The chart below has been drawn up using data from DSA research; it is intended purely as a rough guide to the number of hours you can expect to need before reaching test standard.
|
Age |
Outstanding |
Fast |
Average |
Below Average |
Slow |
|
17-19 |
26-29 |
30-34 |
35-40 |
41-50 |
51-76 |
|
20 |
27-30 |
31-36 |
37-42 |
43-52 |
53-78 |
|
22 |
28-32 |
33-68 |
39-45 |
46-56 |
57-80 |
|
24 |
29-34 |
35-41 |
42-48 |
49-60 |
61-81 |
|
26 |
30-35 |
36-43 |
44-50 |
51-64 |
65-84 |
|
28 |
31-37 |
38-45 |
46-54 |
55-66 |
67-87 |
|
30 |
32-39 |
40-49 |
50-56 |
57-69 |
70-92 |
|
32 |
33-40 |
41-51 |
52-58 |
59-72 |
73-94 |
|
34 |
34-42 |
43-53 |
54-62 |
63-75 |
76-96 |
|
36 |
35-43 |
44-55 |
56-65 |
66-78 |
79-100 |
|
38 |
36-45 |
46-57 |
58-68 |
69-84 |
85-103 |
|
40 |
37-47 |
48-59 |
60-70 |
71-88 |
89-106 |
|
42 |
38-50 |
51-63 |
64-74 |
75-92 |
93-113 |
|
44 |
39-52 |
53-65 |
66-78 |
79-95 |
96-117 |
|
46 |
40-54 |
55-69 |
70-82 |
83-100 |
101-119 |
|
48 |
41-55 |
56-71 |
72-86 |
86-106 |
107-126 |
|
50 |
42-57 |
58-75 |
76-90 |
91-111 |
112-132 |
|
52 |
43-58 |
59-79 |
78-93 |
94-114 |
115-135 |
|
54 |
44-59 |
60-79 |
80-95 |
96-116 |
117-137 |
|
56 |
45-60 |
61-81 |
82-97 |
98-118 |
119-139 |
|
58 |
46-62 |
63-83 |
84-12 |
103-123 |
124-144 |
|
60 |
47-68 |
69-87 |
88-108 |
109-129 |
130+ |