A FORMER Holsworthy Community College student has a bright future on the horizon as they have received a university offer from Oxford.

Georgia Stevens, who previously attended Holsworthy Community College and is studying A Levels in Law, History and Geography, plus an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) at Callywith College, has done extremely well to have so far received four conditional university offers, with her preferred choice being Oxford University to study Law.

Georgia was extremely happy with her offers. She said: “I felt very excited and proud of myself when I got my offers — it’s such a nice feeling to feel like you’re being rewarded for your work. It also motivated me to work harder in my studies as it gave me a goal to work towards. I was amazed to receive an offer of a place from St Anne’s College at Oxford University.

“My time at Callywith has been very influential in encouraging me to apply to Oxford through the Oxbridge scheme here. The Oxbridge application process can seem scary at first, but my lecturers were so supportive and helpful with personal statement writing, the admissions test, and interviews, which made me feel so much more confident throughout the whole process. The lecturers at Callywith are all so nice and so supportive with your learning that they make you stretch yourself more and will give you as much help as you need, allowing you to reach your full potential.”

Callywith College principal Jon Grey said he and staff at the college are thrilled for all of the students to receive offers so far: “This is what Callywith is all about. We are here to support students to develop their academic, professional and personal knowledge, skills and experiences so that they can seize opportunities for their future.

“The college staff work tirelessly to develop ambitious, hard-working and capable young people with high aspirations. When students are ready to leave us with the qualifications and self-belief to successfully start a job, apprenticeship, or university study, then we are fulfilling our purpose.”

Students’ excellent university offers come after two successful years that saw the college rated Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted in January 2020, ranked as the top sixth-form college nationally for Qualification Achievement Rate and topping local league tables for A Level results in Spring 2020. In addition, the college was shortlisted for two National Beacon Awards by the Association of Colleges in 2021, ranked as the top sixth-form college in England for overall student achievement by the Department of Education and featured in The Sunday Times Top 20 ‘Best sixth form colleges in England 2022’, cementing Callywith College as one of the best providers of 16-19 education locally and nationally.

Online applications are now open for September 2022 and the college’s next open event will be held on Saturday, March 12, from 10am to 1pm.