The careers and higher education programme at St. Clare's is exceptional in both its scope and provision and was judged outstanding in the recent ISI inspection. The college has a dedicated, experienced careers and higher education adviser who is available all year round to assist and support students in their choices for higher education around the world, careers and gap years. There is also a specialist adviser for all US applications.

The programme develops students' career management skills by raising their awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as well as helping them to explore options in education and work. They are taken through the application processes they need and supported to make effective university applications and CVs as required.

Through a range of workshops, tutorials, lectures, visits and discussions, students build skills and knowledge to help them make a well-informed decision for their future and to prepare them for decisions that they are likely to face after they leave St. Clare's. Emphasis is placed on helping students to analyse the transferable skills they are developing through subjects and extra curricular activities, and they are encouraged to develop these to maximize their chances and opportunities in life. An example of the sort of activities our careers adviser runs is given in this newsletter - click here to read more.

St. Clare's has a very strong record of university placement (take a look at our university destinations):

• Each year about 110 students from St. Clare's enter universities in the UK, USA and elsewhere.
• Around 75% enter British universities, mainly those considered premier or highly selective. These include Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School of Economics University College London, Warwick, St. Andrews and Edinburgh.
• On average 8-10 students enter universities in the USA, including premier universities such as Cornell, Boston, Haverford, Reed and Yale.
• Other students enter universities in a variety of countries, such as Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan and Kazakhstan.

There is a dedicated careers and higher education library which includes information on:

• higher education opportunities in the UK, US and elsewhere;
• careers information;
• careers and courses related to each IB subject;
• gap opportunities from 4 weeks to a year long.

St. Clare's is a centre for SAT and BMAT exams; and TOEFL, UKCAT and LNAT exams may be taken in Oxford.