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Excellent GCSE results

P1010475 150pxYear 11 students are again celebrating success after an excellent set of GCSE results.

96% of students gained five or more A* to C passes at GCSE including English and Maths and over 97% of students were awarded more than 5 A*to C GCSE passes across all subjects.

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A level results

P1060262 150pxStudents and staff at Dane Court are celebrating another fantastic set of A level results.

At A2 level 99% of optional subjects were passed, with 46% passed at A* - B grade and a superb 27% of all subjects passed at A* or A grade. There were some fantastic individual performances:

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Two weeks in the life of an Olympic volunteer

gamesmaker gr 200pxMs Riley, Head of Sorrento House, was among the tens of thousands of helpers at the London 2012 Olympics who gave their time as Gamesmakers. Here she tells us what it was like.

I applied for a position as volunteer for the 2012 Olympics over two years ago and finally after interviews, 16 hours of training and a fitting for the now very familiar uniform I began my first shift at 5:00am on Saturday 28 July at the ExCel, London.

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Olympic torch in town

Capture7 200pxCourtesy of Lee Pelling PhotographyCrowds welcomed the Olympic torch as it was carried through Broadstairs and the surrounding towns.
As it passed a few hundred metres from Dane Court, Mrs Susan Flory took over the torchbearing. Mrs Flory is a parent of past Dane Court students and a long-time supporter of the school and our local community. Mrs Flory handed the flame on to Team GB tennis olympian Elena Baltacha.

Earlier in the day, year nine Dane Court student Chloe Gambrill carried the flame at Ramsgate harbour.

Video of Susan Flory carrying the flame
Video of Chloe carrying the flame

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Pictures of Chloe carrying the Olympic flame by  Lee Pelling Photography

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