A Levels 2006

14 November 2006

Another excellent year for RGS A Level students

RGS A Level students were celebrating, as news of their excellent results came through from the examination boards. The overall RGS pass rate (grades A-E) was 99.2%, with 71.8% of subjects taken scoring A and B grades. 87.9% of the subjects taken were graded A, B or C.

No fewer than 31 candidates achieved at least three A grades at A Level, with many gaining four or five A grades, facts which suggest that most RGS leavers should get places at their first-choice universities. Early indications are that all fourteen RGS students who have conditional offers from Oxford or Cambridge Universities this year have got the grades they require.

Headmaster Andy Rattue was very pleased with the results: “I am delighted that the hard work of our students has been rewarded, and that they can proceed with confidence to university. These results are also a tribute to the professionalism and dedication of the RGS teaching staff, whose attention to detail has helped our students pick their way through the A level minefield. We read a lot about dumbing down in the national press, and the way in which, nationally, teenagers are avoiding ‘difficult’ subjects. It’s worth pointing out that some of our strongest results are consistently in subjects such as Modern Languages, Technology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths, and this year is no exception. We also need to see academic results in the context of everything else our students are involved in, such as sport, drama, music, expeditions and charity fundraising. It’s been a great pleasure to see these young men and women keep life in perspective.”

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