Ysgol Glan Clwyd

The Welsh Baccalaureate is very important here at YGC6 and was
invaluable to Owain John for a place at Liverpool University.
The theme of his work was ‘ To what extent do the modern genetic
methods affect the quality of prices of livestock within the agricultural
industry? ‘ This piece of work did
demonstrate excellent organisational, analytical and research skills.
Owain was always involved in all aspects of life in the 6th form,
a member on the School Council singing in choirs. Owain firmly
believes that participating in the extracurricular activities at school is
an extremely important part of 6th form life and a meaningful way of
learning many new skills and representing the school. Owain has also represented the School by competing individually in
the Urdd Eisteddfodau over the years, and has been a national winner
in numerous competitions. Owain was elected Head Boy, and in his
capacity he had to take on a number of roles as well as helping to restructure the School Council.
Owain John achieved 12 A * / A in his GCSEs, and then went on to
study towards to his A levels.
Ysgol Glan Clwyd was the only option in his mind to achieve
outstanding grades and in Summer 2021 he received 3A * and 1A at A
Level (Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics and Bac).
Owain is now studying Veterinary Medicine at the University of
Liverpool.

An important aspect of YGC6’s work is the Welsh Baccalaureate and
Gwen’s individual project for this qualification demonstrated excellent
research, analytical and organizational skills. The theme of her research
was ‘Managing the spread of TB in badgers in Wales’. This research
proved to be central to securing a place at Cambridge University.
She contributed greatly to the life of YGC6 by showing her willingness
to help others at all times in a gentle manner. She took full advantage
of all the school’s extra-curricular activities. Gwen was elected head
girl. The work involved representing the school in a variety of roles and
helping to organize the school council.
She gained 11 A* in her GCSEs, before embarking on her A level studies.
She achieved 4A* and 1A at A level (Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced
Skills Challenge Certificate, Maths, Music, Biology and Chemistry).
Gwen is now studying Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge.

Similarly, Elin’s individual project for the Welsh Baccalaureate was based
on ‘engineering ethics’ demonstrating excellent research, analytical and
organizational skills.
She gained 14 A* at GCSE and 1 distinction, before starting her A level
studies. Elin gained 5A* in her A levels (Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate
Challenge Certificate, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology,
Chemistry) Other honors in which Elin has been successful are: British
physics Olympiad - Elin won the silver prize and bid to go to St. John’s
Oxford to take part in physics workshops. She also won the WJEC
student won the year - receiving an award at a ceremony in Cardiff.
Following the successful application of a place on a residential course
at Magdalene College UKMT - silver and gold awards.
Elin has also won literary prizes at the Urdd Eisteddfod and won the
‘chair’ at the school Eisteddfod (Honorary Prize at Eisteddfodau Cymru)
for a literary piece at the age of 14.
Elin was also lucky to secure an 8 week placement with a civil Engineer at
Jones Brothers Ruthin. This has been an excellent practical experience for
her. By now, Elin is studying Engineering at Cambridge Universitiy.