Burgess Hill School aims to provide a broad-based education in the Junior and Middle School thus laying the foundations for specialisation at GCSE and A level. Examination pass rates are regularly over 90% at GCSE A-C grades with girls doing 9 subjects and at A level 82% achieving A-C grades. It is usual for most of the Upper VI to go on to Higher Education in a wide range of disciplines and including regular Oxford and Cambridge places. Art, sport, music, drama, current affairs and information technology form an important part of the curriculum. In order to take advantage of the many opportunities offered to women in professions previously dominated by men, it is necessary for the young women of the future to have a thorough grounding in the sciences, mathematics and information technology as well as the more traditional arts subjects that have dominated careers for women in the past. Recent statistics show that girls do better in both science and mathematics when they are taught with girls. A Science and Technology block was opened in Sept '94. With the opening of the European Market it is also important that students have the opportunity to study at least one if not more modern languages. At Burgess Hill girls work in the single sex establishment offering them the tranquility necessary for the achievement of academic excellence. More careers are open to girls than ever before in sciences, management, engineering and other traditionally male vocations and girls get expert advice from an early age to take advantage of these opportunities. The boarding environment is friendly, lively, and stimulating. Central to our philosophy is the belief that all can achieve their full potential given good teaching, encouragement and a wealth of cultural and sporting opportunities.
