Nations College excels at 'A' level examinations

Nations College excels at ‘A’ level examinations

Aug 11, 2008 News

$Nikita Case, the top performer of Nations Sixth Form College, with 4 A\'s.$ By Rustom Seegopaul

The Nations Sixth Form College yesterday received the results from Cambridge University (UK) for the 125 students who sat the Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and Advanced Level (AL) examinations in May/June 2008.
Of the 329 examinations that were written by 125 students in 17 different subjects, the college reported a 76 per cent pass rate in the 329 Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and Advanced Level (A Level) examinations. Of these, 33 per cent received grades between A and C.
Forty per cent of the college’s passes in Spanish were A or B, while 32 per cent of the passes in Law were given the same distinction. Twenty-six per cent of the Psychology passes were graded A or B, and 16 per cent of the passes in Mathematics, English Language and Business were also within this bracket.
$Nadia Bulkan, who received A\'s in History and Law, and B in Spanish$ $Tricia Bassoo, credited with B\'s in Law and Psychology.$ Director of the college, Dr Brian O’Toole, said that he felt very encouraged by the results.
He added that he knew that the results would have been good, but the fact that there were approximately 25 students who performed very well gave him a deep sense of satisfaction.
O’Toole says that he expects the Sixth Form College to maintain its performance, and to improve in the coming years.
He attributed the excellent performance to the teachers, adding that more time and effort are now being put into the institution.
Positive feedback, O’Toole noted, was being received from old Sixth Form College students, who were now at universities. They continue to laud the foundation they received at the college.
Nikita Case, the best performer in the Nations Sixth Form College, was credited with four A’s, namely in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics.
Dominique De Groot, who received A’s in English Language, Maths and Psychology, along with a C in Business, explained that she was absolutely thrilled with her grades. She said that the Nations Sixth Form College really helped her, especially in the areas of Maths and English Language.
$Joshua Abdool, who was awarded an A in Law and B\'s in Psychology and Sociology.$ $Dominique De Groot, who achieved 3 A\'s and 1 C.$ Joshua Abdool, for the second year in a row, achieved an A in Law, and a B in both Psychology and Sociology.
He said that he was happy, as he had wanted to maintain his grades, but noted that it had become harder, as the workload had increased.
Tricia Bassoo was credited with B’s in Law and Psychology. She explained that after her exams she refused to think about what her results would have been. She was pleasantly surprised. She said that while the college had provided the resources, she had just applied herself.
Nadia Bulkan received A’s in both Law and History, while attaining a B in Spanish. She explained that she was not expecting to do so well in Spanish, as it is a foreign language and not many people speak it in Guyana.
However, in Law, she attributed her good grades to her teacher, whom she described as excellent.
O’Toole termed the results a ‘steady improvement,’ and said that he looked forward to continued improvement in the future.