Posted: 15/08/08
A Level Celebrations
There was a celebratory atmosphere at the College today as around 300 students found out their A Level results. Staff were very proud of everyone’s hard work and have seen a marked an improvement of 4% in pass rates on last year, with an overall college pass rate of 96%.
Tim Grant Deputy Principal said:
“this is a great testimony to the hard work and commitment of all the students and staff at the College and comes at the end of a great year for us. Regardless of what people say about A Levels getting easier we see how hard these young people have worked to get their results today. Many of our students will now be going on to university level study, some right here at the college! We are all so delighted with our fantastic results and wish all our students well for the future.”
Around 300 students choose to study their A Levels with the outstanding local college; around 100 students received their A2 results in the year.
The national pass rate for 2007/08 is expected to rise again this year for the 26th year in row.
There was an impressive 100% pass rates in 12 out of the 15 subject areas offered at the College including psychology, physics, ICT, English Language, Law, Geography and Biology.
For the second year in a row English Language achieved 100% pass rates at both AS and A2 level.
Almost a third of A level students achieved the top A and B grades which is increasingly important to get into the top flight universities with competition for places becoming increasingly fierce year on year.
Two thirds of students achieved grades A-C.
Nineteen year old James Donovan was in a celebratory mood as he picked up his Law AS level – grade A, Business Studies AS Level – grade D and his A Level in Media – grade A.
“I am so thrilled with my results. This means I can now go to Nottingham University’s Law School and I can’t wait. I’ve worked so hard on my studies and I personally feel I have come a long way in the last three years.”
Sarah Sargison was celebrating a clean sweep of top grades, achieving an A in Business Studies and a B in English Language and a C in Psychology. Sarah will now progress on to further study to become a teacher.
“I am absolutely over the moon today as I have just found out that I will be accepted at Lincoln’s Bishop Grosseteste University College.”
West Nottinghamshire College offer the biggest choice of A Level subjects under one roof in the local area. The College’s A level academy is growing year on year with twice the amount of people choosing to study A levels with the college in September.
