Best ever GCSE Results in 2015

By Richard Kelly20th 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.

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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

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

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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.

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Arts For Change

14th July 2015Richard Kelly

Arts for Change: a three day Art / Drama / Music AG&T collaboration between Year 8 students and staff from St Joan of Arc, St Clement Danes, Queens’ and Watford Palace Theatre.

Following an initial workshop from The Time to Change campaign, students from the three schools were led by Arts Professionals in exploring the theme of challenging stigma attached to mental health and produced some inspirational and highly creative work. Here is a selection of photos from the workshops.

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Year 10 History Trip – Somme 2015

By Mr J COOPER14th July 2015

Sixty seven Year 10 History students visited the battlefields of the Somme at the end of June. During our trip we visited cemeteries to the British, Commonwealth and German war dead, trench systems, and a museum. At these locations we witnessed the scale of loss in WW1 on both sides and how deadly WW1 actually was. We also had the opportunity to pay our respects to the war dead for the sacrifices they made at Tyne Cot and also the Menin Gate where we witnessed the Last Post Ceremony. The excellent weather, combined with the mature and engaged attitude of the students contributed towards a great trip.

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Einstein’s Army

10th July 2015Richard Kelly

St Joan’s  very first science journal – Einstein’s Army –  written by pupils for pupils has been released and is available HERE and can be accessed from the right hand menu of this website..

Please enjoy reading.

A.R.C Food Bank Initiative

By Miss T GAUGHAN10th July 2015

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Year 9  for all their generosity with supporting the  food bank drive. We feel the food bank is a great cause to support, it has made us aware of the sufferings that people in our local community are going through and it felt great to offer them some support, we found it amazing how grateful they were for our donations. It has also made us aware of how blessed and privileged we truly are. We hope to continue supporting this great cause next year as we feel it has given us an opportunity to actively follow Jesus’ teachings to help those less fortunate ‘For I was hungry and you gave me food’.
Year 10  A.R.C Peace and Justice

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