Year 13 students at Hele’s School returned towards the end of the summer holidays to find out the results of their A Level and BTEC studies over the past two years – and there were some outstanding successes.
Hele’s School Principal, Justine Mason, said:
“In a year like no other, it was an absolute pleasure to welcome our students back on site to receive their qualifications. The journey to this year’s results day has certainly been the most unusual we have ever known or could ever have imagined, and we hugely commend the maturity and resilience our young people have shown in the most difficult of circumstances.”
There were stand out performances from a number of A Level students, with Joe Hannon, Elliot O’Connor, Caitlin Taylor, Millie Rowsell, Reggie West, Jamie Frost and Jack Stone topping this year’s results haul with a very impressive 19 A*s and 3 As between them!
Head Girl, Holly Roser, achieved grades A, A, Distinction* and will be studying Tourism Management at Bournemouth University, while Deputy Head Girl, Millie Rowsell, finished her Hele’s School career with a bagful of top grades – building on the eight grade 9s she achieved at GCSE with three A* grades at A level to round off an exceptional seven years!
Head Boy, Joe Hannon, also built on his success at GCSE where he achieved six grade 9s and an A* in Latin, to secure three A* grades and one A at A level. Joe will be studying Mathematics and Philosophy at the University of Warwick.
Caitlin Taylor and Elliot O’ Connor achieved six grade 9s at GCSE followed by three A*s at A Level to further highlight that students have continued to grow and achieve great success since their GCSE qualifications.
Many excited students are now looking forward to starting university courses in subjects ranging from accounting, aerospace engineering, cyber security, economics, and nursing to physiotherapy, law and everything in between, while Emily Brokenshire and Kelly Armstrong are going on to study Medicine at Newcastle University and Queen Mary University London (Barts) respectively.
Several students have also secured a plethora of exciting and competitive Higher Level Apprenticeships, including Olivia Heath who achieved four A Level grades at A*, A, A, B. She has started as a paralegal apprentice at Womble Bond Dickinson.
Ms Mason, speaking on behalf of the whole school community, concluded, “At Hele’s School, we are always hugely proud of our students’ achievements but there is definitely an additional element of pride this year as we bid a very fond farewell to the cohort graduating today. Not only have our young people achieved highly but they have made a lasting contribution to the school community. “
(Story courtesy of the Plympton Podcast)
