Carmel College (St Helens)
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| Established | 1987 |
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| Students | 2,200 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.carmel.ac.uk |
Carmel College is a sixth form college located in the borough of St Helens, Merseyside.
History
Carmel College is a Roman Catholic mixed sixth form college located in St Helens, Merseyside, England and welcomes students of all faiths. The college opened in 1987 to just over four hundred students and currently has approximately 2,200 students, the majority of whom study AS and A2 courses with the remainder following Level 1 and 2 courses or post-18 courses such as the foundation art diploma or university degrees.
In 1999, Carmel College became the first Associate College of the University of Liverpool offering a range of 4 year Science and Engineering degree courses with the first year of study at Carmel College. In 2006, the college started a new programme offering students a Foundation Year Zero that leads directly on to Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Liverpool. This route is open to mature students who for a variety of reasons are missing the required A-Levels generally needed for the aforementioned degrees. This route has proven to be highly successful and has exceeded all expectations. In 1999, Carmel also became one of the first of four sixth form colleges in England to be designated a Beacon College. Over the past 3 years, the quality of teaching at Carmel has been consistently in the top 10% of 2, 580 schools and colleges nationally (ALPS: A Level Performance System)[1] The college has 100% Pass Rate in 42 courses, with 55% of grades at A*-B and 80% of grades at A*-C and also has 100% BTEC Pass Rate and 91% of BTEC grades at Distinction*/Distinction.[2] Opportunities for student development include High Achievers and Enrichment Programmes such as Duke of Edinburgh, MedSoc, work experience, learning languages such as Mandarin and other notable societies[3]. In its latest Ofsted inspection, Carmel was judged to be "outstanding in all aspects of its provision." Also noted as being the 9th best in the UK.
Previous head teacher, Rob Peacock retired in 2016 after 29 years association with the college. He started out as a science teacher at Mount Carmel High School, an all-girls school which existed on the site before the six-form[4]. The current Principal of Carmel College is Mike Hill.
Alumni
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- Johnny Vegas, comedian and actor
- Paul Wellens, Great Britain and England international rugby league footballer playing for St Helens RLFC
- Jacqui Abbott, female vocalist from The Beautiful South
Adam Edwards, Nicole Douglas-Wilson, Nora Thorndyke, Erin Stokes, Lucy Hepke, Claire Marsden and the others. - Drink Turps. :)
- actually the most noteable because massive goths.
The most notable alumni consist of the famed 'class of 17/18'. This class created a considerable impression on St. Helens in general and the college in particular.
- Major Pieter Lahorgue, Army Major & Flat pack Specialist
- Anthony Lavercombe,
- Catherine Fiddler
- Grace Barker
- Jade Friday
- Jake Cawley
- Kathryn Rogerson
- Mohammed Ahmed
- Sophie Gunter
- Tzvi Reich
- Vicky Traynor-Lee
- Chad Rigby
- S. Haggy
References
- ^ [email protected], copyright 2018 : fat media : http://www.fatmedia.co.uk :. "Carmel College | ALPS | A Level Performance System". www.carmel.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|first= - ^ [email protected], copyright 2018 : fat media : http://www.fatmedia.co.uk :. "Carmel College Exam Results". www.carmel.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|first= - ^ [email protected], copyright 2018 : fat media : http://www.fatmedia.co.uk :. "Why Choose Carmel Catholic Sixth Form College?". www.carmel.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|first= - ^ "Carmel College Head to Retire After 29 Years". Wish FM. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
External links
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