My friend’s son needs to take foreign languages, he came from an international school. But if you exempt foreign languages, will that be enough to make up the 10 subjects in IGCSE?
It's only exemption from the common entrance test for confirmation of Winchester entry. Once you get into Winchester, you'll still have to take Latin (compulsory) and at least one foreign language. The student will have three years to prepare for GCSE.
Incorrect. Winchester and Eton both take year 9s only (13+) meaning the boys are 13 by September of their year of entry. Registration of application must be made before the boy is 10.5. There may be a limited of spaces for year 12 (16+) entry.
As for the process, both Winchester and Eton now require the students to take the ISEB as a pre-test. Successful candidates are invited to interview at the schools in UK. Eton will require a second test with interviews while WInchester will focus on interviews only.
Successful candidates are then offered a conditional offer (based on them being fairly successful at the common entrance exams taken at year 8). Hong Kong candidates that do not take foreign languages and latin/greek may negotiate for an exemption from these subjects at the common entrance exams. But once the students gain entry to Winchester, they will still have to take Latin (compulsory) and at least one foreign language.
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