Press Release
Date: Wednesday 19 March 2008 (NR/07/08)
Northern Ireland Exams Council Rewards Top GCSE Students
Many students from schools and colleges across Northern Ireland and beyond have been rewarded for their outstanding performance in CCEA’s 2007 GCSE examination series.
The Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) hosts the awards at their headquarters in Belfast each year to recognise the extraordinary talents of those pupils who have excelled in their GCSE examinations by achieving first place overall in a range of subjects.
Speaking at the ceremony, CCEA’s Acting Chief Executive Neil Anderson said:
The young people receiving awards here today are an inspiration. They have aimed high and achieved the outstanding results that their talent and potential demanded of them.
Achieving top marks in any examination takes great strength, determination and above all, hard work. These young people have set a benchmark for themselves and for others and I am confident that they will continue to excel in their future studies and careers. I congratulate them all and wish them the best for the future.
CCEA’s Celebrating Excellence GCSE Award Ceremonies took place at CCEA, 29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast, on Tuesday 26 February 2008 at 10.00am and 1.30pm.
Additional Information
Top Candidates – Celebrating Excellence Award Winners Morning Ceremony
| Subject | School | Top Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics | Royal School Dungannon | Grace Stafford |
| Additional Mathematics | Portadown College | Timothy Duke |
| Applied Business | Castlederg High School | Victoria Todd |
| Applied I.C.T. (A) | Bangor Academy | Aidan Purdy-Say |
| Business Studies | Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast | Fiona Hagan |
| Engineering | St Joseph's College, Belfast | Nijin Jose Thykkathu |
| English Literature | Sullivan Upper school, Holywood | Lloyd Houston |
| Financial Services | Wellington College, Belfast | Matthew Hunter |
| French | Ballymena Academy | Sam Law |
| Gaeilge | Colaiste Feirste | Sian Nic An Bheatha |
| Geography | Banbridge Academy | Matthew Dobson |
| Home Economics | Aquinas Grammar School | Fionnuala Rooney |
| Home Economics Child Development | Ballyclare High School | Caroline McGookin |
| Mathematics | Banbridge Academy | Gareth Gamble |
| Mathematics (Modular) | Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch | Ashley McGrady |
| Motor Vehicle and Road Users Studies | The High School, Ballynahinch | Alistair McClune |
| Music | Grosvenor Grammar School, Belfast | Emma Platt |
| Physical Education | Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch | Sinead Redmond |
| Religious Studies | Sullivan Upper - Holywood | Victoria Mason |
| Science Double Award (Non-Modular) | St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon | John Finnegan |
| Science Single Award (Non-Modular) | Sullivan Upper School, Holywood | Victoria Mason |
| Science: Biology | Portadown College | Andrew Spence |
| Science: Physics | Belfast Royal Academy | Julie Hamilton |
| Spanish | Friends School, Lisburn | Jordan Phillips |
Top Candidates – Celebrating Excellence Award Winners Afternoon Ceremony
| Subject | School | Top Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Business B (Double Award) | Lakers School, Coleford | Edward Crook |
| Applied ICT B (Double Award) | Brentwood County High | Rebecca Eagles |
| Business Studies (B) | All Saints C E Secondary School, Stockon-On-Tees | Catherine Matthews |
| Construction | St Joseph's College, Coleraine | James Butler |
| Design and Technology: Product Design (B) (Full) | Colyton Grammar School | Helen Houghton |
| Design and Technology: Product Design (B) (Full) | Colyton Grammar School | Anthony Doble |
| Drama | Sacred Heart Grammar, Newry | Sinead Holt |
| Economics | Loreto College, Coleraine | Rory O'Kane |
| English | Lumen Christi College, Derry | Garreth McCrudden |
| GCSE Learning For Life & Work | St Catherine's College, Armagh | Aislin McCurry |
| German | Dominican College, Portstewart | Constantin Arnscheidt |
| Health and Social Care | St Pius X College, Magherafelt | Marie Louise Nevin |
| History | Thornhill College, Derry | Grace Cleary |
| Hospitality | St Colm's College, Draperstown | Fiona Breen |
| ICT Short Course | Foyle & Londonderry College | Kathryn Russell |
| Information Communication Technology | Lumen Christi College, Derry | Eve Matthewson |
| Information Communication Technology (B) (Full Course) | Portsmouth High School | Helen Gaffney |
| Information Communication Technology (B) (Short Course) | Portsmouth High School | Fiona Haward |
| Information Communication Technology (B) (Short Course) | St Helen & St Katharine School, Oxfordshire | Rose Mulvey |
| Irish | Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry | Orlagh Rooney |
| Journalism | St Catherine's College, Armagh | Louise Rice |
| Leisure And Tourism | St Joseph's College, Derry | Niall Doran |
| Religious Studies Short Course | Cookstown High School | Alana Workman |
| Science Double Award (Modular) | Bloomfield Collegiate, Belfast | Amy Nelson |
| Science Double Award (Modular) | Lumen Christi College, Derry | Emmanuela Wroth |
| Science: Chemistry | Strabane Grammar School | Nicola Young |
| Technology and Design | Portora Royal School, Enniskillen | William Melanophy |
Media enquiries to Ruth Maguire on (028) 9026 1216, Mobile 07796947993. E mail rhmaguire@ccea.org.uk
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Note to Editors
CCEA is the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
CCEA places learners and those who have a concern for their educational and personal development at the forefront of its thinking. CCEA's mission is:
"To enable the full potential of all learners to be achieved and recognised"
What we do
CCEA is a unique educational body in the UK , bringing together the three areas of curriculum, examinations and assessment.
Advising Government – on what should be taught in Northern Ireland ’s schools and colleges.
Monitoring Standards – ensuring that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard.
Awarding Qualifications
– as Northern Ireland’s leading awarding body we offer a diverse range of qualifications, such as GCSEs, including the new GCSE Double Award specifications in vocational subjects, GCE A and AS levels, Entry Level Qualifications, and Graded Objectives in Modern Languages.
- CCEA also offers a range of Awards and Certificates in Education, Training and Skills (ACETS) targeted at learners who want to get
the knowledge, understanding and skills needed
to hit the ground running in the world of work.
