Integrated Colleges Celebrate Exam Success: Outstanding results for outstanding students
The Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Noreen Campbell, welcomed the A level exam successes of students at integrated colleges across Northern Ireland.
Year on year, exam results in integrated colleges are outstanding, this year proving no exception, with students celebrating exceptional GCSE results.
Students at Oakgrove Integrated College excelled this year with some outstanding individual GCSE results. Just some are: Annie Doherty 7A* 3A, Daragh Harkin 3A* 7A, Eva Toland 2A* 5 A 2B 1C, Matthew Skinner 2A* 5A 2B, Ryan Loughery 1A* 7 A 1B, Therese Forester 1A* 4A 3B 1C. The principal congratulated everyone on their success and commented that she was looking forward to welcoming a large number back to 6th form.
Brownlow Integrated College in Craigavon celebrated the second best set of results in the school’s history. Notable achievements were: Caitrona Palmer 3 A*, 3 A, 3 B; Stephen Stewart 7 A, 2 B; Che McCaughley 1 A*, 5 A, 2 B, 1 C; Michal Lisowski 1 A*, 1 A, 5 B, 2 C. The Principal and Governors expressed their congratulations to all students and staff for these outstanding results.
Blackwater Integrated College students are also celebrating as the school’s GCSE results prove to be the best in the College history with a record number of grades A* and A achieved in a wide range of subjects. 76% of students attained grades A* to C in five or more subjects. The Principal, Stephen Tyler, passed on his congratulations stating that ‘the staff are very proud of the achievements of the class of 2014/15’.
The board of directors and all involved in NICIE congratulate these young people on their successes and pay tribute to the dedicated work of staff in their colleges.
Noreen Campbell CEO of NICIE said,
“Integrated colleges are the most popular and most oversubscribed schools in Northern Ireland. These results tell us why: integrated colleges provide a high achieving environment for all students. Integrated Colleges are planned all ability schools which reject the damaging division of children by perceived ability at the age of 11. Parents choosing an integrated college are secure in the knowledge that all of their children, brothers and sisters with their individual talents and abilities will be stretched and developed to their full potential. In addition, these children have the added privilege of learning about different traditions, backgrounds and beliefs, in an inclusive, all-ability environment committed to reconciliation, one which prepares them to play a full role in our increasingly diverse society.
Parents choosing an integrated college do not need to agonise about their children undergoing the stress of selection tests for entry into grammar school. These successful exam results from the integrated sector prove that such invidious selection is not necessary. The all ability character of integrated colleges, the high expectations of students and the positive learning environment provided in integrated schools ensure that all children fulfil their potential.
