Gwynedd Schools A Level Results – 2016

As A Level results are announced today, Gwynedd Council has congratulated the county’s pupils on their results. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Councillor Gareth Thomas, Gwynedd Council Cabinet Member for Education said: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We can take pride in the success of our young people.The students are to be congratulated for their dedication and perseverance. I would also like to offer my sincere gratitude to the teachers for their hard work during the year and for preparing students so thoroughly for the examinations. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“I would like to wish all the very best to our young people as they make their choices for the next steps in their careers.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Arwyn Thomas, Head of Education for Gwynedd Council, stated that he was very pleased with the A level results of students in Gwynedd secondary schools again this year. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

He noted: “I am very pleased with the results in Gwynedd schools again this year. The students and their teachers are to be warmly congratulated on their success. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“The percentage achieving grades A-E across all subjects was very heartening again this year. Whilst the percentage achieving a grade A or better [20.2%] is slightly lower than the figure for Wales [22.7%], it is pleasing that the percentage gaining A-E grades is 100% across the majority of subjects and this reflects the support and guidance provided for our young people. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“I would like to thank the schools and the teachers for their hard work and professionalism, the students for their efforts and the parents for their support.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Whilst noting the need for care when forming conclusions based on the statistics released today, especially in subjects where the number of candidates is very small, Arwyn Thomas drew attention to outstanding performance in individual subjects. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

He added: “Although the number taking examinations varies enormously across subjects, it is pleasing to note that the results are very good in Welsh, Mathematics, Further Mathematics Music and History. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“It is also a pleasure to note that the Welsh Baccalaureate qualification continues to go from strength to strength. The skills developed as part of the course provide students with a very good foundation for the future.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Head of Education also referred to the students’ success in the Advanced Subsidiary examination and wished these young people all the very best in their A levels next year ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​