Search

20 Jan 2026

Loreto College Coleraine celebrates outstanding GCSE success

Of all students in the year group, 96% achieved an amazing five or more A*-C grades, with 86% attaining seven or more

Loreto College Coleraine celebrates outstanding GCSE success

Joshua Young secured an outstanding 9 A* grades and 2 A grades

The 2025 GCSE students from Loreto College in Coleraine have been celebrating their truly outstanding examination results, following results day on 21st August.

Excitement filled the air as students gathered at the College to open their eagerly awaited results. Of all students in the year group, 96% achieved an amazing five or more A*-C grades, with 86% attaining seven or more.

Among the top performers, Aoife Dempsey earned an exceptional ten A* grades, while Joshua Young secured an equally impressive nine A* and two A grades.

Nine students accomplished the outstanding achievement of ten A grades or better. In addition to Aoife and Joshua, they included: Eoghan Black, Erin O’Reilly, Mary Mullan, Conor McGilligan, Rose McIntyre, James McNicholl and Hannah Scott.

26 students received six A grades or better, collectively earning an inspiring 66 A* grades and 149 A grades across all subjects.

IN PICTURES: Joy for Loreto College Coleraine GCSE pupils

Mr. Gallagher, Principal, commented, "This year’s GCSE results are fantastic, and I am so pleased that the hard work and determination of all our wonderful students has been rewarded. These results are even better than those attained last year and prior to Covid. They also reflect the expertise and vast experience of the College’s teaching staff.”

“We are exceptionally proud of all our GCSE students. Their hard work and dedication have truly paid off. I want to thank their families, and our dedicated staff for their unwavering support. These young people have very bright futures ahead, and we look forward to welcoming many of them back to Loreto for their A Level study. For those continuing their studies elsewhere, we wish them every success in their future endeavours."

As they prepare for the next chapter in their academic journey, Loreto’s Year 12 students have much to celebrate. The future is indeed bright for these exceptional young individuals.

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.