Posted on 25 August 2011
Students were back at Farnham Sixth Form College on Thursday (18 August) to collect their A Level results. For many of them, university now beckons.
The pass rate on A Level courses was an outstanding 99.6%, the highest ever, with a 100% pass rate across the board except for one paper.
Emily Atkinson, who served as President of the Students’ Union, achieved A*A*A* in English Literature, English Language and Media Studies. She now plans to take a gap year and work as a freelance journalist before going on to study Journalism at university, as she ultimately wants to become a foreign correspondent. Emily, who was brave enough to open her results live on air at Eagle Radio, was overcome with emotion and immediately burst into tears.
Tegan Creedy also achieved straight A*s in A Level Economics, English Literature and History. She was delighted with her results and is off to work in an orphanage in Bolivia, before applying to Oxford to study History next year. She commented that her results were better than she could have imagined and that the teaching at Farnham had been fantastic. Her ultimate goal is to become a barrister.
Students need to achieve at least 90% in their upper sixth units to gain the new A* grade for exceptional achievement and learners from a range of courses were rewarded for their efforts by achieving it.
Other students with exceptional A Level results included Saurav Limbu, who achieved A*s in Physics, Maths and Chemistry and an A in Biology; Flo Reynolds with A*s in Applied Art, English Literature and the Extended Project and an A in AS French; Amanvir Mehet who achieved A* in Extended Project, straight A’s in Maths, Chemistry and Economics and a B in Biology; Renu Gurung who received an A* in Maths and A* in Chemistry and B in Biology and Elizabeth Richardson who achieved an A* in English Lit, A in English Language and A in Photography.
There were some equally outstanding AS exam results. Andrew Field achieved AAAA in Physics, Maths, Further Maths and Chemistry (plus a B in biology); Louise Swan got AAAA in Economics, English Language, History and Law; Jenny Owen also achieved AAAA in Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Psychology and Tom Shuttleworth with AAAA in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Further Maths.
The College also offers a number of vocational subjects and results for these qualifications were equally impressive, with a large proportion of students achieving the highest Distinction grades in all BTEC courses. Jessie Berenson and Alex Hall achieved distinctions in Media BTEC National Diploma, as did Daniel Ashby, who is now off to study at the University of the West of England. Charlotte Corby and Sangila Gurung achieved distinctions in the Health and Social Care National Diploma with James Back and Catherine Clark achieving distinctions in the Sport BTEC Extended Diploma. Michael Bingle and Beth Crabb studied the Business BTEC National Diploma and were also rewarded with distinction grades. Beth said of her results: “The course was exceptional and has given me an excellent foundation for a successful future. I’m ecstatic that I got in to my first choice university.” Beth is now off to study Business Management at the University of Bournemouth.
Fred Carter, the Director of Farnham Sixth Form College, said: “Students at Farnham Sixth Form College consistently achieve excellent A Level results. We are delighted that the A Level pass rate has improved even further this year and now stands at an outstanding 99.6%. The College was rightly praised by Ofsted for the outstanding progress students make at A Level and the high success rates compared to sixth form college averages. Farnham's student-centred approach is producing a consistently high performance year on year, demonstrating our commitment to enabling our students to succeed. We are also extending our A Level provision further with the introduction of new courses in response to demand from students."
Farnham Sixth Form College has experienced a 45% growth in enrolments in the past three years, and places for 20011-12 are filling up fast so call 01252 716988 for enquiries, enrolment information and GCSE support.
The College is open for new enrolments from Tuesday 30 August and teaching starts from Wednesday 7 September.
