Best ever exam results for College

Their highest ever set of A level examination results is today being celebrated by students and staff at Wakefield College, with a phenomenal 95% overall pass rate, compared with 93% last year, and 100% pass rate in 17 subjects, two more than in 2003.

Results Day saw a lot of happy faces Results Day 2004

Across the board results at the College were better than ever, with an 87% pass rate at AS level, compared with 83% last year, and a dramatic increase in the number of high A and B grades being achieved at both A and AS level.

Principal Heather MacDonald said the results achieved by Wakefield College students were “stunning - absolutely brilliant! They are a credit to their hard work and that of our very talented and committed teachers. The College continues to justify its strong reputation for academic excellence, and the high grade profile achieved by our students will mean that the majority should gain entry to the university of their choice.”

The 17 subjects in which a 100% pass had been achieved included Information Communication Technology and Business, reflecting the College’s Centre of Vocational Excellence status in these areas. They also included two new subjects being offered by the College at A level this year - 3D Ceramics and Film Studies - and Biology, Physics, Urdu, Geography, Religious Studies and Photography, all experienced a substantial improvement to take them to the 100% achievement mark.

Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE) Single Awards saw a substantial increase in the overall pass rate, from 84% to 90% and the Double Award, whilst maintaining a high 94% pass rate, saw high A and B grades more than double.

Tony Rex, Director of the College’s Sixth Form Academy, said that, “the results are tremendous and reflect the high standards that we set for our students in the Sixth Form Academy. Our students can be justifiably proud of all the hard work that has underpinned their success.”

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