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It's the day thousands of teenagers have been waiting for, A-level results are out.
Our reporters and photographers will be at schools across Dartford and Gravesend as students rip open those all-important envelopes.
WG6, the collaborative sixth form for the Wilmington grammar schools, is thrilled that practically half of the grades have been awarded at the highest A*/B grades.
In the new construction qualification, 88% students secured A*/A grades, paving the way for careers in architecture and engineering.
Special mention must go to Adam Cavender who will be heading to Cambridge to study engineering, having secured 5 A*/A grades and to Elliot Parker who will also be at Cambridge.
James Ball secured three A* grades as he heads to Imperial to read computing. Edward Hayward with 3 A* grades and an A grade is off to Lancaster to read natural sciences and Josh Lowe with straight A*/A grades will be taking up design engineering at Imperial.
Ellena Mouzouris with 4 A*/A grades is planning to read international relations and development at Sussex.
Stephanie Harris and Annie Scott both with straight A*/A grades have both opted to study psychology at Surrey.
Eleanor Morgan and Sophie Wesley both gained a set of top grades and plan to read history at Bristol and Exeter respectively.
Lucy Fitzgerald will be reading sports psychology at UCFB after celebrating her A*/A grades.
An increasing number of students are choosing to enter university via the Higher Apprenticeship route.
The schools wished Connor Watts all the best as he embarks on a career in quantity surveying at Spie Engineering. Shannon Banks has already commenced her human resources Higher Apprenticeship as has Jake Everest who has commenced training with A4G and expects to be filing tax returns by January!
While Lily Barham will start her accountancy Higher Apprenticeship in September.
WG6 director Geraldine Tiddy said: “I am very proud of the individual achievements of all our students and know just how much effort goes into turning predicted grades into actual results. I wish all the students every success in the future.”
At Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend, 9% of students received a A*-A grades, with 32% achieving A*- B and 61% A*-C.
Top performers included Mollie Mulheran A*A A, Stephanie Wood AAA, Libby Gooda AAA, Emmanuella Boateng AAB, Sara Chaudry AAB, Nathaniel Hillman AAB, Mohammad Awais Zunaira AAB, Harrison Phillips AAB, Charlotte Spellacey AAB and Alexandra Nowak A*BBB.
Head teacher Elaine Wilson said: "We are understandably proud of our students and their results are testament to their hard work and commitment together with the excellent teaching they receive at our school.
"I would like to congratulate our students and staff and wish our students every success in the future."
This is the first year Northfleet School for Girls has offered the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme, and the results have proved it worthwhile.
With an 100% pass rate and 85% of students achieving A*-B grades (Grade 5 or above), teachers "would like to congratulate all students who have worked so hard and engaged so well with the school."
Ella Defty got an A in physics and a B in maths, and Simran Cheema got a B in Art, distinction in business studies and C in media studies.
Gravesend resident Alice Wickens is looking forward to a celebration after achieving a C in English literature, A* in photography and a C in media.
She is going to UCA Farnham to study film production, while fellow student Simran Cheema is headed to City of London University to study business management after scooping a B in photography, C in media and a distinction in business.
She is mostly happy with what she achieved but felt she could have done better.
KM Media Group editorial apprentice Megan Carr was the highest academic achiever at Northfleet School for Girls, achieving As in sociology and media and a B in photography. She was top of the class in media and sociology.
She said: "I hoped I'd done well but this just blew my dreams out of proportion."
The 18-year-old joined the KM this week and will undertake a two-year multi-media apprenticeship.
At Gravesend Grammar School, 24% of all entries were A* or A grades.
This year the school has more students going on to study medicine than ever before.
Dartford Science and Technology College principal Anne Davis is delighted for students after they collected their A-level results.
In total, 18 of 20 teenagers who were aiming to go to university got into their first choice.
The college performed better than in previous years, with 57% of students achieving A* to C grades and 76% achieving distinction* to merit grades.
A total of 100% of media students passed the subject with an A* to C, while all IT and sports students passed with either a distinction* or distinction.
The college introduced criminology as an AS subject for the first time this year, with 88% of students achieving A* to C.
Top performer Amber Barnes walked away with three As in English literature, media studies and an extended project qualification, while also getting a B in psychology
Principal Anne Davis said: “I’m delighted with them all and how they did.
"I’m also delighted for those who got into their first choice universities.
“I just want to thank them, their parents and the staff here who all worked so hard work.”
Dartford Grammar School for Girls student Shannon Clinton-Copeland, 18, will be heading to the University of East Anglia to study English Literature and creative writing.
The Dartford resident managed to achieve an A* in her English Literature A-level, as well as twin As in media studies and religious studies.
She was extremely grateful to her teachers for helping her throughout her stay at the school.
She said: “I’m so glad and released to get these results. There was a lot of hours and a lot of time put in to getting them.
“My family were over the moon and so happy for me. I want to do a masters after my course and then go into writing. But I’ll definitely be going out tonight.
“I want to thank the whole English department for their help and especially Miss McKenzie, who was fantastic.”
Head teacher Sharon Pritchard was happy with the school's performance.
She added: “The main thing is the hard work put in by students and teachers - it’s been a challenge for them all.
“They should be very pleased with their results and I wish them the best of luck. They’re thoroughly deserving of their success.”
Meopham School head teacher Suzanne Dickinson said: “We are delighted with the excellent examination results achieved by our students again this year. This is a testament to their hard work and dedication, and that of our staff.”
Head of sixth form Jenny Vik said: “We are proud so many students have achieved such stunning results. These outcomes will lead to exciting opportunities for their future.”
The school has a number of individual success stories.
Cameron Miller, who achieved four level 3 qualifications including A-Levels in English literature, psychology and finance, and a Level 3 BTEC in business studies said: “I’m really happy with my results, especially my B grade in finance and my distinction in business studies.”
Grace Toombs was also celebrating achieving four Level 3 qualifications, including a B grade in A-Level psychology and a starred distinction in Level 3 BTEC health and social care.
She said: “I am over the moon with my results and looking forward to starting university in September. My teachers have always believed in me and I couldn’t have achieved these results without them.”
Ali Adams achieved distinctions in both health and social care and business studies, and a C grade in A-level psychology.
Leigh Academy students and staff have celebrated their set of post-16 results.
Many A-level and Level 3 BTEC subjects secured results at C grade and above, including history (100%), fine art (83%) photography (80%), double business (75%), creative media production (67%) and fashion and textiles (67%).
This year, the academy, had its first cohort of students taking a wide range of International Baccalaureate courses.
Students taking these courses have done well, achieving above or equaling the global average in seven IB diploma courses.
The academy is particularly proud of its global politics, English language and literature and social and cultural anthropology students, all of whom achieved at least the global average of four or above.
Fantastic individual achievements, with the top grades, included Jordan Thomas with a grade 7 for IB maths studies, as well as A*s for Ruslana Mamedova-Eldar in sociology and Kiera Bexley in photography.
Principal Julia Collins said: “I am so proud of all our students, who have worked with dedication and resilience throughout their time in Post 16. Congratulations to you all and I wish you all the very best for the future.”
Among the many individual success stories, some of Leigh's top performers were:
Maksims Belakovs - 5 in IB psychology, A in Russian, merit in applied science and 6 in IB social and cultural anthropology.
George Anderson - distinction for business studies, B in history and B in EPQ, as well as a 6 in IB global politics.
Kiera Bexley - A* in photography, A in fine art and 6 in IB English language and literature.
Abigail Firmager - distinction * in double creative media, 4 IB English language and literature, 5 for IB film.
Jamie Greenfield - B in EPQ, C in history, 6 in IB global politics and a D in English literature.
Ruslana Mamedova-Eldar - C in biology, A for EPQ, A* in sociology, A in psychology.
Samuel Pope - B in EPQ, B in geography, C in biology and 6 in IB business management.
Buddy Reilly - C in French, B in History, 5 in IB social and cultural anthropology.
Alex Smith - 5 in IB English language and literature, distinction in sport, B for diploma in financial studies.
Megan Walsh - A in EPQ, B in history, B in psychology, D in biology.
Ben Warling - double distinction for business studies and C for diploma in financial studies.
Staff at Leigh UTC are "extremely delighted" to announce another year of outstanding results at post-16.
All students completed a combination of academic and technical qualifications which have allowed for high levels of achievement.
Principal Steve Leahey said: “I am delighted with another set of outstanding outcomes at The Leigh UTC.
"Once again our students have secured extremely impressive destinations with top apprenticeships and university places.
"I would like to thank all of our staff, students and parents for their support to ensure this was a memorable and enjoyable day for all.”
The college highlighted the following achievements: 80% of mathematics A-level students achieved A*-B grades; 73% of BTEC engineering students achieved double distinction or above; 40% of A-level grades were grade A*-B.
100% pass rate across the 3 ICBP diplomas; average grade of distinction - for tech level students and an increase in all top grades, bucking the national trend.
Today's results can have a big impact on what young people do next with going to university among the options.
But if the grades weren't as good as expected, help is at hand from organisations like UCAS.
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