Press Release
Date: Monday 21 January 2008 (NR/26/07)
CCEA Celebrates the Excellence of Northern Ireland’s Top Students
Northern Ireland’s top A Level students have been honoured at a special awards ceremony organised by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).
CCEA’s Celebrating Excellence Awards mark the outstanding achievements of forty-one young people who achieved overall first place in various subjects in CCEA’s Summer 2007 A level examinations.
David McKee, Chairman of CCEA, had these words of encouragement for the students:
It is an honour for me to present you with these awards today. The determination and strength that you have shown is remarkable, and it has paid off. You set your goals and you have exceeded them. That is what success is all about.
You have achieved top marks in Northern Ireland, and Northern Ireland is the top performing region in the UK. This is tremendous and you should be extremely proud.
And remember, this is just the beginning for you. Your achievements to date should fill you with confidence and I wish you the best of luck in your future studies and careers.
Top Candidates – Celebrating Excellence Award Winners Morning Ceremony
| Subject AM | Centre | First Name | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Business DA | St Colm's High School, Draperstown | Siobhan | Bradley |
| Applied Business SA | Lumen Christi College, Derry | Deirdre | Begley |
| Applied H&SC DA | St Colm's High School, Draperstown | Maria | O'Connor |
| Applied H&SC SA | St Mary's Grammar School, Magherafelt | Sarah | Lennon |
| Applied ICT DA | Lisneal College, Londonderry | Gary | Thompson |
| Applied ICT SA | Bangor Academy | Mark | Baille |
| Art & Design | Friends' School, Lisburn | Nicola | Thornhill |
| Art & Design | Friends' School, Lisburn | Sophie | Kinloch |
| Art & Design | Friends' School, Lisburn | Martina | Scott |
| Art & Design | St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel | Anita | Cunnigham |
| Art & Design | St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel | Kerri | White |
| Art & Design | St Macnissi's College, Carnlough | Amy | Mulvenna |
| Art & Design | St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon | Niall | Magennis |
| Biology | Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Newry | Kevin | O'Reilly |
| Biology | Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt | Nicola | Richardson |
| Biology | St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon | Caoimhe | McKearney |
| History | Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Newry | Patrick | McNulty |
| History | Lumen Christi College, Derry | Suzanne | Doogan |
| ICT | Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Newry | Kevin | O'Reilly |
| Irish | Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry | Claire | Hegarty |
| Irish | St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon | Caoimhe | McKearney |
| Religious Studies | Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry | Eimear | McShane |
| Spanish | St Dominic's High School, Belfast | Karen | Gallagher |
Top Candidates – Celebrating Excellence Award Winners Afternoon Ceremony
| Subject PM | Centre | First Name | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | Lurgan College | Lyndsey | Andrews |
| Chemistry | Limavady Grammar School | David | Smyth |
| Economics | Loreto College, Coleraine | Meabh | McGoldrick |
| English Literature | Solihull School | Matthew | Ralph |
| French | Ballymena Academy | Helen | Byers |
| French | Sullivan Upper School, Holywood | Katie | Johnston |
| French | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Ryan | Hoy |
| Further Mathematics | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Andrew | Lyttle |
| Geography | Down High School, Downpatrick | Rachel | Martin |
| German | Grosvenor Grammar,Belfast | Rick | Nolte |
| German | Sullivan Upper School, Holywood | Katie | Johnston |
| Government & Politics | St Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick | Niall | Quinn |
| History | Ballymena Academy | Michael | Taylor |
| History of Art | Latymer Upper School, London | Taymoor | Atighetchi |
| Home Economics | Lurgan College | Esther | Wright |
| Mathematics | Strathearn School, Belfast | Claire | Forde |
| Mathematics | Sullivan Upper School, Holywood | Richard | Montgomery |
| Moving Image Arts | Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Omagh | Caolan | McAleer |
| Music | Hunterhouse College, Belfast | Hayley | Spence |
| Physics | Bangor Grammar School | Michael | Coffey |
| Technology & Design | Coleraine Academical Institution | Alistair | Adams |
The Tim McCall History Award
The Tim McCall History Award is presented annually to the top candidate in the CCEA GCE A Level History examination. This is the seventh year of the award.
The award is dedicated to the memory of Tim McCall, who inspired the development of history specifications and guided examiners in the annual conduct of the examinations from 1983 until his untimely death in 1999.
Media enquiries to Frances Logue on (028) 9026 1298, Mobile 07747 560516. E mail flogue@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.
