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 Highbury Fields students Terri Follett and Jade Hall
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Testing time finally over for pupils with grade expectations
SHRIEKS of delight – and a few tears of disappointment – filled schools across the borough as months of hard work paid off for A-level students yesterday (Thursday).
The results day saw scenes of mass celebration at City and Islington College in Goswell Road, with many youngsters achieving top grades in the national exams.
Negin Damari Amiri, 18, who came to England from Iran just four years ago, unable to speak a word of English, scored five A grades.
Ms Amiri, who hopes to study Medicine at UCL, said: “I thought I’d do OK, but I didn’t expect five As. When I came to England I only knew ‘Hello’ and ‘How are you?’, but I worked really hard.”
Turkish-born Sakine Koc, 18, got full marks in her politics and sociology papers to win a place at London School of Economics.
She said: “It’s fantastic. I’m the second person in my family to be going to university. I’ve been crying a lot.”
The corridors of Highbury Fields girls school, in Highbury Hilll, Highbury, also echoed with results fever.
Deputy head Julia Hodgson put the secret of their success down to excellent teacher-pupil relationships, respect and pupil-run revision sessions.
Terri Follett, 18, one of the school’s top performers, said: “It was really helpful for us to use the time to brainstorm. We all worked really well together and got a lot of work done without too much messing around.”
Across in Old Street, Jeelani Evney-Hussain from Central Foundation school in Cowper Street, got the grades he needed to follow his dreams.
The 18-year-old, who fitted his study around helping in his older brother’s fast-food shop, hopes to become an architect. |
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