Classics

Highgate’s Classics Department teaches Ancient History, Classical Civilisation, Classical Greek and Latin in Years 7 to 13. We offer a wide-ranging scholarship on the civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome, exploring these cultures through the study of literature in translation, history, mythology, art and archaeology.

Pupils study Latin in Years 7 and 8, following the Cambridge Latin Course. From Year 9, some pupils, at the recommendation of our Department, will follow our own course in Classical Studies, and the vast proportion continue with Latin. In Year 9, three sets of our pupils take Greek as well as Latin as a single combined and fast-paced option, meaning we have around 50 studying Greek. From Year 10, we offer GCSE options in Classical Civilisation, Latin and Classical Greek.

Sixth Form studies continue with A Levels in Ancient History, Classical Civilisation, Classical Greek and Latin. Each year, several of our sixth formers go on to study a wide range of classical degrees at university, and we have sixth formers apply to read a course with a classical element at Oxford or Cambridge.