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6 News August 21, 2013 CN 020 8722 6350 facebook.com/croydonguardian A-level results By HANNAH WILLIAMSON Achievements in Croydon Joanna Elmore and Dominic Lawson were among the exam success stories at Croydon College. Joanna achieved three As in history, politics and English literature. The 23-year-old, who went to collect her results with her Triumph: Binrui Zhang proud mum, also earned an A* in sociology. Joanna said: “The teachers Girl defies here were amazing. I received lots of support and I am now excited to see what the future difficulties holds.” Fellow student Dominic A student who barely spoke Lawson said he was left ec- English when she arrived in static after discovering he the UK from China two had secured an A* in sociolo- years ago defied the odds to gy and two Bs in English lit- Excited: Joanna Elmore grab excellent grades. erature and politics. and Dominic Lawson Year 13 pupil Bin Rui Results: Tutor Jenny Butcher, centre, with successful students Sophie Hack, Katje He said: “I didn’t expect an Zhang joined Virgo Fidelis Williams, James Jugghoo and Joanne Trott, Oasis Academy Coulsdon Deadlinepix BT78566 A*. I have never had such a degree in international rela- Convent Senior School from good grade in my life.” tions and politics at the Uni- China at the start of year 12, He now plans to study for a versity of Sussex. speaking little English. But she triumphed in her A- level exams, getting a grade A* in maths, B in Chinese Students celebrate and C grades in further maths and art. Elizabeth Hidson, deputy headteacher, described her grades as “an amazing best A-level grades achievement”. Other pupils the school Sixth form colleges across the per cent of students obtaining Pupils at the Harris Federa- said had done exceptionally borough achieved some of A* to B grades. tion, which includes sixth well were Elizabeth Tran, their best A-level results this More than half of the stu- form colleges in Purley, who got two A grades and a year. dents at Coloma Convent Girls South Norwood and Crystal B in chemistry, maths and Private and state schools in school got A* to B grades in Palace, got an average score biology. Jennifer Conway Croydon were celebrating their exams, and the school of 776, the equivalent of two achieved the highest grades last week, as hundreds of also achieved a 99 per cent As and a B. Good work: Sir Dan Moynihan, Harris Federation chief in vocational studies – dis- teens obtained the grades pass rate. Coulsdon College students executive, Christopher Parmenter who got two A*s and tinctions in hospitality, needed to secure their places Thirty-two students secured notched up a 94 per cent three A grades and will be going to Cambridge, and Lord business studies and IT. on university courses around at least one A* grade and nine A-level pass rate and a 96 pass Harris of Peckham, Harris Federation sponsor the country. pupils got three A* to A rate in its Btec courses and Woodcote High, in Coulsdon, grades. Croydon College achieved a 95 was the first school to share its Girls at Old Palace of John per cent A-level pass rate. success, with pupils achieving Whitgift School achieved a 10 For a full set of results and Exam success for refugee a 99 per cent pass rate and 60 per cent increase in the num- for reaction from schools visit A pupil whose parents arrived after suffering a blood clot, and per cent of pupils achieving A* ber of A* and A grades from croydonguardian.co.uk. in the UK as refugees whose father Dennis is fighting to C grades. More than 70 per 2012. On Thursday, August 22, achieved straight A results. prostate cancer, will study cent of students at the school More than half, 55 per cent GCSE students across Croy- Alen Cenanovic was among medicine at Manchester Uni- secured places at their first of all grades, were A* or A don will hope to emulate the the success stories at Harris versity after getting an A* in choice university. and three quarters of stu- success of their older Academy in Crystal Palace. psychology and A grades in bi- Sixth formers at Oasis dents achieved places at their colleagues. Visit croydon His family arrived in Britain ology and chemistry. Academy Coulsdon celebrat- first choice university, with guardian.co.uk for details from Bosnia as a refugees in Selina Fecht also did ex- ed achieving a 100 per cent some students going on to of all the GCSE results as 1994. He achieved an A* in tremely well, securing two A* Science star: Elizabeth pass rate in the school’s first continue their studies at Ox- they come in from across the maths and economics as well grades and two As, but the 18- Tran Deadlinepix BT78569 ever A-level exams, with 40 ford and Cambridge. borough. as As in maths and physics year-old was rejected by the and secured a place at Not- four universities where she tingham University to study applied to study medicine. Surgery is no obstacle to A levels maths. Chris Parmenter also did Whitgift pupil Jamie Oyebode, who will go to Durham Uni- He said: “When I opened the very well, achieving two A*s achieved an A* in general poli- versity next month, obtained envelope, I was trying to find and two A grades. The 18- tics and two As in English and great results despite undergo- the grades, when I saw the A* year-old will be off to Cam- Theology. The 18-year-old, ing brain surgery last year. I thought ‘no’ at first, but then bridge next month to study it kicked in. I am so over- engineering. whelmed by my results, I am He said: “It was a lot of hard just so happy.” work, but you get out what Karian Annon, 18, from you put in. My mum is espe- Croydon, whose mother cially pleased and has been Pauline died when she was 12 bragging to her friends.”.