Peter Symonds College
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| Motto | Counting in Ones |
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| Established | 1897 |
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Sixth form college Day & boarding |
| Principal | Stephen Carville |
| Location |
Owens Road Winchester Hampshire SO22 6RX England  Coordinates: 51°04′12″N 1°19′12″W / 51.0701°N 1.3201°W |
| Local authority | Hampshire County Council |
| DfE number | 850/8609 |
| DfE URN | 130708 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | Approx. 200 teaching staff & 150 non-teaching staff |
| Students | c.4000 |
| Ages | 16–18 |
| Website | PSC |
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| Format | Online (accessible in the college only) |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Owner | Peter Symonds College |
| Website | 7radio |
Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. Founded as a boys' grammar school, it is one of the few specialist sixth form colleges which is also a boarding school.
Most students at Peter Symonds take four AS levels in their first year and then three A levels in their second year. General Studies was taken as a compulsory AS and A level on top of this until 2014, when the school dropped the subject. However some students take five or more AS levels in their first year and continue with either four or five A levels in their second year. Both the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and Critical Thinking are offered at the college.
Amongst the subjects on offer at the college are Fine Art, Photography, Textiles, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classics, Computing, Dance, Drama, Economics, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, French, German, Geography, Politics, Graphics, Health & Social Care, History, ICT, Law, Italian, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, PE, Physics, Product Design, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology and Spanish. The college is also somewhat unusual amongst state sixth form colleges in offering Latin at both AS and A level.
Courses are available at AS Level, A2 Level, BTEC Level 2 National Certificate, GCSE, AS (Double Award) and A2 (Double Award) at the college.
It has some 4000 students aged 16–18 mainly from central Hampshire, but also British Forces teenagers from Germany and Cyprus, and residents of the Falkland Islands, who live on campus in one of the two boarding houses (Falkland's Lodge). The College also has a separate site in Winchester where it provides courses for some 2000 adult students.
At one time the college produced an online magazine named "The BUZZ", written and edited by students, which replaced "Converse" in 2008 but has since ceased to circulate. There is also a student produced college radio station, 7Radio.
All students at the college must take part in at least one activity, including sports and societies. There are also some accredited activities offered by the College. Students also must take part in a set number of "workshops" each year - these are additional time spent doing work in each subject outside of lessons with teachers. In addition, all students attend the "Symonds Lecture Programme", a replacement for General Studies, in which information is delivered in university-style lectures.
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