Private School News

PHC celebrates a record number of A Grades!

Students at The Princess Helena College are celebrating their excellent A Level exam results – with more girls than ever before gaining A Grades. Overall, 35% of all A Levels taken were awarded an A Grade and nearly 60% were passed at A-C grade.

The School is particularly pleased that all girls who studied Business achieved A Grades and are going on to study Business or Management at undergraduate level.

Not only have the pupils excelled this year, but the College too has passed its recent inspection with flying colours. The Independent Schools Inspectorate outlined that: “The school provides an environment in which each pupil is genuinely valued as an individual and offered a stimulating and enriching curriculum, together with other activities that offer varied opportunities for personal development. The pastoral care provided is outstanding.”
The ever-improving examination results are a testament to the strengths that Inspectors highlighted: “The school’s pastoral, tutorial and other support systems make a highly significant and effective contribution to academic achievement and progress and to the personal growth of pupils”

2008 has brought continued success in the creative and performing arts. For the 6th year running, all A Level Candidates excelled with 80% passing with A Grades. Two girls even gained full marks in every single one of their A2 modules – which is an outstanding result! The Art Department is delighted at the results and the fact that inspectors stated: “The aesthetic and creative curriculum, particularly art, drama, dance and music, is a particular strength of the school.” They are also thrilled that once again this year another pupil is heading for the world renowned Central St Martins to study Art.

Overall Summary
• Over a third of all exams taken being passed at A Grade (35%) – an increase of 10% compared to last year.
• For the fourth year running nearly 60% of all exams taken were passed at A or B grade (57%)
• For the second year running there was an 84% pass rate at A-C grades.
• For the fourth year running there was a 100% pass rate A-E in all subjects
• 100% of girls studying Business Studies achieved an A Grade.
• Girls studying Modern Foreign Languages, including French, German and Spanish, achieved excellent results – 100% A-B grades.
• 100% pass rate A-C in English, Geography, Religious Studies, Information Technology & Music
• For the 6th year running all A Level Art candidates excelled, with over three quarters passing with A Grades (this year; 80%)
• We are delighted that for the second year running there were ppositive value-added results, with many girls achieving as much as two grades higher than their nationally predicted A Level grades, based on Cognitive Ability Test (CAT) scores, in each subject.
• All girls are delighted to have gained places at their chosen University