King Ethelbert School in Birchington celebrating another year of fantastic Year 13 results.
Tom Sellen, Head of School, said: “We are thrilled with the fantastic IB results from our Y13 students. Once again we have seen how the IBCP programme supports our young people in really finding their passions and developing their wider skills alongside rigorous, academic studies.
“94% of the cohort passed the course with 30% of grades being 5 or above and 74% grade 4 or above. BTEC grades are also an integral part of the course and over 50% of our students have achieved grades D*D*D*-DD, with 27% of our students gaining more than 180 UCAS points (168 UCAS points is 3 A*s at A Level).
“The students have achieved some superb results and they are off to a wide range of exciting and challenging next steps. They are a terrific bunch of young people who have shown immense character in rising to the challenges, especially in the last few months.”
All students in the sixth form study the International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme which is a rigorous level 3 qualification where students study one Level 3 BTEC course and 2 IB Diploma Programme courses, graded on a 7-1 scale. Many of the students achieve a BTEC National Diploma (equivalent to 2 A levels), however some certificate in the BTEC Extended Diploma (3 A level equivalent) and two standard level IB Diploma courses (equivalent to 0.5 A level each).
The students are also required to pass the IBCP core which comprises of; a personal and professional skills course, a 50-hour community focussed service learning project, the reflective project which is a 3000 word essay where the students explore an ethical dilemma and on top of this the students are immersed in an international culture as part of their compulsory language acquisition.
Rebecca Darch, IBCP Coordinator and Head of Sixth Form, said: “We are incredibly proud of each of our students and how they have achieved the requirements to progress onto their chosen next steps. Even with the unprecedented challenges they have faced this year 66% of the CP cohort have chosen to accept their place at their first choice university, 10% are starting degree apprenticeships later in the year, 23% have chosen to continue with their employment or have planned to embrace travel as part of a gap year.”
Individual performances:
Tallulah Longley achieved a grade 5 in HL English, a grade 5 in Psychology, combined with her D*D*D* in Business, Tallulah has achieved 218 UCAS points, which is equivalent to 3.5 A* grades at A-level. Tallulah is leaving to study Psychology at the University of Nottingham.
Loui Hughes has achieved a 6 in Global Politics, 5 in higher level English and in BTEC Business he has achieved D*DD, achieving 216 UCAS points, excitingly, Loui will be taking on one of three degree apprenticeship roles at McDonalds later this year.
Jessie Ke is another high attainer, with a grade 4 in HL English, grade 4 in Psychology and outstanding D*D*D* In Travel and Tourism, Jessie has achieved 214 UCAS points and is taking up her place to study an integrated Masters degree in Law at University of Kent.