Kilgraston exam results 2022
Pupils at Kilgraston are celebrating their successes today with the release of the Scottish exam results 2022.
At National 5 level, an impressive 70% of Kilgraston pupils achieved a Grade A, against a national average of 40.3% at the same level. There was even more to celebrate with 59% of pupils in this year group obtaining five A’s or above at this level and a quarter of this group achieving nine A’s or more.
In Higher and Advanced Highers from Modern Languages and Music to STEM subjects, pupils performed exceptionally well, showing the breadth of subjects on offer and the robust academic results this can lead to at the Bridge of Earn school.
Kilgraston Headteacher, Mrs Tanya Davie, said: “I am immensely proud of all of our pupils for their hard work and dedication. As a teacher and a Headteacher, I completely understand that the past two years has made for a challenging academic environment for pupils all over Scotland. I am delighted for our pupils and their outstanding results across such an enormous variety of subjects, it is really impressive. I would also like to congratulate all school pupils around Scotland today on their exam results and I hope they are reaping the rewards of their hard work.”
What does the breakdown look like? Compared to a national average of 80.8% achieving Grades A to C at National 5 level, Kilgraston pupils obtained a pass rate of 93% with an impressive 70% achieving Grade As at this level.
In Higher and Advanced Higher levels, over three quarters of pupils achieved a Grade A or B and the results show Kilgraston’s broad breadth of subject strength. In Modern Languages, 100% achieved a Grade A in Advanced Higher French, Advanced Higher Spanish and Higher German. In the Expressive Art subjects, 100% of Higher Music pupils achieved a Grade A, 100% of Higher Drama pupils achieved a Grade A or B and 100% of Advanced Higher pupils achieved a Grade A or B in Art.
It is not only in the humanities subjects Kilgraston pupils wowed, with STEM subjects mirroring these strong results. In Higher Computing, for example, 100% of pupils achieved a Grade A. Across the science subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Kilgraston pupils are smashing gender stereotypes. In physics, a subject in which traditionally girls underperform, 100% of pupils achieved a Grade A or B at Advanced Higher level with 84% achieving Grade A or B at Higher level. Additionally, 80% of pupils achieved a Grade A at Advanced Higher level Chemistry and 81% obtained a Grade A or B in Higher Biology.
Kilgraston Headteacher, Mrs Davie continues: “For some pupils, this year was the first time they sat national exams in a traditional setting, at Higher and Advanced Higher level. We need to understand the impact of COVID and the anxiety for some pupils around exams. At Kilgraston we pride ourselves on our combination of strong pastoral support for our pupils as well as the academic provision we offer and I really am thrilled for our pupils and our staff.”
For Kilgraston Sixth Form leavers, the results mean 96% will be going to their first or second choice of university with over half going on to study STEM subjects including 7% of Kilgraston leavers studying medicine.
Almost half of the leavers are going to prestigious Russell Group universities with 11% going to St Andrews, crowned the top university in the UK by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.