Students at our Alton Campus benefit from two Centres of Excellence – A Level Centre of Excellence and Technical Centre of Excellence.
Alton Campus A Level Centre of Excellence
HSDC Alton A Level students gained a 99% pass rate in 2022, with nearly two-thirds of our students achieving the highest grades of A*- B, a huge increase of 11% from 2019.
2021/22
A fantastic set of A Level results for Alton College student Charlie Morgan left him feeling excited and proud as he looked towards his next steps.
Charlie gained two A*s and an A, as well as a Distinction in Engineering, meaning he gained a place at the University of Southampton to study Civil Engineering.
Charlie, who also took part in the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award during his time at Alton College, said:
Thomas Brewer
“I learnt to adapt my learning style due to the difficulties in normal teaching during COVID. I am a much more resilient person following my time at college.
“I’m really pleased with my results and am very happy that I have got into my first choice of university. I can’t wait to start on my next chapter of life.”
Triple A grades for Thomas Brewer in Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry meant that he was able to attend the University of Leeds to study Medicinal Chemistry.
Ex-Harrow Way School student Thomas said:
“The teaching staff are so supportive and push you to work hard and stay on track. All of the preparation we did also made the exams less stressful, I felt ready for them.”
Alton Campus Technical Centre of Excellence
Alton College students who studied A Level-equivalent Vocational and Technical courses in 2021/22 achieved a 98% pass rate and more than half of students achieved A* to B equivalent grades.
With seven T Levels currently being offered at the College and more set to begin from September 2023, our Technical Centre of Excellence continues to expand. Last academic year we unveiled our Gaming & Creative Digital Studio, which joined other fantastic facilities such as our purpose-built Engineering workshops, science labs and medical care centre.
With two Alton vocational teachers part of the prestigious World Skills UK Centre of Excellence, technical education at Alton has a bright future.
ALUMNI
We love it when our past students get in touch with us and let us know where their careers have taken them and what they have been getting up to.
From securing an apprenticeship at Deloitte UK and rowing across the Atlantic, to even becoming a famous comedian (Russell Howard!), our students have gone on to do amazing things. Read more about our HSDC alumni here.
Phoebe Wright, part of Bristol Gulls rowing across the Atlantic