Brighton College Abu Dhabi is celebrating another year of outstanding GCSE results today with 38.5% of pupils securing top Grade 9s.

The College’s pupils have triumphed this year and have achieved exceptional results with 38.5% of pupils scoring Grade 9s, 57.2% of pupils achieving Grade 9 - 8 (A*), 75.2% of pupils awarded Grade 9 - 7 (A*-A), 89.5% Grade 9-6 (A* - B), 96.2% Grade 9-5 (A* -B/C) and 98.9% of pupils achieving Grade 9-4 (A*-C). In addition to the impressive grades, the value-added score that pupils achieved this year is (+1.69), highlighting the exceptional academic support that the pupils have received from the school’s teachers.

Results in STEM subjects continue to be extremely impressive, over half of all pupils achieved a Grade 9 in the Sciences, in Further Mathematics, of the 17 pupils – the largest cohort in the subject to-date – 94% achieved Grade 9-8, and in Computer Science 100% of Grades were 9-7.

One pupil achieved a clean slate of 11 Grade 9s, other high achieving pupils celebrating top level grades this year include:

Stylianos Zuburtikudis 11 Grade 9s and 1 Grade 8

Mert Cemberci                 9 Grade 9s and two Grade 8s, including a perfect score of 100% in Further Mathematics

Aaliyah Vohra                  9 Grade 9s, one Grade 8  

Further congratulations go to four Year 9 pupils who embraced the challenge of sitting a GCSE (Italian and German) two year’s early and all attained Grade 9s.

Helen Wilkinson, Head Mistress of Brighton College Abu Dhabi commented: “What a wonderful set of results for all our pupils! These grades truly reflect their hard work, commitment and determination. At Brighton College Abu Dhabi, we know that exam results can open doors, and that it is your character which determines what you will do once you walk through that door. We are delighted that these results will enable our pupils to go on making a difference and that they have the foundations they need to succeed. Congratulations to them, to their parents, and to our wonderful staff for genuine care and dedication.”