Most college applications will be accepted from October to the new year, the process normally begins in the autumn term of Year 11, so end of October through to November.
Some local colleges will be having their taster days this summer to help Year 10 students to start thinking about their post 16 options. Please contact the colleges to book a place.
Please note our Year 10's are free to attend the taster day at Lewes College on 17th June as there will be no mock exams on that day. If you cannot attend these dates there will be lots of other opportunities to visit the colleges at the start of Year 11 during their open days.
Below is a list of the Open Dates for the colleges in our surrounding area:
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Open events |
College |
Application Deadline |
Post-16 offering: |
| 16/10/25 6-8pm | BACA | January | A-Levels |
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22/10/25 and 23/10/25 6pm-8:30pm |
14th January* |
A-Levels T-Levels, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 |
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12/11/25 and 13/11/25, |
First Friday in December |
A-Levels, BTEC, GCSE |
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15/10/25 open evening 4:30pm-7pm 22/11/25 open day 10am-1pm |
Applications accepted throughout the year |
Apprenticeships T-Levels BTEC & NVQs Entry Level to Level 4
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8/10/25 5pm-7pm 11/10/25 10am-12pm : please email the college dv8admissions@dv8sussex.com |
Applications accepted throughout the year |
Level 2, Level 3 |
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Lewes 14/10/25 and 20/11/25 and 19/03/26 3:45pm-6:45pm. Eastbourne 15/10/25 and 20/11/25 and 19/03/26 3:45pm-6:45pm.
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Applications accepted throughout the year |
Apprenticeships City & Guilds A Levels T Levels BTEC, NVQs Level Entry level, Level 1, 2 & 3GCSEls |
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CLOSING |
A Levels Level 3 BTEC |
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| 23/10/25 5:30pm-7:30pm |
A Levels BTEC |
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| 11/10/25 and 22/11/25 and 17/01/26 and 21/03/26 and 13/06/26 9am-12pm |
BTEC City & Guilds
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09/10/25 6pm-8pm 11/10/25 10am-12pm |
In December |
A Level BTEC |
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12/11/25 5pm-8:30pm Taster day: 01/12/25 2pm-4pm |
A Level BTEC |
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27/10/25 11am-2pm 06/11/25 4pm-8pm |
December applications processed as priority |
A Levels BTEC |
*Applications can be considered after this date