3 A LEVEL AND GCSE RESULTS HGS attains an excellent set of GCSE examination results… On a national level, this year saw GCSE results suffer the biggest ever year-on-year decline – down to the lowest level since 2008. Both the proportion of entries achieving A* to C grades and the number of A* grades being awarded have slipped. Prof Alan Smithers at Buckingham University has said that the decline in A* to C grades is the biggest since the introduction of the GCSE exam in the 1980s. It is acknowledged that there has been much unpredictability this year (and the same goes for next year!) in the light of major reforms and changes to the exam and assessment system. The overall picture at HGS is again one of consistent and sustained progress as well as positive development. Approximately 50% of all entries were at A* and A grade which is up on the 2015 results and well above the national figure. Overall 96% of all entries were at A* to C grades. Overall 98% of all students attained 5 or more A* to C grades including English and Mathematics. Overall 99% of all students attained 5 or more A* to C grades in all their subjects. 100% of all entries were at pass grade level. • 40 students attained 8 or more A* and A grades. • 23 students attained 10 or more A* and A grades. • 13 students attained straight A* and A grades – they were: • • Caleb Brown • • Muhammad Nazakat • • Rehan Habib • • Dilan Cooppen • • Ken Ho • • Muhammed Jahed • • Suraj Sanhi • • Harry Virk • • Sulaimaan Mahmood • • Hootan Parsapour • • Robert Frater • • Maximillian Henry • • Joel Braich. These results are down to the hard work of our staff and students. Congratulations to all. …and the best A Level Results in over a decade! 2016 has seen the number of top A Level grades awarded fall for the fifth year in a row at a national level. HGS has bucked the trend somewhat! A third of all entries were at A*/A (30% compared to 24% in 2015) and approximately two thirds of all entries were at A*/B (62% compared to 52% in 2015). There was a 100% pass rate compared to 99% in 2015. This is a wonderful achievement which reflects very well on the hard work of our students and staff. Eleven students secured 3 or more A*/A grades: • Arjun Virk attained A*A*A* and will be reading Medicine at Birmingham University • Jagjeet Sehmi attained A*A*AB and will be reading Mathematics at UCL • Raja Haider attained A*A*A and will be reading Physics at Birmingham University • Shirrushtii Appan attained A*AAB and will be reading Medicine at Exeter University • Mohammed Hussain attained A*AA and will be reading Medicine at Manchester University • Tufayel Islam attained A*AA and will be reading Chemical Engineering at Birmingham University • Minesh Katakia attained A*AA and will be reading Dentistry at Plymouth University • Abdikaliq Ige attained AAAB and will be reading History and Politics at Oxford University • Farman Ali attained AAA and will be reading Dentistry at Liverpool University • Kamron Dalvair attained AAA and will be reading Pharmacy at Aston University or Dentistry at Queen Mary’s • Narvair Kahlar attained AAA and will be reading Medicine at Leeds University • Manraj Dhanda will be reading Engineering at Cambridge University. At AS Level sixteen students secured three or more A grades. The following students all attained AAAA: • Arjun Aoulik • Jasdeep Bhambra • Amario Chander • Deepak Dhaliwall • Qasim Mushtaq • Isaac Rafiq • Hussein Said • Ayyan Sattar Four students attained AAAB, two attained AAAC and two attained AAA. On a different note the LAMDA results were also excellent with thirteen students sitting exams be it Acting, Mime or Public Speaking. Four students were awarded a Distinction, eight were awarded a Merit and one student gained a Pass. Congratulations to all our students. 3 reading Medicine at Leeds University Manraj Dhanda will be reading Engineering Congratulations to all our students.