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GCSE Success at St Ignatius College

25 August 2018

CONGRATULATIONS to students at St Ignatius College on achieving superb GCSE results this summer when nearly all qualifications were reformed and reported on the new scale 1-9. We are delighted with students’ achievements:

  • 73% achieved grade 4 and above in both English and Maths
  • 50% achieved grade 5 and above in both English and Maths

English

  • 81% achieved grade 4- 9
  • 68% achieved grade 5- 9

Maths

  • 77% achieved grade 4- 9
  • 54% achieved grade 5- 9

We are especially pleased with the number of higher grades across a range of subjects.

Students achieved grades 7-9 as follows: Physics (57%), Biology (37%), Chemistry (37%), Music (30%), PE (27%), Maths (24%).

We are very proud of each individual child and their own personal achievements. Today was a day to celebrate the hard work and commitment of students and staff. There were some superb individual performances with one student achieving 6 grade 9, and other students achieving all grade 7 - 9.

We are exceptionally proud of the support and pastoral care that students receive and of our partnership with parents. The Headteacher Mary O’Keeffe, said “I am delighted that so many individual pupils have achieved outstanding personal performance. I congratulate them and I thank all the staff who have worked tirelessly to make this possible. Above all, I thank our parents for their continued support of their sons, our pupils. It is only in working in partnership that we achieve such success.”

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China trip update We had a large portion of traditional rice noodles for lunch. We then headed to the Yunnan nationalities village where we saw buildings and traditions from different ethnic minorities. pic.twitter.com/0A27Jgt8H0
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China trip update. A visit to Cuihu Park - we saw traditional buildings and the lotus flower! Students also visited the traditional stage#AMDG#Chinatrip pic.twitter.com/FAOYrIs5OH
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China trip update A visit to the largest flower market in Asia by the underground - a beautiful variety of flowers and plants. Buying souvenirs and negotiating the price in Mandarin!#AMDG#Chinatrip pic.twitter.com/pBLZKj4Z4x
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China trip - Afternoon update. Making Chinese food , tasting bamboo and trying out so many different types of bubble tea!!! For dinner, we enjoyed local specialities like the hot pot.#AMDG#Chinatrip pic.twitter.com/pDsTv4ETaD
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China trip update. Our students took part in their own Sports Day activity here in China by learning Tai Chi moves. After doing it, students found it very relaxing! #Chinatrip pic.twitter.com/ihJXciN2ab
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And they're off! Sports Day has got off to a wonderful start with students participating in a range of games and track and field events. It's great to see the competitive edge alongside teamwork and sportsmanship and everyone with a smile on their face!#AMDG pic.twitter.com/f8FuG5Uvk9
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China Trip Our year 9 students also made bookmarks using traditional bamboo weaving techniques. Many of them wrote some sentences in characters to thank their family and friends. Ready-made souvenirs to bring back!#AMDG pic.twitter.com/RyFkHqDaZO
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China Trip Students also learnt about Chinese medicine. They made their own sachets with Chinese herbs and 🌺 flowers. The majority of them went for the study and relax sachets because they wanted to sleep well and be focused in their Mandarin lessons. pic.twitter.com/kzZjqHjECf
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China Trip updated In the afternoon, students learnt how to use and play the traditional Chinese instrument Hulusi. Some even enjoyed making their own tunes!#AMDG pic.twitter.com/Bpl3gnz4kT
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China Trip updated In today’s language lessons, students learnt how to describe their school in Mandarin which they then presented to their Chinese peers. pic.twitter.com/PG6jo6bXZu
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