Students at Howell’s Co-Ed College in Cardiff have been inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic to study subjects where they can make a contribution to the NHS. 

Students at Howell’s Co-Ed College in Cardiff have been inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic to study subjects where they can make a contribution to the NHS.

Next month, 20 students will take up places to study Medicine, Midwifery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Optometry and Dietetics, at universities including Cambridge, Cardiff, Bristol, Queen Mary, UCL and Warwick.

Over 90% of students at Howell’s have a confirmed place at their first choice of university— 66% of those are Russell Group institutions — and are looking forward to taking up places at leading universities including King’s College London, University of Oxford and the Sapienza University of Rome.

In congratulating the students, Principal Sally Davis said,

“I echo the words of the Welsh Minister for Education, Jeremy Miles, who said this morning:

‘While your experiences and the way in which you have been assessed have been different, the value of these qualifications is not. You can be sure that your grades reflect your hard work throughout this year, and you fully deserve the qualifications you receive.’

“Year 13 leave us with an exceptional set of A-level results, and a maturity and resilience that will stand them in such good stead, wherever their adult lives take them. I cannot wait to see what that will be for each and every one of them. Good luck to the Class of 2021; everyone at Howell’s wishes them every success and happiness in the future.”

Exceptional Results in Exceptional Times – Video below: