Huntly’s The Gordon Schools in Aberdeenshire beats national exam results average
A school’s rector has shared his pride after pupils’ exam results beat the national average.
Phil Gaiter, from The Gordon Schools in Huntly, said pupils’ great results came from their “continuous efforts”.
Throughout the school community, the most commonly-awarded grade at National 5 was an A.
One pupil passed seven National 5 with seven As, and three pupils achieved 5 As at Higher.
A further three pupils gained six As at National 5, with two other pupils gaining 5As.
An impressive 27 pupils gained five or more A to C passes at National 5, 11 pupils achieved five Higher passes and 33 achieved three or more Higher passes in this exam diet.
At Advanced Higher, one pupil gained 3 passes at A.
In total, 240 National 4 and Level 4 Awards were gained by pupils alongside 12 National 3 and one National 2 Award.
Mr Gaiter said students at all levels had contributed to exam success, with a range of pathways on offer alongside traditional academic qualifications.
“Exam results are all about what has been achieved as a result of hard work that individuals have put in to get the grades they wanted,” he added.
“Congratulations to everyone who has gained qualifications today, at all the different levels we offer.
“Your efforts have been rewarded from National 2 through to Advanced Higher as well as Foundation Apprenticeships, Prince’s Trust and North East Scotland College qualifications!
“Thank you also to our families and our school staff who have also worked hard in different ways to support these journeys.”
The school’s rector also said he was “very pleased” about the average results throughout National 5 pupils.
He said: “We are very pleased that an A is still the most commonly awarded grade at National 5 and that The Gordon Schools is above the national average A-C pass rate for Higher exams.
“We also had a bumper number of 253 awards at National 2, 3 and 4 today, reflecting the continuous efforts pupils put in to their coursework during the whole academic year.
“Ultimately, these qualifications need to be knitted together with the other skills for learning, life and work which pupils have developed in many different ways to take them on to their post-school positive destination.
“Best wishes to our leavers who are building on these to move on to employment, apprenticeships, College and University after summer.
“To those remaining for further study, make the most of your time and put in the required effort so you will be proud of your achievements and results this time next year!”
Results from those sitting NESCol Additional Qualifications have not been confirmed formally, along with Aberdeenshire Council Foundation Apprenticeship results at Level 6.
