YEAR GROUP | St Joan of Arc School

Best ever GCSE Results in 2015

By Mr P SWEENEY20th August 2015

Congratulations to all our pupils on a fantastic set of examinations results this year.

The overall pass rate at GCSE has risen for the fourth consecutive year to our best ever figure of 76% for pupils gaining 5 or more A*C grades including English and maths.

The average points score has also risen significantly from 323 in 2014 to 382 this year and is a reflection of the hard work and dedication from our pupils and staff throughout KS4.

Pass rates for English (88% A*C) and Maths (88% A*C) have also seen a significant rise whilst the following students are a sample of the many who have gained excellent individual results, well done to everyone.

Callum Watson (9A*, 2As)

Abinmon Jain (8A*, 1A)

Aisling O’Connell (7A*, 4As)

Adam O’Malley (7A*, 3As)

Ryan Jayesinghe (7A*, 2As)

Rachel Murray-O’Shea (6A*, 3As)

Rebecca Smith (6A*, 3As)

Alice Goad (5A*, 5As)

Niamh Costello (5A*, 5As)

Tara Breslin (5A*, 5As)

Sarah Lawrence (5A*, 5As)

Edward maling (5A*, 4As)

Sarah Meehan (5A*, 4As)

STUDENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & HEADS OF HOUSE – 2015-16

By Mr N BRIGGS16th July 2015

Senior Committee Members

All roles have now been allocated and the Student Executive Committee for the 2015-16 academic year will be as follows:

President – Charley McInerney

Vice Presidents – Carrie Gandemer & Rebecca Reilly

CLOTS and Charity Officer (Associate Senior Committee Member) – Hannah Roberts

Student Voice Rep (Al, Be, Ca, Cl) – Felise Martin

Student Voice Rep (Fr, Mo, Th, Wa) – Rebecca Miranda

Arts Representative – Harriet St. Ledger

Community and Environment Officer – Amy Gardner

Media and Communications Officer – Ryan Chamberlain

Sports and Activities Officer – Calum Goodchild
CLOTS and Charity Assistants (Associate Committee Members) – Hope Williams & Isabella Fuller

HEADS OF HOUSE

The following students have been duly elected as Heads of House for their respective form groups and will work closely with the two Student Voice Representative Members on the Student Executive Committee:

Alban: Matthew Cranny & Anna Ferrara

Bede: Imogen Moore & Abigail Wildman

Campion: Eleanor Barton & Harry McCarthy

Clare: Elle Brooker & Sean Smith

Frances: Chennel Fernandes-Todd & Olivia Spencer

More: Michael Evans & Niamh McGrath

Theresa: Declan O’Reilly & Nicola Rogers

Ward: Megan Higgins & Molly O’Regan

Form captains for each of the forms in next year’s 7, 8, 9 and 10 will be elected in September.

Congratulations to all elected members and a huge thank you to all that applied to be part of the Committee for the upcoming academic year.

Have a great summer!

End of Term Mass

By Mr L LYNCH15th July 2015

Thank you to everyone who helped make our end of term, and end of year Mass so special – If you were there, that means you!

Some numbers:

1 priest.

1 alumni sound engineer.

1.5 hours of pack down

2 exhausted caretakers (see above and below!).

4 hours of set up.

5 readers.

6 sacristans.

7 pupil ministers of Holy Communion.

10 choristers.

14 actors.

15 musicians (pupils and staff).

16 ministers of Holy Communion commissioned (pupils and staff).

22 stage block movers and gazebo builders (pupils and staff).

Around 60 pupils contributed to prepare and contribute to the Mass for a congregation of 1024 members including pupils and staff (approx.). A real team effort.

A special thank you to those listed above and everyone who continued to pray for the sunshine and kept the faith despite the presence of dark clouds all morning.