Wyke 2009 Results
Highest ever pass rate at Wyke - 99%
The percentage achieving high grades of A or B is 42% (37.5% in 2008; 32.5% in 2007).
Every student (100%) passed in no less than 32 A level subjects and all 3 of the National Diplomas taken at the College.
87% of examinations at AS, which students take at the end of their first year of study, were passed. (2008: 89%).
There’s bouncing back and there’s just bouncing. Wyke students show the exuberance and generative power of youth and talent in their magnificent achievements in this year’s A level results. They have a 99% pass rate for all subjects at A level.
How the tough get going. How this year’s advanced level students at Wyke Sixth Form College are dealing with current prospects by being successful.
Principal, Dr R.T. Smith, said:
“These are tremendous results for these students. My congratulations to them and my thanks on their behalf to every member of staff who has worked so hard for them to achieve their very best. A pass rate of 99% for such a large entry of candidates is a stunning achievement.”
Commenting on the results in the context of the economy over the last year, he said:
“Of course many of the students have experienced the effects of the recent economic troubles first hand but they’re young and they’re bright. They are busy making bright futures for themselves, for the area and for the country.
For them this is a crucial step to success. The challenge is considerable, it always is, but they’re risen to it superbly. I’m delighted for them. Take Michael Jennings, for example, who having achieved 4 A grades, will go on to study International Business Economics at Manchester University. Is he responding to the recent crisis? I doubt it. He’s following his interests and making the best of his talent.
The staff here have been magnificent for them. Truth, understanding and skill are the same whatever economic conditions may be and they have stuck to those dependable things and seen the students through to success.
There is a tremendous buzz about the College, too. Everyone is enjoying the benefit of our brand new facilities. They help to put the due value on what we do here and everyone is looking forward to the completion of the final stage in the new year.”
A highlight to this year’s results is the significant increase in high grades. 45 grades out of every 100 achieved in the College are As and Bs. 14 A2 subjects saw half or more students achieving A and B grades: accounts, art & design, business, dance, English literature, film studies, German, law, mathematics, further mathematics, music, Spanish, textiles and theatre studies. The highest A/B rate was 87.5% in music, closely followed by art & design with 86.67%!
Dr Smith commented:
“When measured against their starting points at 16, Wyke students show outstanding progress every year. We expect the value-added measures to show exceptional performance again this year. Take James Murphy, as an outstanding example. James started A levels having a GCSE score of 4.5 – in real money that means he averaged less than a grade C at GCSE. The stats would suggest someone like that might get E or D grades at A level. Now James has a grade A in Law and B grades in business, psychology and general studies = a total of 420 UCAS points. He will go on to study Law at university.”
Case Studies
Congratulations to Laura Beavis who has achieved a stunning 5 grade As (English Lang & Lit, History, Psychology, Sociology, General Studies). Laura intends to study psychology and has a place at Hull University.
Michael Jennings has 4 A grades (Business, General Studies, Law, Psychology) and intends to study Management (with International Business Economics) at Manchester University.
Congratulations to Callumn Wilson, too, who will take his straight A grades on to study Medicine at Manchester, and to Sophie Clark, who intends to study Medicine at the Hull York Medical School and who achieved the top grade in the new Extended Project Qualification.
Rachel Kendall, Adam Maltby, Maisie Shearring have 4 A grades each and congratulations to Claire Newton and Holly McGuirk, who with their triple Distinctions at BTEC and grade As in history and English literature respectively also have 4 grade A equivalent.
Congratulations also to: Jessica Tackie, Matthew Robson, Jenny Wong, Laura French, Mandeep Kaur, Rachel O’Connor, Dimitrijs Denisjonoks, Alison Swinney, Molly Megson.
All of whom have outstanding results, including at least three A grades in every case.
