Key to A-level subjects

Some schools have indicated A grades with an *

Outwood and Ossett haven't so they'll be the ones who moan if anyone does

acc – accounting; ah – ancient history; ahl – ancient history and literature; am – applied mathematics; ac – art and craft; ad – art and design; adda – art and design double award; arab - arabic; arfa – art and design fine art; adgd - art and design graphic design; app – applied mechanics; arc – archaeology; bg – British government and politics; b – botany; bn – Bengali; bus - applied business; bs – business studies; bz – botany and zoology; cft – craft; ch – Chinese; cls – classical studies; cy – chemistry; cs – computer studies; csc – computer science; cc – classical civilisation; com st – communication studies; ct – critical thinking; cw – creative writing; dc – dance; ds – domestic science; dg – art; des tech – design technology; des tech fd – design technology; food technology; dr – design and realisation; dra - drama and theatre; ec – social and economic history; es – engineering science; ep – economical and political studies; ecg – economic geography; ed – engineering drawing; edd – engineering drawing and design; elc – electronics; eng – English; est – environmental studies; ff – home economics fashion and fabrics; fm – further mathematics; fr – French; fs – film studies; fpu – French for non-professional use; ged – geometrical and engineering drawing; g – German; g com – graphical communication; gp – government and politics; gs – general studies; gc – general classics; gpl – general principals of English law; hb – human biology; hc – housecraft; hy – history; he – home economics; ha – history of art; hsc - applied health and social care; I – Italian; ict – applied information communitcation technology; it – information technology; itda – information technology double award; jp – Japanese; k – Greek; L – Latin; It – English Literature; lp – latin (prose offered); lw – law; pht – photography; m – mathematics; me – mathematics for education and industry; met – metalwork; med – media studies; mus – music; mt or must – music technology; n – biology; nd – needlework and dressmaking; pa – principles of accounts; p – physics; ph – philosophy; pm – pure mathematics; pmc – pure mathematics and mechanics; ps – pure mathematics with statistics; pam – pure and applied mathematics; pg – Portugese; py – physics and mathematics; po – political studies; ped – physical education; pc – physical science; pfa – performing arts; psy – psychology; pl – Polish; q - economics; r – Russian; rs – religious studies; s – Spanish; sc – science; se – spoken English; soc – sociology; sp st – sports studies; sta – statistics; soc – social biology; t – geography; tex – textiles; ts – theatre studies; tt – travel and tourism; ttda – travel and tourism double award; txd – textile and dress; td – technical drawing; trh – Latin translation and Roman history; u – Urdu; ue – use of English; v – geology; w – woodwork; z – zoology.

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