Awards and Results
In 2008 the College's results for A levels were:-
- 98.5% overall pass rate
- 57.1% A or B grade passes
- 80.4% A, B or C grade passes
The AS Level results for 2008 were:-
- 93.5% overall pass rate
- 49.5% A or B grade passes
- 71% A, B or C grade passes
For vocational courses in 2005 the results were:-
- 94.7% overall pass rate in AVCEs
- 100% overall pass rate in BTEC national diplomas and certificates
- 94.2% overall pass rate in BTEC first diplomas
In recent years the College proved successful in the number of students it sent to University, with over 30 students being accepted into Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge Universities), (eleven in 2008), and the highest ever (seventeen students) being offered a scholarship at the Aberystwyth University in 2008. The College also won the Beacon Award in 1999-2000, 2003-2004 along with being highly commended in 2003-2004. The College also won “The Best Further Education College in Wales Award” from the Welsh Livery Guild. More recently Gorseinon College celebrated after receiving an Association of Colleges’ Beacon Award 2009-2010 for its Knowledge Transfer Partnership, which has helped create 100 local jobs, at a presentation ceremony in Westminster, London on 10 February. Gorseinon College was presented with the Welsh Assembly Government Award for College Engagement with Employers by Kevin Brennan MP, Minister of State for Further Education. The Award recognised best practice in meeting the needs of employers.
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