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It all adds up for the boys
It all adds for Merchant Taylors' maths students but they say the Government can't count. All 56 boys who sat the new IGCSE exam, one year ahead of schedule, gained A* and A passes. However as the Government refuses to recognise the international qualification the Boys' School has been penalised in the recently published league tables.
Maths Teacher Mrs Peacock, who specialises in the IGCSE, said "The international qualification is far more challenging than the ordinary GCSE and prepares students much better for university. I am delighted that our boys have performed so brilliantly this year to produce a 100% clean sweep."
Headmaster Mr Cook said "Merchant Taylors' Boys' School is among many of the country's top schools to recognise the added value of the IGCSE, which particularly stretches boys' learning. All the country's top universities including Oxford and Cambridge recognise and value this qualification but the Government will not."
Deputy Head Mr Craig said "The League Tables have failed to take account of the IGCSE and this means we are unfairly demoted but Merchant Taylors' Boys' School is more concerned with putting its educational philosophy first to benefit our pupils rather tailoring our educational provision to meet League Table demands."
All the successful 56 boys will now study maths and or further maths at A Level with many hoping to study one of the most demanding subjects in the curriculum at university and beyond. Mr Cook said "We are delighted that our boys continually seek the toughest subject which tomorrow's employers want the most."
Mrs Peacock and Miss Ferris with the boys