sixth form
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈsixth form noun [countable] SESthe highest level in the British school system. Children aged between 16 and 18 stay in the sixth form for two years while they prepare to take A levels (=the highest level of school exams). 第六学级〔英国中学的最高学级，学生为 16 至 18 岁的孩子，他们上两年第六学级，准备参加高级程度考试〕 —sixth former noun [countable]
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sixth form• The former Branksome Comprehensive and Darlington sixth form college pupil is now doing a postgraduate teaching course in Birmingham.• University life had developed many of the traits Gedge first revealed while he was in the sixth form.• Remember that big sloppy jumper you knitted me when I was in the sixth form - that maroon one?• Mitosis lasted two years during the period between the pair leaving the sixth form and attending university.• The standards and ideals of the sixth form, as the Crowther Report had epitomized them, dominated the school.ˈsixth form nounChineseSyllable
between the aged Corpus British in system. the school highest level Children
sixth form
ˈsixth form
noun [countable]
the highest level in the British school system. Children aged between 16 and 18 stay in the sixth form for two years while they prepare to take A levels (=the highest level of school exams).
—sixth former noun [countable]
ˈsixth form
noun [countable]the highest level in the British school system. Children aged between 16 and 18 stay in the sixth form for two years while they prepare to take A levels (=the highest level of school exams).
—sixth former noun [countable]