Private School News

Money raised for Lifeboats

Pupils at St Clare’s School in Porthcawl raised £331.77 for the RNLI Lifeboat Service by holding a non-uniform day and a raffle.
Phillip Missen from the Porthcawl Lifeboat Service came to an assembly in the Prep School to accept the cheque and to talk about the work of the RNLI. He brought along some clothing and equipment that RNLI volunteers use during rescues and some pupils were lucky enough to be able to try it on !

photo:pupils – Sam, Oscar, Alex, Olivia, Zara, Laura

St Clare’s success in Engineering Week competition

A group of our Year 9 pupils (Elliott, Simmi, Cian, Emily, Thomas, Katy and Ffion) recently won the Engineering Week Wales competition held by Bridgend College – additionally they were congratulated on their impeccable behaviour, enthusiasm and interaction in the competition day itself! The competition involved teamwork and problem solving to design and build a toy car with a motor capable of: moving up a hill; across rough terrain; and taking part in a speed test. Pupils picked up a cheque for the school at a special buffet lunch at Bridgend College on February 12th.

photo: the finished car

St Clare’s students visit Bristol Zoo

Years 12& 13 Biology students spent a very interesting day visiting Bristol Zoo to attend workshops on Adaptation, Conservation and Classification. This gave the students a chance to have ‘hands on’ experience to bring their studies to life, including handling hissing cockroaches, snakes and rats!

Smiles All Around For St. Clare’s Pupils

Another outstanding year for GCSE results gave cause for celebrations at St. Clare’s School today; hard on the heels of last week’s A-Level successes. An outstanding 100% of Year 11 students were awarded 5 or more A* – C GCSE’s. The overall pass rate at A* / A was a highly commendable 62%.
In Year 10 twenty eight students received A* or A grades for their Biology, Chemistry and Physics modules and their Business and Communications GCSE final examination.
This year’s top-scoring GCSE students include Alexandra Dunlop with a fantastic 11 A*’s and Aneela Khaliq with 10 A*’s. Rhodri Martin and Gayaneh Shahbazian achieved 9 A*’s and 1 A; Joseph Whittle 8 A*’s and 2 A’s; Omer Khan 7A*’s and 3 A’s; Sofia Tadecicco 6 A*’s and 4 A’s; Alice Kinder 2 A*’s and 8 A’s; Michael Stuttaford 4 A*’s and 7 A’s; Brett Davies 4 A*’s and 6 A’s; Julia Malec 6 A*’s and 2 A’s; Christian Wallis 6A*’s, 2 A’s and 2 B’s; Beth Harding 1 A*, 6 A’s and 3 B’s.
Head Teacher, Catherine Barnard, commented, “Congratulations to all the pupils who worked so hard for these exams and to staff and parents for all their effort and support. As a non-selective school we are committed to providing an excellent all-round education to all our students and to offer a broad and flexible curriculum. We now look forward to continuing to support and guide our Year 11 students in their ambitions as they progress into the Sixth Form in September. ”

St. Clare’s Sixth Form A-level Success

St. Clare’s School, Porthcawl, Sixth Form students have again recorded an outstanding set of A-level results with 97.4% passes at grades A – E , 83% at A – C and 68% with either A or B grades.

Seven Year 13 students were awarded three or more ‘straight A’s’: Head Girl Sophia Dower achieved 4 grade ‘A’s in English, Business Studies, French and Spanish. Sophia will be studying Law with Hispanic Studies at University College London. Head Boy Rhys Martin and Ameesh Patel also achieved four straight ‘A’s – in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Both will study Medicine (Peninsula College of Medicine and Bristol University). Emily Heard gained ‘A’s in Art, English and Psychology and will be on her way to Exeter University to study Psychology. Sally Krouma was awarded three ‘A’s in Biology, English and Spanish and will continue her study of Modern Languages at Bath University. Deputy Head Boy Thomas Mead gained three ‘A’s in French, Geography and History and will attend Exeter University to study Geography. Thomas Arthur was awarded three ‘A’s in French, ICT and Maths as well as a ‘B’ in Physics. Thomas will be studying Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cardiff University. Amy Harding, Charlotte Williams, Daniel Tadecicco and Laura Rowland all gained two ‘A’s and a ‘B’.

Head Teacher Catherine Barnard said, “Once again, pupils and teachers can be justly proud of these fantastic results which are due to hard work and dedication. They show a consistent level of excellence throughout the Sixth Form and indeed the whole school; based on our policy of balancing rigorous academic study with individual attention, extra-curricular activities and continuous investment in the school.”

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