The Annual Report of the Board of Governors 2015-2016



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4.18 PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

AS


Entries

Grades

Outcome (%)

29

A

24.1

A/B

34.4

A/C

82.7

A2


Entries

Grades

Outcome (%)

29

A*

6.9

A*/A

31

A*/B

68.9

A*/C

93



Physics Department achievements and activities in 2015-16 include:





  • British Physics Olympiad GCSE Challenge- Three Year 12 students took part in the competition:- Lorcan Toner, John Walker and Dermot O’Neill and all achieved a Commendation Award;

  • All Year 13 Physics students had the opportunity to visit Antrim Hospital Radiology Department. They had a tour of the radiology department and got to see how the different imaging techniques are used, eg. Ultrasound, MRI, CT scans and X-Ray machines in medicine.


4.19 RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT




GCSE


Entries

Grades

Outcome (%)

153

A*

19

A*/A

48.4

A*/B

81.7

A*/C

94.1



AS


Entries

Grades

Outcome (%)

29

A

41.4

A/B

100

A/C

100



A2


Entries

Grades

Outcome (%)

9

A*

11.1

A*/A

33.3

A*/B

66.6

A*/C

88.8



The range of activities provided by the Religious Studies Department in 2015-16 includes:


  • Religious themed assemblies for all Year groups;

  • Opening of the School Year Masses;

  • Weekly Rosary group;

  • General RE visiting speakers for Year 13 and Year 14 students: Dermot Kelly, ADYC, Precious Life, Adoration Sisters, Belfast, Turlough Quinn, Richard Moore, Marion Carroll, and UCO, Belfast;

  • SVDP hamper appeal;

  • School Christmas Carol Service;

  • Holy Week prayer services;

  • Catholic Schools’ Mass in Armagh with Archbishop Eamonn Martin;

  • The Muiredach Cross Award and the Pope John Paul II Award;

  • Year 14 Leavers’ Mass; Year 12 Leavers’ Mass; and Year 8 ‘Thanksgiving Mass.’




4.20 SCIENCE DEPARTMENT




GCSE Double Award Science


Entries

Grades

Outcome (%)

150

A*A*/A*A/AA

79.4

A*A* /BB

96

A*A*/CC

99.7

Details of activities provided by the Science Department in 2016-16 are contained in the Biology, Chemistry and Physics sections.





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