​​Ranita Ariyibu, 16, Young Engineer of the Year, said, “Before picking up my results, I was a little bit nervous about what I would get, but after opening them, I’ve done so much better than I thought I would. I’ve got 9s in every subject, including the two 9s I received last year. I’m so thrilled with all the hard work that I’ve done over the past months and week. Everything has paid off and today is a very happy day. I’m going to go out with my family later. I’ll definitely be celebrating for weeks.”
Rebecca Balanescu, who achieved all grade 9s, said, “Before picking up my results I was very nervous. I didn't know how it was going to go. I had an idea for some subjects, but others were definitely wild cards
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The School in the News - from Colchester Gazette
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Exam Results Congratulations
Lyla Belshaw (right), 16, was nervous waiting for her results but achieved top grades – better than she had hoped - with 9s in Science, Maths, Geography and PE and 7 for English Language and Literature. She celebrated with her friends and now attends CRGS Sixth Form. In addition to her studies, however, she is a member of the Colchester Harriers Athletics Club and in July represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the European Athletics Under 18 Championships in the 1500m sprint.
The championships were held in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, and she
and when I opened it...it was very gratifying for all of the hard work that I put in. I’m just speechless. I don’t know what to say. My mum said if I get all 9s she would buy me these pair of shoes that I really want. I’ll probably go and enjoy my free Nandos with my results.
reached the final heat, with the great time of 4 minutes 13 seconds and won gold! Combining studying and training was difficult but she succeeded in both and hopes to be in the under-20s Euros next year.
Niki Rao and twin sister Alvi (left) both scored A* in History and A in maths and economics in their recent A levels. They will also both study History and Political Economy at King’s College, London. It was not planned and both of them are unsure what they want to do after finishing their degrees. However, they are not sharing the same accommodation, “There has to be a limit,” Niki joked.
Before they arrived at King’s College they visited their family in Andrhra Pradesh, India, and we look forward to hearing about any changes to their similar paths!