Applica One Sixth Form Ranking

[Kago2790]

My son is year 11 and this weekend has to rank his choices in the Applica app.

His preference is to carry on at his current school. However, he wants to do Alevel Music and there are some doubts the school will run Alevel music if there is only one or two students requesting it but this has not been confirmed.

If they don't run Alevel Music this would not be his first choice sixth form.

If we put it as first choice and they don't run it, he gets offered alternative Alevel I understand. However, if this is the case he would prefer to go to another sixth form that will definitely run Alevel Music.

Question is, which sixth form does he put as first choice this weekend? Will he be in a position in August where he can't do Alevel music because they decided not to run Alevel Music at his current school?

Final question, he also has an audition next week at a private music sixth form school. This is outside of the Aplicaa realm. I guess we just ignore the private school completely for the purposes of Applica?

Many thanks

Anyone?

Can't answer.
But as a matter of interest where is this and what do the admission rules say?

Where I am, Hants, you apply to as many places as you want, get offers from many, and decide after results who you want to enroll with. If necessary you enroll at one on results day, then turn up elsewhere later, enroll with them and then withdraw from number 1 choice.

Does this system not guarantee the subjects alongside the place? Seems somewhat unfair/confusing.

Thanks, In Trafford, greater Manchester.

We are the same in Berkshire @TeenToTwenties . DS held six offers and, on results day, he accepted one and rejected the others. He didn't have to rank them and all were administered by the school/college individually..

Sixth forms are their own admissions authorities, unlike at primary and secondary when you apply via the council and rank your preferences.

The sixth forms DS applied to asked all applicants to chose a reserve subject in case one of their choices couldn't go ahead due to lack of take up. I'd be less worried about this in a large sixth form college than a smaller school.

I would suggest you ask you son's school if the Music A Level course is likely to run and base your choice on this @Kago2790

This ranking thing.
I'm sure I've seen it mentioned on MN before.
I have a feeling that if I recall correctly (which I may well not have done) that the 6th forms aren't really allowed to take ranking into account and offers should stand or fail on their own, and that it was only really for college capacity planning purposes.
But as I said I could be entirely wrong.

Here is the thread I was thinking of Applicaa- 6th form ranking | Mumsnet Definitely worth a read.

My reading from the other thread (again not an admissions expert) is that ranking shouldn't impact offers and shouldn't impact ability to at enrollment take up whatever offer he wants.

But I may well be wrong.

That's very interesting @TeenToTwenties, thanks for sharing. @Kago2790 hopefully the linked thread is helpful.