The future is bright for Henley students
Students who have been eagerly awaiting their A Level and Vocational Diploma results have not been disappointed this week as The Henley College celebrates another year of success. For most students these results will secure their sought after places at university. There have been some outstanding achievements with a record breaking number of students gaining places at Oxford and Cambridge universities, as well as Russell Group institutions.
Three students will be taking up scholarships in the US, including at Michigan and Skidmore Universities. Tim Eilers, who was part of the winning crew in the Fawley Challenge Cup at Henley Regatta this summer, achieved an A* A A A in his A Levels and will be heading to Princeton University to study a Liberal Arts degree. This is especially impressive given that his exams coincided with the Regatta itself.
Individual A Level subjects that have performed particularly well this year include Ancient History, Business, Geography, Media Studies and Psychology who have all seen a rise in the percentage of A*-B grades. Vocational Diplomas have also seen an increase in their highest grades, with an incredible 60% of Travel and Tourism students achieving a triple D*, the equivalent in UCAS points of 3 x A* grades at A Level.
Principal, Satwant Deol, commented:
Elias Djaoui, from Didcot, has gained a place at the University of Oxford to read Economics and Management after achieving A*A*A*A in Maths, Economics, Physics and Further Maths A levels. Elias said “I was pretty nervous before my results and didn’t expect all A grades and above. It’s been an amazing experience and I’d like to thank members of staff including my economics teacher Paul Morse, physics teacher Kevin Jones and Sarah Price who is just generally such a nice person and helped me an awful lot when I first came to The Henley College. Also, a massive thanks to Dr Joanna Atkinson, who advised me on UCAS and Oxbridge”
Sam Crowhurst, from Maidenhead, has achieved all grade As in Biology, Chemistry and Computer Science. Sam, who is visually impaired, said:
Kyle Bruwer, from Wokingham, achieved D*D*D* in his Extended Diploma in Public Services and is now heading to Reading University to study Law. Kyle said:
“I found my course challenging at times, but very rewarding. I decided to join The Henley College primarily due to the Rugby programme, however the variety of courses and the professional but relaxed environment was also important.” He added: “College has prepared me for the big wide world, not everything is spoon fed to you, which will help me with my next steps in university.”
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