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Latest news in Yorkshire: August 27, 2018 10:36:11 AM
Barnsley Sixth Form College is celebrating another excellent set of A Level
results with a 98% overall pass rate and a 100% pass rate in 18 subjects,
including English, History, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics and
Politics.
Nine out of 10 students achieved three or more good A Level passes with a
continuing increase in high grades.
Over 50% of students studying Business, Economics, Health and Social Care,
Mathematics, Physical Education, Politics and Sociology achieved an A* – B
grade.
Many of our students are now looking forward to starting Higher Education
courses at universities throughout the country, including Cambridge,
Lancaster, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield and York.
Outstanding individual successes include former Horizon Community College
pupil Imogen Holmes, 18, who achieved three A*s in Biology, Chemistry and
Mathematics and is going to University of Cambridge to study Natural
Sciences; former Penistone Grammar School pupil Nathan Phipp-Macintrye, 19,
who achieved three A*s in Business, Politics and Sociology, and is going to
the University of Manchester to study Politics and International Relations;
and Pawel Salaciak, 18, who achieved an A in Mathematics, A in Chemistry and
a B in Further Mathematics, and is going to Lancaster University to study
Mathematics.
Denise Jelly, Barnsley Sixth Form College Principal, said: “We are delighted
to be announcing another excellent set of results and would like to
congratulate our students on their achievements.
“Our students have worked extra hard to meet the demands of the A Level
reforms and they have demonstrated a sustained commitment to their studies
over the last two years. The dedication and resilience demonstrated by our
students is evident in this year’s results.
“At Barnsley Sixth Form College, our staff and students have a culture of
high aspirations and I’m pleased to see so many students are progressing
onto Higher Education, apprenticeships or employment. I would like to wish
them all the best of luck with their future careers.”
Barnsley Sixth Form College will be enrolling students for courses starting
this September from Thursday 23 August. For more information about Barnsley
Sixth Form College, visit www.barnsleysixthformcollege.co.uk, call 01226 216
123 or email info@barnsley.ac.uk
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