Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s overall A-level pass rate is excellent, with 87.1 per cent of learners achieving A* to C grades and 41.8 per cent achieving A*-A grades, both exceeding the national comparator. The college is delighted with the results as nearly twice the number of learners have achieved A-A* grades this year compared to 2018/19, when exams were last sat.

Vocational learners have also excelled with over 600 learners achieving their level 3 qualifications across all college campuses.

The college is delighted that 46 per cent of their learners completing their Extended Diploma qualifications have achieved the highest Distinction or Distinction* grade. These results show outstanding academic success and personal achievement and will enable learners to take their next step to university, apprenticeships or employment.

Reflecting on this year’s results, Grŵp Llandrillo Menai chief executive, Dafydd Evans, said: “Congratulations to all of our learners receiving their results today. They have shown great resilience and determination in achieving exceptional results with the return of the first series of summer exams and formal assessments in three years. We are extremely proud of the success of our learners and wish them all continued success for the future.”

Class of 2022 Profiles

Budding astrophysicist Daniel Rowe, from Machynlleth gained A*s across the board in Maths, Further Maths and Physics. Daniel said: “I am delighted with the results and I am now off to study Astrophysics at Lancaster University.”

Two students from the Coleg Meirion Dwyfor’s Pwllheli campus are celebrating after they both gained A*s in all subjects! Ffion Wood from Abersoch gained straight A*s in Biology, Chemistry and Maths and is now going on to study Medicine and Oxford University, and Kit Moore-Lambe from Caernarfon gained straight A*s in Biology, English Language & Literature, Geography and History.