sixth form
(in England and Wales) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take A levels, retake GCSEs, etc
Derived forms of sixth form
- sixth-former, noun
Words Nearby sixth form
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How to use sixth form in a sentence
Although it was a school of 250 boys, the sixth-form, with all their privileges, had no prerogative of authority.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarThe two sixth-form boys hoped to pass by unobserved, as they did not wish for a rencontre with our hero under such circumstances.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarI may do it now, because I see that none but the sixth-form are present, and because I may not have another early opportunity.
St. Winifred's | Frederic W. FarrarThe front bench, consisting chiefly of Sixth-form fellows, obeyed the invitation, and deposited their papers in the receptacle.
Follow My leader | Talbot Baines ReedListen again to one Montagu, a sixth-form boy who has caught a gang of dormitory roysterers preparing an apple-pie bed for him.
The Lighter Side of School Life | Ian Hay
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