Year 7 have created an art installation which is being showcased in the foyer, year 7 and the art department have worked hard to help us celebrate remembrance week as a community. A huge thank you to Alex Moulton, Holly Tiernan and all year 7 students involved.
Please contact M.Stones or C.Kendrick via wellbeing@jhncc.org if they wish to attend.
Best Ever GCSE Results at JHNCC
We are so pleased for our Year 11 students who, despite the challenges of the past two years, have gone on to achieve the best ever GCSE results in the College’s history. So many students have surpassed their expectations and it was a real pleasure to be there when they opened their results and found out just how well they have done.
Year 11 have secured record exam passes in Maths at both grade 4 and 5, record exam passes in English Language and record numbers of students have successfully passed both English and Maths at exam grade 4 and above, and also exam grade 5 and above. Students have also achieved record exam passes in Spanish and Geography and a record number of grade 9s in the individual sciences. Students also achieved record pass rates in many option courses such as DT, Dance, Music, Health and Social Care.
The following students have achieved superb individual GCSE;
Poppy | Stephen | Joyce | Maja | Sebastien | Zuzanna | Sophie | Fayemarie | Brodie | Megan Megan | Matthew | Giorgio | Charlotte
John Henry Newman Catholic College prides itself on the pastoral and spiritual support it provides to all students. This support is designed so that students can become the very best versions of themselves and achieve things that previously would have been out of reach. Today, we are just as proud of the students who have stoically applied themselves to make sure that no barrier stood in their way to achieving excellent results. We congratulate the following students on their GCSE achievements:
Lauren | Thomas | Brandon | Brianna | Frankie | Teval | Felly
So many of the students now have the grades they need to move on to the next phase of their education or workplace training. Large number of students have signed up to stay on in the College in the successful sixth form, Newman Sixth. We bid final goodbyes to those students now leaving us to join other Colleges or work apprenticeships and wish them well for the future.
A Level and Level 3 Vocational Results Day
Congratulations and well done to Newman Sixth Year 13 students for making it through the past two years. These have been unprecedented times but today Year 13 students received their grades from this summer’s A Level exams and Level 3 Vocational qualifications. These students were unable to sit GCSEs in 2020 and so these results were the first external assessments that they have taken. These results are a tremendous achievement and we are so very proud of all of them.
Students achieved a 99% pass rate, with 48% of grades between A* to B and 84% between A* and C. Over the last five years, when exams have been sat, this is the highest pass rate achieved at Newman Sixth and reflects the investment the College has made in curriculum design and expert teaching.
The pastoral and UCAS support offered by Newman Sixth, which involves outside speakers, visits to careers shows, universities and employers, reflects the expertise of the Newman Sixth pastoral team. This has enabled so many of this year’s Year 13 cohort to be able to accept their first choice offers.
Notable student success were achieved by;
- Leah who achieved 2 A*s and an A and achieved a place to read law at the University of York
- Rio who achieved A*, A and a B grade and achieved a place read to read politics and the University of Birmingham
- Kian who achieved grades to get into Christchurch College, Oxford to read Art and Design
- Aaliyah who achieved A*, A and a B to gain a prestigious paralegal apprenticeship at a law firm
- Kirsty who achieved A* in Product Design, A in Criminology and Distinction* in Applied Psychology
- Josh who achieved grades A in Maths and B in Psychology at A Level and a Distinction* in Business to read Accounting and Finance at the University of Liverpool
- Niamh who achieved 2 A grades and a Distinction* and is now looking to improve on her first choice offer
- Keryn who achieved 2 A grades in Maths and Product Design and B in Geography and achieved a place to read Urban Planning and Design at University of College London
- Ellie who achieved 2 A grades and a Distinction* to read Geography at Bournemouth University
- Ellie who achieved 2 B grades in Drama and Geography and 2C grades in English Literature and Philosophy and Ethics and achieved a place at Royal Holloway University
We wish all of our students great success as they embark upon university courses, apprenticeships and employment and start the next chapter of their lives.
Hot Weather Update: Friday 15/07/22 @ 12:00
Dear Parents and Carers,
The College has looked at the hot weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday and will be taking the following steps:
On Monday and Tuesday, students in years 7, 8 9 and 10 can wear their JHNCC PE kit instead of their uniform. However, this must be the College PE and not their own sports kit.
If students do not have this kit then they must wear their usual school uniform. Students who wear uniform on Monday and Tuesday do not have to wear blazers and ties.
Y10 Geography students must wear their school uniform, minus their tie and blazer, on their field trip to Birmingham City Centre on Monday.
All students should bring plenty of water
The College will be monitoring the forecast and if the forecast changes and more changes need to be made for Monday and Tuesday, further text updates will be sent out over the weekend so please look for them.
Daniel Harvey
Strategic Director for Behaviour, Attitudes and Culture
John Henry Newman Catholic College
