When such pupils attain level 1, the fact that, despite their difficulties, they have started down the curricular path should be acknowledged as a real achievement.
On average pupils attained 15 GCSEs.
The schools motto is I am too leef, encouraging pupils to work hard an attain the highest grade possible.
A pupil must attain at least an A grade at GSCE level, in order to continue that subject in Sixth Form.
After a year in office he confidently reflected upon the host of individual achievements pupils at Willowridge High had attained in such a short time.
In 2006-07 51% of Year 11 pupils attained five A-Cs in their GCSEs, and the average student point score was 340.8.
Loreto College, Coleraine has for many years achieved consistently outstanding public examination results, with pupils often attaining recognition for top scores across Northern Ireland.
Downhills' latest Ofsted assessment, in September, found that while pupils attained standards that are "well below national expectations .
It includes statements of desired pupil outcomes, descriptions of materials, and the planned sequence that will be used to help pupils attain the outcomes.
It was agreed this was not easy to do and it illustrated that deciding whether pupils had attained a long list of criteria would be a very considerable task.