Thursday, August 23, 2018

'Fantastic' GCSE results at Ysgol Dinas Bran


* Celebratory GCSE students jump for joy.

Year 11 students at Ysgol Dinas Bran celebrated their GCSE results at the school today. 

There were good grades across all subjects with particularly strong performances in Art, Drama, Music, Biology, Chemistry and Physics where the pass-rate was high and a large number of A*/A grades. 

Over 70% of grades awarded in Physics and Biology were A* or A.

More than 70% of students passed Mathematics/Numeracy and the new Double Science qualification.

There were some fantastic individual performances including a host of students who achieved the very top grades. 

Highest achiever was Emily Hudson (Corwen) who gained an incredible ten A* grades, 1 A grade and a Distinction in Additional Maths. 

Georgia Roberts (Trevor) also performed extremely well achieving 6 A* grades, 1 A grade and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics. 

There was also a fantastic performance for Amelia Orton-Jones (Llangollen) who achieved 6 A* grades, 6 A grades, 1 B grade and a Merit in Additional Maths.

There were tremendous results, too, for Aled Bates (Glyn Ceiriog) who achieved 6 A* grades, 4 A grades, 4 B grades and a Distinction in Additional Maths and Gareth McAndrew (Corwen) who achieved 7 A* grades, 2 A grades, 5 B grades and a Distinction in Additional Maths.

The following students achieved grades including six grades at A* /A or higher:

Emily Hudson (Llangollen) 10 A* grades, 1 A grade and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics
Georgia Roberts (Trevor) 6 A* grades, 6 A grades, 1 B grade and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics.

Amelia Orton-Jones (Llangollen) 6 A* grades, 5 A grades, 2 B grades and a Merit in Additional Mathematics.

Aled Bates (Glyn Ceiriog) 6 A* grades, 4 A grades, 4 B grades and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics.

Gareth McAndrew (Corwen) 7 A* grades, 2 A grades, 5 B grades and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics.

Daisy Carol (Llangollen) 3 A* grades, 8 A grades, 2 B grades and a Merit in Additional Mathematics
Chloe Leech (Chirk) 4 A* grades, 7 A grades, 2 B grades, 1 C grade and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics.

Eimear Lidd,y (Corwen) 2 A* grades, 9 A grades, 3 B grades and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics.

Christopher Harrison (Chirk) 4 A* grades, Distinction in Engineering, 4 A grades, 4 B grades and a Distinction in Additional Mathematics.

Tesni Edwards (Glyn Ceiriog) 1 A* grade, 7 A grades, 3 B grades and a Merit in Additional Mathematics.

Louis Decourt (Llangollen) 11 A grades, 3B grades and a Merit in Additional Mathematics
Sophie Smith (Llangollen) 1 A* grade, 6 A grades and 5 B grades.

Mark Hatch, headteacher, said: ‘We are really pleased for all our students.   They have worked really hard and deserve their success.

"We are looking forward to seeing many of the students back in our Sixth Form in September. 

"Great praise and thanks to the staff who have supported them and helped them achieve these excellent results."

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