The anxious wait for A-level results ended on Thursday, as students attended college to collect their results and share their success with friends and staff.
Qualifications Wales announced in February that they would be looking to transition back to pre-pandemic processes, so 2023 grade boundaries were expected to drop to “broadly midway between 2019 and 2022”.
Grades of learners from St David’s College remained above 2023 national average grade boundaries, with notable successes in A*- B grades being 2.4 percentage pointshigher (60.3%), and A*- C grades being 3.6 percentage points higher (82.5%) than the national average.
Results of learners taking their AS exams are especially high, with 30.6% of grades being A grades, the top grade achievable; 5.1 percentage points above the national average. A – B grades were 6.8 percentage points higher than the national average (52.1%). This places our lower sixth learners in a very strong position as they begin their final A level year in September.
Learners on the St David’s Honours Programme performed particularly well, with 59% of students’ grades being an A* or an A and 95% of grades between an A* to C.
More than 400 learners are now progressing from St David’s to university, with almost 40% of those heading to Russell Group universities. Many other learners are progressing on to apprenticeships, degree apprenticeships, and employment opportunities.
There were a huge number of success stories on a morning where ‘what ifs’ turned into realities. It is however important not to lose sight of individuals. Congratulations to Michael who was offered a place to study Medicine at Cardiff University after achieving four A*s.
Every teacher that taught Michael recognises how deserving he is of this place on a medicine degree programme. His results show the passion he has for his chosen field. Michael was applauded by his Medical Preparation Programme teachers as he received the news of his offer from Cardiff University, and it’s fair to say that no one could hide their excitement or delight.
Congratulations to Dylan who showed real maturity and discipline in his preparation for exams this year, culminating in an outstanding set of results of A* A* A* A.
Dylan has been an active member of the college community this year. He even gave up time during his revision sessions to speak at events for learners who are starting their A-levels in September. In this waypreparing the next generation of learners for what lies ahead by sharing his own learned experience.
More stories are coming through as learners and teachers share in their excitement over what comes next.
On the results, Principal Mark Leighfield said:
“Well done to all learners who are progressing from St David’s to the next chapter in their lives. We have seen a fantastic set of results, which clearly demonstrate a tremendous level of commitment and dedication from students and staff within the whole college community.
Thank you to all members of staff at St David’s who have worked together to provide for our learners so well. The results we see today reflect their dedication to the young people of our community.
As a college, we now look ahead to a new year, with new students choosing to continue their education at St David’s. We look ahead to the opening of our new college building, as well as to other major renovations on the college campus. There are many reasons to be grateful and excited as we move into the new academic year.”
