Sister is missing her exams

[chickenPsyc]

My sister only goes to school when she feels like it basically and since easter has only been about 1 full week.

Anyway she promised she'd do her exams but it was her English GCSE today and she wouldn't get out of bed.

How will this effect her? will my mum get fined? will it stop her getting into college?

If she actually turns up for her maths, she's not expected to get more than an E so that's two of the main subjects knackered up.

She's hoping to do graphic design at college but I can't see it.

Your mother may be asked to pay for the exam and they are expensive!

It is not going to help her get into college to do anything if she does not turn up for exams.

its not going to get her into college easily is it? but then,i expect she realises this herself,so is sabotaging her future knowingly.....why? why has she done this do you think?

If your sister wants to resit her exams next year you will probably find that the school refuse to have her back. Once she is over 16 they are no longer obliged to educate her.

Any college will question her results (or lack there of). I worked in a college for many years. We interviewed every student we enrolled. We checked their results and asked for references from their schools. If she has a history of poor attendance you may well find that they refuse to take her on. If she does get a place, it may not be on the course she wants. As the govt demands that all students in 16-19 education need to have a level 2 qualification in English, Maths and IT, if she has not done these exams, she will have to resit them anyway. You will also find that colleges are far stricter about getting rid of students who don't attend classes than the schools are. Again, because there is no legal obligation to educate beyond the age of 16, if a student does not look like they are going to attend classes or finish the course then it's not worth the college's time and money keeping her on a course where there are other students who may want the place.

Graphic design is, in my experience, a highly sought after course. You will probably find there is both an entry requirement (which will include English and Maths) and a waiting list.

She needs to do the exams or she won't get on the course. There will be an entry requirement and I suspect it'll be higher than just holding level 2s in the core subjects.

Most colleges want 5 GCSE's at A-C grades, and insist 2 of these are Maths and English. I think your sister is in for a very tough time And it is true, I was at college 2 years ago (now in uni) and they DID kick people off our course for non attendance.