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A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong...

A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels. In Singapore and India, this is known as a junior college. In England and Wales, education is only compulsory until the end of year 11, the school year in which the pupil turns 16 (although this is changing in September 2013). In the English and Welsh state educational systems, those wishing to continue may either stay on at a secondary school with an attached sixth form, transfer to a local sixth form college, or go to a more vocational further education college, although, depending on geographical location, there may be little choice as to which of these options can be taken. In the independent sector, sixth forms are an integral part of secondary schools (public schools). Students at sixth form college typically study for two years (known as Years 12 and 13, Years 13 and 14 in Northern Ireland and/or lower sixth and upper sixth). Many students sit AS examinations at the end of the first year, and A-level examinations at the end of the second. In addition, in recent years