including BTEC Diploma in Sport (equivalent to three A Level subjects, no other subject choices required).
If your choice of subjects are not available due to limitations of the blocks, please email us with the details: office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk
Course Details
Computer Science is a practical subject where you can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real-world systems. It is an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement and can look at the natural world through a digital prism. The course values computational thinking, helping you to develop the skills to solve problems, design systems and understand the power and limits of human and machine intelligence.
These are the concepts that lie at the heart of the qualification. They will be the best preparation for students who want to go on to study computer science at a higher level and will also provide a good grounding for other subject areas that require computational thinking and analytical skills. You will also have an excellent foundation to go straight into employment in the industry.
We follow the OCR specification.
- The qualification will be focused on programming, will build on GCSE Computing and emphasise the importance of computational thinking as a discipline.
- Computational thinking will be at the core of the specification.
- There will be an expanded maths focus.
Assessment
The A Level will consist of three components, two of which will be externally marked question papers making up 80% of the qualification.
The remaining 20% will be the coursework project which will be focused with an emphasis on coding and programming with a simple assessment model and marking criteria.
Entry requirements
Minimum 66555 including 6 in Computing (if taken) and 5 in Mathematics.
Your next steps...
Students can go on to study computer science at a hight level and will also provide a good grounding for other subject areas that require computational thinking and analytical skills. It also provides an excellent foundation to fo straight into employment iin industry.
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