Wellington College Yearbook 2009/2010 | Page 24

24 ? ??????? ??? ???? ??????? ???? ? ????????? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ?? ? ?? ? / 25 ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ?? — ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? W a Level results in 2009 were outstanding. With 92 percent and b grades at a Level, the outgoing Sixth Form attained ellington’s the College’s best every results by a considerable margin, and a six points improvement on the previous year. Forty pupils, or a quarter of the candidature attained straight as and a*s—an exceptional 18 more than previously. These dramatically improving results confirm placing the school firmly in the academic top division. At Wellington’s academic resurgence in recent years and a grades alone broke all College records, while 66 candidates attained straight a grades, including 17 with 4 straight as and 3 with 5 straight as—again College’s best ever. All Oxbridge candidates have accelerated the attainment of making Wellington attained their offers and more students gained places at and Well-being, the Harkness method of discussion- their preferred universities than ever before. At 68 percent based learning, and a focus on developing all ‘eight apti- a and b grade rate at as Level exceeded expectation tudes’ in addition to fostering academic potential. From and bodes very well indeed for results in 2010, the first 2009, many of Wellington’s pupils will be studying for year in which Wellington pupils will also present for the the International Baccalaureate Diploma alongside their International Baccalaureate. peers doing gcse results this year. The Fifth Form attained 67% a* and a grades, the College’s second best ever set of gcse results introduced this September as an educationally enriching 62 percent, the proportion of the queen’s medal Connor Turley [A] bates-blewitt prize Charles Maughan [M] lord colnbrook’s prize Catherine Murray [Ap] talbot medal Jonathan Robb [Bn] the lord derby’s gift Freddie Fielding [Pn] lady emma talbot prize Imogen Cox [C] purnell gift Edward Coombe [Pn] master’s prizes Ben Bowtell [Hn], Callum Oliver [S], Hugh Chichester [T] master’s prizes Christopher Donnelly [Bd], Amy Cooper [Ap], Oliver Botes [Hl] ow society prize for artistic & athletic distinction Nick Jupp [Bd] duke of wellington’s prize Oliver Marjot [S] We are also delighted by the rise in College’s round square medal & walter castle prize Felix Cook [T] a premier division academic, two years ahead of target. They also reflect the success of the College’s educational initiatives, including the teaching of ‘positive psychology’ a levels. Younger pupils will also be studying for the ib Middle Years Programme, which is being alternative to gcses. Justin Garrick OLD WELLINGTONIAN BESPOKE SHIRTS have the official old wellingtonian fabric under your shirts’ collar & cuffs penny memorial gift Mark Shipway [S] www.barringtonayre.co.uk BARRINGTONAYRE SHIRTMAKER & TAILOR john maltby essay prize Ben Cleary [Bd] claud hughes-games memorial prize Charles Bailey [Hn], Lizzie Wedderburn [C], Fraser Barrett [S] toye challenge trophy The Apsley (Head of House: Angharad Davies) Contact Tom Wharton [M 1991–1996] 0845 300 9014 [email protected]