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'EXCELLENT A LEVEL SUCCESS FOR WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS' !!!
Pupils and staff at Wirral Grammar School for Girls are celebrating some excellent A level results after another outstanding performance has seen them achieve 100% pass rate.
The average point score was 411.0 per candidate with a score of 99.6 per entry. The percentage of A*/A grades was 35% and 67% for combined A* to B grades.
Katie Rosseinsky achieved an impressive 5 A* grades.
Katherine Lumley achieved 4 A*s’, as did Anita Nandi who should also be congratulated for an AEA Merit.
The following three girls achieved 5A*/A grades:
Emily Leach (who also achieved an AEA Merit), Helen Steiger and Rachel Williams.
A further 9 girls achieved 4 A */A grades and 15 more girls achieved 3 A*/A grades.
Mrs Cogan, Headteacher, said, “I am extremely proud of the achievements of all the girls. It is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of all the pupils, staff and parents.”
'OUTSTANDING SUCCESS AT WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS' !!!
Staff and pupils at Wirral Grammar School for Girls are celebrating unprecedented success with their GCSE results.
These results constitute their best ever performance.
100% of pupils gained at least 5 A*-C grades. 32.3% of all results were graded A* grades and 76% were A*/A grades. The average point score per candidate was 524.2.
In addition, 99.4% of pupils achieved 2 or more A*-C grades in Science.
Four girls, Hanna Barnes, Jennifer Cook, Charlotte Cumming and Carol Wong, achieved 11 A*/A.
Eight girls, Rebecca Cliff, Rowan Darroch, Annie Field, Dharshaini Ganapathy, Sarah Johnson, Eloise Philp, Sarah Pulfrey-Taylor and Carol Wong each achieved 10 A* grades.
A further 42 girls also achieved A* or A grades in all of their subjects.
The Headteacher, Mrs Elaine Cogan, congratulated all the girls on their results.
She said, “These results reflect the hard work and dedication of both pupils and staff and the fantastic support of parents and governors. They are well deserved and again reflect the high academic standards at Wirral Grammar School for Girls.”
Bags2School
Bags2school is an organisation that provides sacks for the pupils/parents/staff to fill with unwanted/good condition clothes & accessories which are in turn sold on to mainly Eastern European countries as affordable clothing.
Year 7 & 8 were involved with this collection and our contributions weighed in at 340 kilos and raised £136.00. Later in the year we are having another campaign in conjunction with the boys school and are aiming to double our total.
The date for the next collection is Mon 15th November anyone can fill a bag & bring into school on this date.
Parents' Association AGM - To be held in school on Thurs 30th July 2010 at 7.00pm
all welcome! Please join us for a glass of wine & meet
new parents and PA members.
[Please contact Helen Wright (PA School Representative) 644 8282 if you require more information.]
Wirral Grammar School Leavers’ Ball 2010
Friday 2nd July, heralded the Wirral Grammar School Leavers’ Ball which was held at the stunning St. George’s Hall, in Liverpool.
The evening started with a reception drink on the grand steps of the hall, looking out over Liverpool City Centre. Guests were welcomed by speeches from the Head Girl and Head Boy team, and were able to enjoy fantastic music from the “Funky Doctors”, as well as a disco, some lovely food, a finally, an after-party, held at Kingdom, Liverpool’s finest, five-star venue. everyone enjoyed an amazing evening.
A big thank-you, and congratulations, to the Head Girl Team; Sophie Bowen-Jones and Sophie Atherton, and the Head Boy Team; Harry Bush, Lee Evans, Tom Keningley and Jack Oxton, for their hard work this past year, and for hosting a fantastic evening.
PRESS RELEASE !
PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
THREE PUPILS FROM WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AN ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP.
Hanna Barnes, Erin Nolan and Ellen Rawlinson have been selected to receive an Arkwright Scholarship for excellence in Product Design. All three girls successfully passed the Arkwright Aptitude Paper demonstrating flair and originality in solving Design problems and presenting their outstanding GCSE work to a panel of interviewers earlier in April.
803 pupils nationally applied for the scholarship of which 441 passed the aptitude paper and were invited for interview. The Selection Process culminated in an interview for shortlisted candidates at one of 7 Universities. A team exercise presented by the university provided the interviewees with an experience of the challenge and excitement of engineering related careers. Their parents toured the university and explored the diversity of engineering and the rewards of a career in the sector.
Scholarships were eventually awarded to 250 pupils and will be formally presented at a ceremony hosted by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London on Friday 29th October 2010. During the day Scholars have an opportunity to meet their sponsors and other Scholars.
Head of Design & Technology at Wirral Girls, Mr Sprague commented, “it’s a fabulous achievement for the girls individually and reflects their hard work, creativity and dedication shown during their GCSE in Product Design. It’s also almost unprecedented for a school to be awarded three scholars in one year.”
Hanna, Erin and Ellen will start their A Levels at Wirral Girls in September; all are studying Product Design as one of their options.
The Arkwright Trust was founded in 1990 and supports young people during their ‘A’ Level by awarding £250 a year to assist with the purchase of materials and books. The pupils will also carry the status of ‘Arkwright Scholar’ into university. Scholarships are supported by individuals, companies institutions and the services.
DESIGN & ART EVENING
ON TUESDAY 29TH JUNE OUR GIRLS DISPLAYED THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND ART.
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THEIR WORK,
THE EVENING WE HAD TO CELEBRATE IT AND THE BRILLIANT FASHION SHOW WHICH EXHIBITED THEIR TEXTILES WORK.
Please click on this link to view the Fashion Show picture gallery (photo's courtesy of Mike Loveland)
Please click on this link to view the Design Technology & Art picture gallery (photo's courtesy of Mike Loveland)
YEAR 7 SUMMER CONCERT !
Please note that the date for the Summer Concert has now been changed to
Thusday 15th July 2010.
CONFIRMED A LEVEL & GCSE RESULTS DATES
Would all parents of girls taking either A level or GCSE examinations please note the amendment to dates.
A level results: Thursday 19th August 2010
GCSE results: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Wirral Grammar School for Girls "RACE FOR LIFE 2010"
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About Race for Life
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life began in 1994, with one race in Battersea Park: 680 women came together and raised £36,000 in sponsorship.
Twelve years on, Race for Life has grown to become the UK’s biggest women only fundraising event.
It has raised over a £100 million for Cancer Research UK and welcomed over 2 million women to their events.
For further information about Race for Life or Cancer Reseach UK please click on the links below . Race for Life
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