sixth form
noun
(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
sixth-former
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a word derived from
sixth form.
Example Sentences
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The sixth-former from Gorslas, Carmarthenshire, said her period education had been "pretty shocking".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2022
As a sixth-former, I became a contestant on Blockbusters.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2017
But the sixth-former at Newman Catholic College in Harlesden, north-west London, is clearly a bright boy and did well in his GCSEs.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2011
Garner was seventeen in 1951, and a sixth-former at Manchester Grammar School, studying classics.
From Newsweek
Otto Kruger acts the poet valiantly despite dialog which makes him speak like a moonstruck sixth-former.
From Time Magazine Archive
