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Chichester’s A grade above
A Level grades rise throughout Chichester for 2012
Dean Adams
Managing Editor
news@chichesterherald.co.uk
STUDENTS of Chichester are celebrating after a fantastic year of grades at A Level. Chichester College has, for the fourth year in a row, produced an A level pass rate of almost 100%. This year pass rates rose to 98%, a 1% increase over the previous year whilst
High grades achieved this year have risen by a fantastic 3% compared to last year Chichester High School for Boys and Chichester High School for Girls, 40% of students achieved A*-B grades at A’ Level with 96% achieving grades A*-E. At Chichester College, an impressive 23 A-level subjects had achievement rates of 100%;
the remainder of the 31 subjects offered had pass rates in excess of 90 %. These included subjects such as Mathematics, Law, Business Studies, Economics, English Literature, Film Studies, History, Human Biology, Music, Music Technology and Spanish. Most importantly, the high grades achieved at A level this year have risen by a fantastic 3% compared to last year, with 75% of results being grade A*-C. Almost half of all students achieved grades A*-B. These high grades give Chichester College students an advantage in getting into the university of their choice. Some successful students are celebrating getting into a wide range of universities. Others have decided to continue their studies at Chichester College on higher education, vocational and others will be going to work, many through apprenticeships. Continued on page 3 Students celebrate at Chichester College
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