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Haverstock pupils Mohamed Abdisalam (left) and Kenny Suleiman |
GCSE results mean solid foundations
SCHOOL pupils in Cam- den have scored solid results across the board in their GCSEs, it was announced this week. Pupils received their results last Thursday and early indications show that 98 per cent of all exams taken gained a pass between A* and G.
This matches average figures across Britain.
Both Hampstead School and Haverstock
School received news that their pupils had scored the best results in the institute’s history, while five of the borough’s nine secondary schools beat the 2006 marks in the percentage of students achieving five or more passes at grades A* to C. But it was performances in English and maths that pleased most.
Camden education chief Conservative councillor Andrew Mennear said: “We have always
encouraged pupils to think that English and maths are two of five GCSEs you need to be getting A to C in. Our results in these subjects compare favourably to other London authorities. “We have concentrated on making sure our pupils do well in five subjects, including the core subjects, and this shows we do not underestimate the emphasis parents put on basic skills such as the three Rs.”
And the strong grades could lead on to a bumper crop of university under- graduates in the coming years, according to La Sainte Union’s head of sixth form Brian McGowan. He spent Thursday morning giving advice to students collecting GCSE results and praised their efforts. He said: “We have done very well our results are way above the national
average and have hit the targets we were supposed to. This comes on the back of the La Swap consortium doing the best it has ever done.
“The strong GCSE results can translate into good performances in A- levels. Many of our stu- dents will be going to Oxbridge and other Rus- sell Group universities.
That is not bad for a state institution in inner London.
GCSEs are the key foundation of the cur- riculum for our 14 to 19- year-olds and at Camden we very much recognise the importance which families place on our schools helping students to do their very best in these examinations.
“While it is important that our schools offer a variety of courses designed to ensure that more students are equipped with the knowl- edge and skills they need to succeed in life and progress to further study, training or employment, Camden’s schools will not lose sight of how important it is that our young people leave school with qualifications in English and maths.” Around 55 per cent of just under 1,500 year 11 students sitting for their GCSEs this summer got five or more A* to C grades. But Camden was one percentage point under the national average of all exams taken graded between
A* and C. The 62 per cent score is just under the national average of 63. Mean- while, 21per cent of all exams taken were graded at A or A*.
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