PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has congratulated all the learners who have received either ‘A’ level or level three vocational qualification results today (Aug 10).

All settings are providing information, advice and guidance to learners via an appointments system.

Learners’ achievements this year are to be celebrated as they are in any other year. The COVID19 pandemic has continued to pose significant challenges for learners, families and schools this year with new systems being used to calculate learner outcomes due to the cancellation of the Summer 2021 Examination Series. Centre Determined Grades have been determined using teaching professional judgement based on non-examination assessments.

Director for Education Steven Richards-Downes said: “We congratulate all learners today on their achievements. Every learner has faced and overcome extraordinary challenges over the course of the last two academic years. It is important that we acknowledge that and thank learners for continuing to engage in their education at this very difficult time.

“Every school has enabled learners to achieve outcomes that will provide them with a range of options. All learners have achieved outcomes that will enable them to take the next steps in their journey whether that is further or higher education, employment or training.

“We are sharing in the success of each learner and all schools have shared examples of this success with the Council. Tell us your stories by using the hashtag #resultspembrokeshire2021.”

Cllr Guy Woodham the Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning stated: “I would like to congratulate all learners on their achievements. As a Local Authority, we have been committed to supporting learners in achieving the best possible outcomes.

“Learners who have received their results today will have acquired a range of skills that enable them to be lifelong learners and hopefully achieve more than they thought possible. I wish all learners every success for the future.”

Results were excellent in Haverfordwest.

Mrs. J. Harries, Headteacher of Haverfordwest High VC School said: “I am delighted to be able to announce a set of excellent results for our 6th form students. Huge congratulations to all the pupils for their hard work and resilience in being able to achieve such excellent results after a difficult 2 years of study. They have results they should be very proud of, we are certainly very proud of them and their achievements.

All our students achieved the 2 or more A levels and most students are able to continue their education at their chosen universities covering a range of subjects including, Business, Engineering, Economics, Forensics and Photography. Rhys Lewis is heading off to Cambridge to study Mathematics; Euan Dyer, who had 5 A* grades will study Physics at Oxford; Nihar Vajrala moves on to study Medicine at Cambridge; Caitlin Mowthorpe and Jed Evans will study Veterinary at RVC and we have 5 students who go off to study at Cardiff Law School. Elyse Edwards is heading to St Andrews to study Psychology and Carys Worby is flying overseas to study at St Albans with a golf scholarship. We even have students entering the world of work and the forces.

We were particularly pleased with the large number who achieved A*/A grades with 11 students achieving 4 A*/A grades: Rhiannon Bevan, Ronnie Chung, Elyse Edwards, Rachel Hall, Rhys Lewis, Dixie MacDougall, Benjamin Philipps-Harries, Izzy Price, Chelsea Reilly, Alice Roberts, Nihar Vajrala; and 13 students 3 A*/A grades: Karis McCanch-Jones, Samuel Rawlinson, Melody Street, Geraint Thomas, Kia Wesley, Amber McFadden, Daisy Brown, Jed Evans, Rowan Fair, Amy Holland, Caitlin Mowthorpe, Sophie Rees, Carys Worny.

Staff at the school will now be assisting students in finalising their next steps, whether that be continuing their education, starting apprenticeships or employment. This supportive ethos is an important part of our school which has been even more important during these difficult and unprecedented times. We wish all students every success in their chosen pathway and look forward to hearing their progress in the future.

After what has been another very challenging year Mrs Harries, Headteacher, would like to thank all the staff (teachers, support staff and the Examinations Officer) for their outstanding effort in preparing and supporting the pupils for another very different assessment system this year, they have persevered always putting the pupils at the centre of their endeavours despite the huge extra workload. Thanks also to the Governing Body, Trustees and parents for their continued support and understanding throughout the academic year, this has certainly helped staff through the challenges they have faced.

In the first year of Sixth Form at Redhill High School Year 12 students are celebrating an exceptional set of results in their AS exams this year. Overall, 97% of all grades awarded were A grades, and 100% A-B.

The attitude of the group and the support of Head of Sixth Form, Ms Meg Hollinger, has been an inspiration to all. This is the first year of Sixth Form at our school and what a way to start!