Islington students celebrate A Level results 2012

Students at Islington Sixth Form Consortium (IC6) have achieved a 99 per cent pass rate in their A-level results for the third year running. 

Some 67 per cent of exam entries were A*-C grades, while 41 per cent

were A*-B grades.

The consortium (IC6) is made up of students from Central Foundation Boys' School, Highbury Fields, St Aloysius College and

Highbury Grove schools. Each of the schools has individually achieved a 98 per

cent or higher pass rate.

At Central Foundation, there were a number of

individual success stories to celebrate alongside their overall 100 per cent

pass rate.

Sumit Paul gave up his own spare time throughout his school career

to mentor Year 11s in art and maths.

After achieving an A in maths, B in

physics and C in chemistry in his A-levels, he can now look forward to studying

mechanical engineering at his first choice, Loughborough University.

Sumit will be joined at Loughborough by fellow

student Bipul Deb, who achieved an A* in maths, an A in chemistry and a B in

biology and will study chemical engineering.

Shahdyad Khan will be heading to Bristol University

to study economics with his A-level results of A* in economics, B in history and

A* in maths. 

At Highbury Grove School, Cyan Koay has secured a

place at Oxford University to read music after only taking up an instrument aged

13. She gained three A grades in maths, music and Spanish in her A-levels.

Daniel Luby similarly achieved three straight As in

government and politics, economics and English and will study philosophy at

Durham University.

Highbury Fields School were delighted to have

achieved a 100 per cent pass rate for the third year running. At St Aloysius,

Zak Erreg is celebrating after he achieved two As and a B in his A levels,

earning his place at Imperial College to study chemical engineering.

Leader of Islington Council, Cllr Catherine West,

congratulated students at Central Foundation Boys' School this morning.

She

said:"Congratulations to all Islington students and staff

who worked so hard to achieve these A-level results.

"We want all young people in Islington to have the

chance to fulfil their potential. Islington's Sixth Form Consortium, City and

Islington College and the borough's academy sixth form facilities are providing

excellent opportunities for school leavers, making sure they are well prepared

for higher education or to enter the world of work."

John O'Shea, Director of IC6, said: "We are absolutely delighted to be maintaining our

excellent results. We made a tremendous step forward two years ago and to repeat

this - and our 'oustanding' Ofsted judgement for a third year running - whilst

increasing our student numbers so significantly is an amazing achievement.

IC6's results demonstrate the hard work of our staff and the quality of our

support systems."

St Mary Magdalene Academy in N7, recently celebrated

its examination results for sixth-form students studying the International

Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD). Their overall pass rate was 92 per cent, compared

to 78 per cent nationally for the IBD. Top student Daniel Bergicourt, achieved

an incredible 43 points out of a maximum of 45, the equivalent of five A* passes

at A-level.

Many young people who attended an Islington

secondary school go on to study A-levels at City and Islington College. This

year, the college had an overall pass rate of 99 per cent, with 73 per cent of

these entries marked at A*-C grade.

Islington's Information, Advice and Guidance team is

on hand to help students who want to discuss their next steps. The team's

personal advisers will be out and about in schools, colleges and youth centres,

to provide advice on college courses, apprenticeships, job opportunities, CV

writing and interview skills.

Details of sessions can be found at www.islington.gov.uk/connexions or by calling 020 7527 7031.