High Achievers

The Aims of the High Achievers’ Programme

At Carmel we are keen that all of our students reach their full potential. Our High Achievers’ Programme is designed to ensure that our most able learners are given the encouragement and assistance they need to achieve success.

Delivered by the High Achievers’ Co-ordinators, who are specialists in their areas, the Programme offers activities, events, and support throughout your time at Carmel. These activities provide you with the best possible preparation for applying to Oxbridge and other prestigious institutions, as well as for Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and other highly competitive degree courses.

What is a ‘high achieving’ student?

Students who are academically able and have achieved a GCSE average of 6.9 or above (mostly grade 7s at GCSE or equivalent)
Students who wish to study at Oxford or Cambridge or at a Russell group university, or who want to study Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine degrees
It is possible to gain entry onto the High Achievers’ Programme by performing well in the internal college exams

The High Achievers’ Programme

Students following the High Achievers’ Programme will receive support through:

Talks, workshops and events
Visits to Oxford & Cambridge universities
Help with university applications
A monthly newsletter
Admission test preparation and mock interviews
Careers / UCAS advice and presentations
The chance to experience university life on the Cambridge University Shadowing Scheme
Enrichment activities and societies to develop skills and support applications to prestigious institutions
The opportunity to study for the Extended Project Qualification

Career Specific Programmes

The High Achievers’ Programme includes activities and support to develop the skills needed for your next step. Preparing for your future is an important part of your time at Carmel and the Programme offers you specific career related activities that may be relevant to your particular career aspirations.

We offer activities to prepare you for the following careers:

Creative Arts

Law

Mathematical Sciences

Medicine, Dentistry & Veterinary Science

Science and Engineering

Enrichment Opportunities

There are also numerous opportunities for students to sign up for enrichment activities and societies within college which support students in their applications to prestigious institutions. Here are but a few…

MedSoc (for those wishing to study Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science)
Debating & Reading groups
UK Maths & Team Challenge, Liverpool Maths Society ‘Pop Quiz’
National Bar Mock Trials
Engineering Robots and SciSoc (for those wishing to study Engineering or the Sciences)
European Youth Parliament