The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Hard work proves ‘worth it in the end’ for many pupils
There was relief all round at Levenmouth Academy in Fife as the anxious wait for exam results came to an end.
Pupils could not keep the smiles off their faces as they opened the envelopes handed to them by rector Ronnie Ross yesterday morning.
Michael Taylor, 16, from Kennoway, said he was overjoyed to achieve an impressive five As in maths, English, history, modern studies and business management.
He plans to return to school for a further year before studying philosophy at university.
“I studied more or less every day from Christmas time,” he said. “It was hard work and it took a lot out of me but it was worth it in the end.”
Michael’s proud mum Morag Hutchison said: “I was nervous for Michael but I actually knew he would be OK.”
David Anderson from Methil and Francesca Donaghy from Methilhill, were each awarded three As and two Bs.
“I was really nervous,” said 16-yearold David. “I had to do quite a lot of studying but it all paid off and I’m so relieved.”
Francesca, also 16, said she had done better than expected and added: “It’s a weight off my shoulders after waiting such a long time for the results.”
Mr Ross said he was delighted for the pupils who came into school yesterday but added: “There may be some young people who are disappointed with their results. “My advice would be not to panic. “There are lots of people out there to help and give advice at school, at local colleges and also Skills Development Scotland.”
Across Fife, achievement at National 5 level in S4 has improved significantly.
Fife Council said performance in S5 was continuing to “nudge up”, adding further improvement to the big gains made as the first cohort studying Curriculum for Excellence completed S5 in 2015. More young people were performing well across a range of National 5s in S4.