the last stage of school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for students between the ages of 16 and 18. Students in the sixth form study for A-level examinations and a student at this stage is called a sixth-former.
Synonyms and related words
Student bodies and groups of students
class
dean’s list
form
sixth form
noun countable/uncountable education
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Other entries for this word
sixth form collegenoun
Word Forms
singular
sixth form
plural
sixth forms
DEFINITIONS1
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the last stage of school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for students between the ages of 16 and 18