January 2024 Start Options
Abbey College Manchester offers a range of high-quality academic programmes for students looking to start their studies in January 2024.
Interested in joining us in January 2024? Make an enquiry via the form below to speak to a member of our admissions team.
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At Abbey College Manchester we have the following course available for January 2024:
18 Month GCSE Programmes
Find out more about our January 2024 start programmes below.
18 Month GCSE Programme, January 2024
General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSE) represent the first stage on the path to study at a UK university. Many institutions will ask for at least 5 GCSE passes for entry.
In 2022 63% of GCSEs awarded to Abbey College Manchester students achieved grades 9-4 (A** – C).
The 18 Month GCSE Programme is available at Abbey College Manchester from January 2024.
January 2024 GCSE study options
| Course | Duration | Subjects available in Manchester | Progress to |
| GCSE | 18 Months (Jan 2024 – July 2025) |
| A Level International Foundation Programme |
Why study GCSEs?
Depending on the duration of studies, GCSE students will take between 6-8 subjects. GCSEs provide a great ‘grounding’, offering students a wide breadth of subjects. time to familiarise themselves with the UK education system and improve their English (English Language is a compulsory GCSE subject). GCSEs also provide a natural pathway to A Levels, and students who have taken then tend to perform better in higher level examination.
How are they taught?
GCSE course content is broken up into units, each unit is taught in a linear structure, with an emphasis on understanding the connection between topics within the wider context of the subject.
Assessment
GCSEs are assessed by an end of course exam. Some subjects will also by coursework or practical work.
Why Abbey College Manchester?
- We offer a small, friendly, welcoming community
- British and International students integrate and learn together
- An Innovative and flexible course offering
- We provide a pathway to world-class northern universities
- We are experts at preparing students for challenging courses such as medicine
For the past thirty years we have been proudly based in the heart of Manchester, in that time that we have embraced some of the city’s best qualities; innovation, pragmatism, a sense of humour and a practical spirit.
We have welcomed several thousand students from around the world and the local area into our friendly college community, and we take pride in helping our students to achieve personal and academic development, and to move on to world-class universities, many of which like our local University of Manchester, are located in our region.
We are the smallest of the three Abbey DLD colleges, and have the highest proportion of British students studying with us, which makes classes and life in college an interesting and invigorating mix of local and international cultures.
Abbey College Manchester, January 2023 start course fees
| Course | International Fee | EU Fee |
| 18 Month GCSE (Jan 2024 – June 2025) | £18,700 (First 6 Months) | £9,800 (First 6 Months) |
January 2024 Start Courses Entry Requirements
| Programme | Academic Requirements | English Requirements | Age Requirements |
| 18 Month GCSE | 5 passes at grade 9 or equivalent | IELTS 4.0 or equivalent | 14 – 15 years old on entry |
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