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Yr 13 Target Group Evening

Tue 24thOpen Morning

Wed 25thYr 8 into 9 Celebration Evening

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PE Kit can still be ordered at school

Up, Up, Up and Away! Chiswick School Students Get Record GCSE Results.

Chiswick School Students achieved record GCSE results across the board in 2013. All measures were up in an increasingly tough national picture. The headline measure of 5A* to C with English and Maths was up a massive 6% on last year to 67%. More able stu-dents achieved brilliantly with an 8% increase in students achieving at least 5A* to A grades. Around one quarter of students achieved at least 5As and 63% of students achieved 5A*s to B with over half of GCSE entries translating to at least grade B. The number of stu-dents achieving the EBAC was also up an astonishing 13% from 22% to 35%.

Maths results were up with above 80% of students achieving at least a C and English results recovered from the ex-

Year 11 Off To A Flying Start

ceptional circumstances of last year with 71% achieving a C up 4%. Science results were up too with 82% of stu-dents gaining at least two sciences up 5%. Overall 98% of students achieved 5GCSEs or equivalent at 5A*to C. The school also achieved its highest value added score to date 13 points above the national average showing that whatever their starting point in year 7, students are all making exceptional progress at Chiswick.

Dylan Carty broke all school records achieving an incredible 9A *s and 5As. ‘I feel very excited about these results’, he said. ‘I worked really hard and it paid off. I would like to thank the staff who were very helpful in getting me

Well, last July our Year 11 Chiswickians might have smashed records yet again, but the Year 10s have certainly given them a run for their money! With all the buzz around last year’s Year 11s, we think it’s time to look over to the year below for a second and give them the praise they deserve.

In an assembly on the first day of term, it was revealed to all of the Year 10 pupils just how well they did as a year group, with a unique new system in place to reward hard work-ers; stars were given out, to be pinned onto uniform and worn around school, in relation to number of GCSEs at A*-C or BTECs/OCR Nationals at Pass or above.

A whopping 313 students earned a bronze star, with either one or two GCSE/BTEC/OCR Nationals, and a stunning 189 had ei-ther three or four, which got them a silver star. Most impressively of all, a brilliant 76 students already had 5 or more under their belt, at only fifteen! These fantastic pu-pils got a gold star to wear proudly around school. When asked to comment, Miss Mid-dleton (Head of current Y11, previous Y10) said she was “really proud that our year group has surpassed all expectations" and added that this year they are "aiming for a record".

I think it’s only fair to say well done, to all our hard working students- they certainly deserve it- and to wish them best of luck in the upcoming exams, which we are sure they will excel in.

Congratulations to a fantastic year group!

By Jasmine Ketch-neumann & LiLy mccrystaL-hunt

Sixth Form Students Break Records Again

Last week, the school introduced a free breakfast, which is every Monday and Friday, for students and teachers. The breakfast includes a bowl of cereal and yoghurt, a piece of fruit and juice, avail-able between 8 and 8:30 in the canteen.

It is a scheme that is currently on trial and is aimed at ensuring students start the day with a healthy breakfast. If it is successful, it will carry on after half term. The scheme was first introduced on Monday 16th, where many students and teachers tucked into their healthy breakfast, which set them up for a great day of learning and teaching.By Lucy huLL

these results’.

Nina Pryce and Laura Reid, long stand-ing friends through their years at Chis-wick did exceptionally well. Laura achieved 7A*s and 5 As and Nina 7As . Both girls were delighted.

Giulia and Laura Piscatelli are identical twins who achieved 21 A*s to A between them. Giuilia was particularly pleased. ‘I was ill during the examinations and still managed to do well’, she said. Her achievement is particularly admirable as Giulia overcame dyslexia to achieve these grades. Her sister Laura said, ‘I am delighted by my results and am looking forward to the sixth form’. Both girls also achieved the Extended Project Qualification which is A level standard. Benedict Segal achieved 12A to A*s and was very complimentary about the school. ‘I am really glad’, he said. The whole year deserves credit as we all pulled together to get these results. I want o say a huge thank you to all my teachers.’

Several students achieved far more than they expected. Ajmal Mirzad achieved

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Free Breakfast for Staff and Students

Chiswick School sixth formers broke more records with this year’s astonishing results. A record seven students achieved three A or A stars in their A levels, whilst nearly one third of entries were graded A* to B. The results reaffirm the school’s reputation for academic excellence and inclusion with ex-amples of students achieving against the odds.

Students achieved their potential in a range of subjects from Humanities to Sciences and are now looking forward to the next stage in their education at university studying eve-rything from Astrophysics to Politics.

Marcus Lovatt is looking forward to his

astrophysics course at Sheffield. Delighted with his results, he said ‘Whatever I do with my degree I intend to be looking upwards...a lot!’

Izzy Duddy achieved two As and an A star in History in which she achieved full marks. She is going to Exeter to study politics. ‘I am overwhelmed’, she said, ‘ I never expected to achieve so much. I want to study Ameri-can politics and do something to make the world a better place’.

Sean and Jack Hodges, inseparable identi-cal twin brothers both achieved their aims but in very different subjects. Jack will study politics at Durham after achieving 2 As and an A star and wants to be a journal-ist or political researcher in a think tank. ‘I am ecstatic’, he said. His brother Sean on the other hand has obtained a place in New-castle to read Maths with two As and a B. ‘It will be great’, Sean explained, ‘We will be far enough away from each other to make our own way and meet new friends but close enough to meet up sometimes.’

The school’s Head Boy and Girl showed that taking a leadership responsibility is a big plus when it comes to being accepted at uni-versity. Rhena Eames will be going to study Biomedicine at Sheffield and James Carty, Maths at Southampton.

Chiswick School sixth form succeeds with students of all back grounds. Zak Abdille is the school’s highest achieving student of Somali origin to date and will be studying medicine at Kings College. ‘I am delighted to have achieved my ambition,’ he said.

Students succeeded beyond expectations in vocational subjects too with Sophie Gayfor Evans achieving a triple distinction star in her Health and Social care course and will follow a midwifery course. Shazeb Hassan said he was ‘gobsmacked’. ‘I never thought I would make it all the way’, he continued. ‘I thought I was going to be thrown out but I got two distinction stars in Business and

8 As. ‘I am absolutely speechless’, he commented, ‘and am looking forward to the sixth form.’

“.We are delighted for our students and for their parents who trusted and sup-ported us to deliver. One final word of thanks must go to Chiswick staff, as a Head teacher I could not ask to work with a more dedicated team of profes-sionals,’ said Tony Ryan (Head teacher)

a B in Photography A level.’ Shazeb is now looking to start an apprenticeship.Other students who achieved three As plus were Caitlin Duffield, Chris Whitehouse, Roy Peel, and Sammy Mziu, and Alex Boul-ding.

‘Another fantastic set of results’, comment-ed Tony Ryan , Headteacher. ‘ Congratula-tions to all our students and the staff that supported them, for their dedication and hard work. Chiswick School Sixth Form is going from strength to strength.’