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• 100 percent pass rate for Halewood students

Students across Knowsley are collecting their A Level results this morning.

Provisional results released today show 93.7% of students from across Knowsley gained A Level pass grades.

In Halewood College student’s excellent efforts contributed to the school’s first ever 100% pass rate.

Cllr Graham Wright, Cabinet Member for Children & Family Services, said:

“Our students work extremely hard to achieve success – often overcoming a range of challenges to educational achievement. They should be praised for their efforts and I hope they will go on to achieve great things’

Adding his congratulations, Damian Allen, Executive Director of Children and Family Services at Knowsley, said:

“Our young people should be commended for their hard work, not just at A Level and GCSE but in other qualifications such BTEC Nationals and other vocational qualifications. They are supported by committed teachers and our highly successful 14 –19 Collegiate.’

Eighteen year old Emma Vaughan, from Halewood College is celebrating after getting three As and a B in her A levels this year.

She said: “I am absolutely delighted. I’ve always been really passionate about the environment and I’ve got a place at Edinburgh University to study ecological science.

“This is the first step in the rest of my life.”

ENDS


Picture: Halewood students celebrate their A level sucesses, (l-r) Steph Pointon, Emma Vaughan, Noran Ordek, Hazel Moon, Ashley Lamb

Further Information: Jackie Rand, Media Officer: 0151 443 3063

Notes to Editors:
The Knowsley 14-19 collegiate is a partnership involving the local authority, all secondary schools, Knowsley Community College, Connexions and employers in the borough. Using a more vocationally relevant curriculum, the collegiate has seen an increase in the number of students opting to stay on in education after the age of 16.

For information about the future of schooling in the borough, including the development of seven new centres for learning, contact: 0151 443 4683.