BERKHAMSTED COLLEGIATE SCHOOL CELEBRATES RECORD GCSE RESULTS

Students at Berkhamsted Collegiate School are celebrating another brilliant set of GCSE results with a record 99% overall pass rate and a record 64% A*+A [31% at A%].

GCSE Results 2008:

 Percentage of pupils passing Five GCSEs [including Maths and English] 100%
Overall Pass rate [A* to C]        99%
Percentage of results at A* and A grades       64% 
Percentage of results at A* grade        31% 

FIFTEEN pupils achieved at least TEN A*s passes.
SIXTY-NINE pupils achieved at least EIGHT A and A*s passes. 

GCSE Pass Rate

New Principal, Mark Steed, comments:
“I am absolutely delighted for each and every one of our students - they have worked tremendously hard and they have earned these results.  Our outstanding team of teachers will be so pleased that all their hard work and commitment to the students have been rewarded with these fantastic grades.  It is a huge credit to both staff and pupils that nearly two-thirds of examinations taken were passed at A* or A grade.

These results show that Berkhamsted Collegiate is providing an outstanding academic education at every level of ability whilst remaining committed to wider opportunities outside the classroom in sport, music and drama, CCF and DoE.

We look forward to welcoming our students back in two weeks’ time to start their AS/A-level courses in the Berkhamsted Sixth Form where this year we achieved a 100% pass rate at A-Level for the sixth year running, with a record 84% at A and B grade.”
GCSE Pass Rate

GCSE A*+ A

The following FIFTEEN pupils achieved more than 10 A*s:
Ruhith Ariyapala, Oliver Burgess, Matthew Edmondson-Jones, Edward Ferneyhough, Edan Foulgham-Levene, William Hallan, Harry Hurd, Nicholas Lever, Edward Malcolm, Charles Richardson, Elise Bailey, Laura Kirk, Luisa Ramirez, Morwenna Senior, India Trusselle.

Among the top students this year is Harry Hurd who has achieved 11 A*s at GCSE.  Harry is a talented Public Speaker and artist and has played a leading role in the Community Service project with Sandi Secondary School, our link school in a township in South Africa.  Mark Chappell, our talented stand-up comedian who entertained us all at last year’s Talent Show, gained 6 A* and 4 A and 1B grades.  Marcus Johansson, one of our leading swimmers, kept up with his rigorous training schedule and gained 4 A*, 4 A and 2B grades.  Harriet Acott-Smith is a Sixth Form sports scholar and an excellent all-round athlete.  She has represented England at U19 Lacrosse this year.  Holly Franklin, another Sixth Form sports scholar, has also completed her Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award.  Luisa Ramirez is an excellent all-rounder who has also represented the school at Lacrosse and is a member of the Watford Youth Orchestra while Music Scholar, Victoria Whittaker, gained 11A*/A grades and also plays golf for Buckinghamshire.   Sportsman Ed Ferneyhough achieved 11 A*s and talented drummer, Ruhith Ariyapala, achieved 10 A*s and 2 A grades.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Two or more Sixth Form Academic Scholarships [Incents Scholarships] of value up to 100% are available for September 2009 – for further details contact the school on the number below.

OPEN DAY – 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Berkhamsted Collegiate School will be holding an Open Day on Friday 26th September 2008, 2 pm – 6 pm.

For further information please contact Nicky Golder, PA to the Principal on 01442 358002, ngolder@bcschool.org

Berkhamsted Collegiate School, Overton House; 133 High Street, Berkhamsted, Herts.  HP4 2DJ.