Hathershaw's Class of '25 show exceptional resilience
Hathershaw College celebrates the achievements of its Class of 2025, highlighting their exceptional resilience, commitment, and determination despite starting secondary school during the pandemic with significant disruptions. Students achieved excellent GCSE results, broke fundraising records, excelled in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme, and supported younger students. Special recognition is given to high achievers like Roshan Mepani, Alisija Jurkinska, Ameena Bibi, Rahim Shakeel, Rayyan Hussain, and Maheen Zahid. Principal Mark Giles praised the students, staff, and parents. The school piloted the DfE’s app for GCSE results, providing a permanent record. Most students will progress to Oldham Sixth Form College.
Hathershaw College’s Class of 2025 overcame pandemic-disrupted beginnings to post outstanding GCSE results and leave an indelible mark on their school.
These teenagers started Year 7 in masks, without transition days, as COVID-19 shut classrooms. Four years later they collected record-breaking grades while breaking fundraising records, completing Duke of Edinburgh awards and mentoring younger pupils through their own first days.
Roshan Mepani led the academic honours with six grade 9s and three 8s, followed by Alisija Jurkinska’s three 9s, four 8s and three 7s. Ameena Bibi and Rahim Shakeel surpassed all expectations, while Rayyan Hussain and Maheen Zahid, supported by the school’s hearing resource centre, excelled in core subjects.
Principal Mark Giles praised the cohort’s resilience: “They have performed so well despite so many challenges during their early secondary school life because of the pandemic. This has been a fantastic cohort of students who have supported each other, the wider school and their community.”
The college, one of few nationally piloting the Department for Education’s GCSE results app, watched most students secure places at Oldham Sixth Form College. Their achievements arrive as OSFC, also part of The Pinnacle Learning Trust, posted its own best-ever A-level results last week.
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