St Vincent Sixth Form College students celebrated their A Level and BTEC results while making time to thanks staff for the support they received.
FROM SCHOOL OF PERSONALISED LEARNING TO SIXTH FORM
Sam Webb, 21 from Titchfield, will be looking for an apprenticeship or job in IT after achieving a Distinction* in Esports and a Distinction in IT after two years at the college’s School of Personalised Learning and three in the sixth form.
“I transferred to sixth form to achieve Level 3 and I have had very good support from the teachers,” he said.
SUPPORT FROM TEACHERS
Oscar Eames, 18, came away with an A* in Art & Design Graphic Communication and an A in Art & Design Fine Art at A Level, as well as a Distinction in Music at Level 3.
“I’m going to Winchester School of Art to study Fine Art and hope to eventually teach Fine Art at college or university,” said Oscar, who is from Fareham. “I’ve had good support from the teachers and it was great to see my portfolio coming together. I’ll be going out to celebrate.”
Libby Marshall, 18, also from Fareham, is off to the University of Portsmouth after achieving a Distinction in Business, a Merit in Applied Law and a C in Criminology. “I had great support from the teachers,” she said.
Sasha Boakye, 18, was pleased with a B in Photography and Criminology and a D in Psychology. Sam, from Fareham, said the most enjoyable part of his course was learning to edit photographs.
Mia Stevens, 18, of Gosport will be studying Criminology at the University of Winchester after achieving a Distinction* in Applied Law, an A in Criminology and a B in Psychology. “I enjoyed all my courses and loved my teachers,” she said.
CAREER SUPPORT
Anto Toji, 18, earned a Distinction * in Health and Social Care and a Merit in Applied Science. “I’ve had great careers support here,” said Anto, of Gosport. He will be going on to study Diagnostic Radiotherapy at the Health Sciences University in Bournemouth.
Sophie Morgan, 18, of Gosport achieved results including a Distinction* in Business and a C in Criminology. “I will be going to Chichester University to study Criminology,” she said. “The teachers here have been nice and very supportive.”
Executive Principal Andy Grant said students had earned their success through hard work. “I’m so pleased for all of our students who have worked so hard and seen that pay off,” he said.
“Our goal at St Vincent is to provide young people who want to succeed with the opportunity to learn and to grow surroundings that are inclusive and nurturing. We are dedicated to ensuring that they do the very best that they can.
“It’s wonderful to see our students moving on to university offers, further education and apprenticeships and we look forward to hearing about their progress.”
He was delighted students have achieved a 98% pass rate for Applied General qualifications – an increase of 6% over last year, with 57% of all A Level students achieving A* to C grades across their subjects.
EXCELLENT CREATIVE ARTS RESULTS
The college has continued to see excellent results in creative arts subjects with 100% of students passing – and 95% achieving A* to C grades. Contextual Studies, Photography and Fine Art all had 100% of students passing at A* to C.
Some 98% of the college’s 91 BTEC students passed, up from 92% last year. Of those, 35% achieved a Distinction* or a Distinction. Applied Law, Applied Science, Business, Esports, Health and Social Care and Music all had a 100% pass rate.
In Health and Social Care 64% of students achieved a Distinction* or a Distinction, while in Esports, 24% achieved the same. CTEC students had a 100% pass rate. These results will lead to the vast majority of students being offered their first choice university course.
Andy said the college is on hand to help any student who didn’t get the grades they were expecting. “We are very keen to support any student needing help with the University Clearing process and they must not hesitate to get in touch with us over the coming days and weeks if they need to,” he said.
St Vincent is still accepting applications for the new academic year. Find out more about the college’s courses now on the A to Z course list.
