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With the Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Newry still celebrating its outstanding A-Level results, 133 GCSE pupils were informed that they had also excelled.
The top performers with 11A*/A Grades were Cathal MacDhaibheid (9 A*. 2 A’s) David Fitzpatrick (7 A*, 4 A’s), Michael Lynch (6A*, 5 A’s) and Christopher McAteer (6 A*, 5 A’s). Thirteen boys obtained 10 A*/A Grades, including Deaglan Brady, Michael Campbell, Christopher Cunningham, David Cunningham, David Digney, Michael Doherty, Declan Magee, Cormac Markey, Liam McGahon, Michael McVerry, Conal O’Hare, Mark Rafferty and Daniel Sutherland. Francis Agnew obtained 9 A*/A Grades. Six students achieved 8 A*/A Grades including Thomas O’Hagan, David O’Hare, Shane O’Hare, Oliver Boyle, Donal Daly and Jonathan Murchan.
Students will choose three or four A Levels from a range of 28 subjects available. New subjects on offer to Lower 6th Students include A Levels in English Language and Accounts and Vocational qualifications in Applied ICT and Construction. This will be complemented by Lower 6th Students adding to their AS studies in the next academic year with accredited vocational enrichment programmes across the range of subject areas including Consumer and Employment Law, Business Enterprise, Electronics Manufacturing, Website Design, Sports Injuries, Practical Caring Skills and Information Technology.
A delighted Headmaster, Mr Dermot McGovern, thanked staff and parents and congratulated all the pupils who received GCSE results – not only the boys who had done exceptionally well but also the boys who had done as well as they possibly could. He believes that a number of factors have combined to help with this year’s success, including a very dedicated, committed and highly professional staff who got the best out of this year’s group. The most valuable gift any teacher can give a pupil in the Abbey is their own time, and this was given in abundance.
Support from parents was another area highlighted by Mr McGovern that facilitated these results, working in harmony with the Abbey by attending parent/teacher meetings and helping to implement recommendations that were agreed at ‘Progress Meetings’ that were set up to support pupils.