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It's quite funny in that I once won Rear of the Year at my school! I was about 17 in the sixth form and we used to have an end of year celebration and give out different awards. I even got a little trophy!
Jessica Ennis

Meaning of "sixth form" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIXTH FORM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIXTH FORM

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Sixth form is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIXTH FORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sixth form

In the education systems of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Malta, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Belize, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, where students prepare for their A-level examinations.

Definition of sixth form in the English dictionary

The definition of sixth form in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIXTH FORM

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sixteen
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sixteenth
sixteenth note
sixteenthly
sixth
sixth chord
sixth grade
sixth sense
sixth year
sixth-form college
sixth-form pupil
sixth-former
sixth-grader
sixthly
sixties
sixtieth

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIXTH FORM

application form
art form
base form
booking form
claim form
combining form
consent form
crystal form
dress form
entry form
first form
form
free form
life form
order form
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requisition form
second form
tax form
third form
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Synonyms and antonyms of sixth form in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sixth form» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIXTH FORM

Find out the translation of sixth form to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sixth form from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sixth form» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预科
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sexto curso
570 millions of speakers

English

sixth form
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छठी फार्म
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

النموذج السادس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шестая форма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexta forma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছয়টি ফর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sixième forme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

borang keenam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oberstufe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シックスフォーム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여섯째 양식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wangun kaping enem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình thức thứ sáu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆறாவது படிவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहावा रूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

altıncı form
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sesto modulo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

formularz szósty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шоста форма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formular al șaselea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έκτη μορφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sesde vorm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gymnasiet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

videregående
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sixth form

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIXTH FORM»

The term «sixth form» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIXTH FORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sixth form

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QUOTES WITH «SIXTH FORM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sixth form.
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Jessica Ennis
It's quite funny in that I once won Rear of the Year at my school! I was about 17 in the sixth form and we used to have an end of year celebration and give out different awards. I even got a little trophy!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIXTH FORM»

Discover the use of sixth form in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sixth form and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sixth Form at St. Clare's
Her school series – including St Clare’s and Malory Towers are the perfect books for girls who are experiencing their own adventure at school.
Pamela Cox, 2013
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The Sixth Form
In the tradition of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep, with just the right hint of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Dolby gives us a glimpse into the rarefied world of elite New England boarding schools and manages at the same time to say something new about ...
Tom Dolby, 2009
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The Sixth Form Poet: Deep Thoughts and Wise Words
This collection brings together the best of his pithy one-liners and whimsical poems, brought to life with Tom McLaughlin’s quirky illustrations.
Summersdale, 2012
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The Changing Sixth Form in the Twentieth Century
Tapers 5 (1965) and 16 (1967), and the Headmasters' Association pamphlet The Sixth Form of the Future (1968). The development of examinations at sixth-form level can be seen in Petch, J. A., Fifty Years of Examining (Harrap, 1953); Jeffrey,  ...
A D Edwards, 2013
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The Sixth Form and College Entrance
Finally, Lynn studied the relationship between educational achievement and sixth-form size. He showed that, among independent schools and among maintained grammar schools in London, the larger sixth forms achieved much better ...
Raymond Morris, 1998
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Sixth form 1939
In "Sixth Form 1939, a young Italian Jewish girl is in her last year at school.
Marcella Olschki, Keith Botsford, 2002
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The Sixth Form
School life has never been so splendid as in these brand-new editions of the classic Blyton series, "St Clare's".
Pamela Cox, Enid Blyton, 2005
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The English Sixth Form: A Case Study in Curriculum Research
Informations statistiques sur le nombre et la répartition par types d'établissement des élèves de classes terminales ("sixth form" 1ère et 2ème année) et les conditions d'entrée, etc.
Philip Hampson Taylor, William Arbuckle Reid, Brian Holley, 1974
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Education 16-19: In Transition
Borough of Luton merged the sixth forms of the boys' and girls' grammar schools to form Luton Sixth Form College. As with the sixth forms of the two grammar schools from which it evolved, admission to the new college was gained by the ...
Eric MacFarlane, 2002
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Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners appointed to inquire ...
Lnswers II. the right of appeal both to the Sixth Form and Head Master, which, as soon as made, arrests a Praapostor's hand. Such appeals are rare, but they occur occasionally, and in the case of appeal to the Sixth Form no less than in that to ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIXTH FORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sixth form is used in the context of the following news items.
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The sixth form college goes global
Not wholly coincidentally, there has been a surge of late in the intake of international students to local sixth-form colleges. While for home students these are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Wrong syllabus taught at Solihull sixth form college
The health and social care course was taught at Solihull Sixth Form College in the ... have learned for the past six months and learn something completely new. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Sir David delighted to open sixth form centre named after …
National treasure and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough highlighted the importance of youth as he opened a sixth form building named in his family's honour. «Richmond and Twickenham Times, Mar 15»
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Hundreds protest over Pembrokeshire sixth form shake-up plan
"Our argument is that they would not make everyone go to sixth form so why make everyone go to college," said Cory Jenkins, head boy at Sir Thomas Picton ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
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200 at Pembrokeshire sixth form changes meeting
Proposals as part of secondary school reorganisation include replacing post-16 education with a new sixth form centre at Pembrokeshire College. «BBC News, Mar 15»
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Solihull Sixth Form College bans students from going to the toilet …
A Midland college has banned exam students from going to the toilet alone amid fears over high-tech cheating. Solihull Sixth Form College said teenagers ... «Birmingham Mail, Jan 15»
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'Inadequate' £6.7m Blackburn sixth form centre with just 19 students …
A £6.7MILLION sixth form centre which was opened just five years ago looks set to close. Bosses at Our Lady and St John Catholic College, in Blackburn, said it ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Dec 14»
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Batley Grammar sixth form set to close
Closing in September 2016 would allow for all current sixth form pupils, currently ... on the proposal not to recruit new sixth form students from September 2015.”. «Dewsbury Reporter, Nov 14»
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Heads rap bid for sixth form
“Small sixth forms could be forced to close and provision would need to be developed especially for those students on “non-academic” programme who would ... «Halifax Evening Courier, Oct 14»
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£1.2m sixth-form centre gets up and running
Access to the sixth form, which is joined to the main academy building, is by biometric fingerprint scanning allowing only staff and sixth formers to enter. «The Star, Sep 14»

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