Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 523 PRIZEGIVING AND AWARDS …excellent GCSE Results Handsworth Grammar School attained an excellent set of GCSE examination results in the repeated light of considerable changes as a result of the continued overhaul of the exam system as well as volatility on a national scale. The overall picture at Handsworth Grammar School is one of consistent and sustained progress and very positive development. This is again due to the hard work and commitment of both staff and students alike. 45% of all entries were at A* and A grade which is up by 7% on 2014 and well above the national figure. 99% of students attained 5 or more A* to C grades and 98% attained 5 or more A* to C grades including English and Mathematics. Both sets of these figures are improvements on the 2014 results. 97% of all entries were at A* to C grade which again is an improvement on the 2014 results. There was considerable and significant success across departments but it is worth noting that the ICT department attained outstanding results. At national level the Pearson (edexcel) exam board awarded 4% of ICT entries at A*, however Handsworth Grammar were awarded 42% of their entries at A* grade. Similarly Pearson (edexcel) awarded 15% of ICT entries A* or A grade at national level and yet 89% of Handsworth Grammar School entries were awarded A* or A grade. 31 students averaged an A grade across all their subjects and 44 students averaged an A grade across their Best 8 Subjects. Mohsin Ghandi and Hung Nguyen attained 9 A* and 2 A grades, Hummhad Mahmood and Rory Gaskin attained 8 A* and 2 A grades, Qasim Mushtaq and Rahul Patel attained 7 A* and 4 A grades, Raphael Dobrashian Yates attained 6 A* and 5 A grades whilst Syed Gillani attained 5 A* and 6 A grades. Thus against a backdrop of continued national upheaval and considerable volatility it is clear that Handsworth Grammar School maintains its positive move forwards with regard to progress and development. …a very good set of A Level Examination Results Handsworth Grammar School celebrated another year of stable A Level results. This is testament to the hard work and commitment of both staff and students and is set against the turbulent backdrop of the national picture of the Examination system which has seen fewer A grades awarded this year. The overall pass rate has risen to 99% and 52% of results were A* to B grades prior to when remarks are taken into account. The vast majority of students were in the strong position of being able to accept their first choice University offer which has seen them being destined for top Universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick, Imperial and Birmingham. Some notable performances include Manraj Dhanda who attained 3 straight A* grades and will be reading Mathematics at Imperial, Donte Nembhard also attained 3 straight A* grades and will be reading Chemical Engineering at Churchill College, Cambridge University, Gurdeep Mall attained 2 A* and 1 A grade and will be reading French and Law at New College, Oxford University and Allia Mahmood who attained 2 straight A* and 1 A grade and will be reading Education at Birmingham University. Abdurahman Ajmal, Dhanish Amin and Krishan Lawrence all attained 3 straight A grades. At AS Level Jagjeet Sehmi attained 5 straight A grades whilst Arjun Virk, Shirrushtii Appan and Narvair Kahler all attained 4 straight A grades. 3 will be reading French and Law at New College, Oxford University and Allia Mahmood who attained 2 straight A* and 1 A grade and will be reading Education at Birmingham University. HGS enjoys... development. A Level Examination Results