Caterham, Charterhouse and King's Canterbury

spiderlily

Son of my friend got offers from Charterhouse, King's Canterbury and Caterham for 6th form.  It is quite a headache, though they are facing happily.

If vote for IB / Pre U, of course Charterhouse.

In terms of A level results, Caterham and King's Canterbury looks very much in the par (as per the 2013 figures - both 2x% A* and 6x% A*-A).

In terms of reputation, King's Canterbury runs alongside with Chaterhouse.  Almost all my British friends had heard about King's Canterbury and Charterhouse but just a few knew Caterham.

Considering school life, King's Canterbury and Charterhouse also look better given the higher % of boarders.

He has been studying in a boy school since P1.  Perhaps, studying in a Co-edu school would be a better experience for sake of upcoming U life.

Don't know why there seem more discussions in BK on Charterhouse rather than King's Canterbury.  Is Charterhouse more preferred?  If so, can we know why?

Your thoughts and comments are welcomed.  Many thanks

peter_pan

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2 more points to consider -1) Charterhouse has girls for A levels
2) although Chaterhouse has high % of boarders, a large number are weekly boarders, meaning it is rather empty at weekends.

spiderlily

Thanks peter_pan.

Will be interested to hear what your decision would be.  

peter_pan

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For me, I'm not keen on IB & I don't know enough about Cambridge pre-U.
Besides, personally I rank King's Canterbury at least equal if not higher than Charterhouse so easy choice for me - King's Canterbury!