What are these awards for?
These awards aim to recognise and reward excellence in geographical examinations. It is always appreciated by students, parents and schools when the highest examination achievements are rewarded, and to have that achievement recognised by the national learned society for the subject elevates it further still. Therefore, we have embarked on an award scheme which promotes the interest and enjoyment of geography by recognising and rewarding high achievers in A Level and GCSE examinations.
The winning students each receive a cash award and certificate from the Society.
The 2016 Award Winners
A Level
OCR – Yamini Cinamon Nair, The Godolphin and Latymer School, London
AQA – Katherine Howard, Highlands School, London
Edexcel – Hannah Puleston, Wimbledon High School, London
CCEA – Andrew Barkley, Belfast High School, County Antrim
WJEC – Milo Nicholson, Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex; Lydia Slack, New College, West Yorkshire
CIE – Alasdair Bird, Tonbridge School, Kent; Rafe Studholme, Eton College, Berkshire
GCSE
OCR – (Spec A) Natasha O'Connor, Alleyn's School, London; Stephen Gregory, The West Bridgford School, Nottinghamshire; (Spec B) Alice Kirby, Uppingham Community College, Rutland
AQA – (Spec A) Laeticia Junanto, Bancroft's School, London; (Spec B) Harriet Olurankinse, St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Lancashire
Edexcel – (Spec A) Eleanor Oulton, Wade Deacon High School, Cheshire; (Spec B) Martha Gritt, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Kent
CCEA – Conor Owens, St Michaels College, County Fermanagh
WJEC – (Spec A) Esme Greer, Ysgol Greenhill School, Pembrokeshire; Katie Shaw, Truro School, Cornwall; (Spec B) Joy Strassen, The King's School, Devon
IGCSE
AQA – Arthur James, Eton College, Berkshire
Edexcel – Ivan Leung, Abingdon School, Oxfordshire
CIE – Elise-Aimee Van Den Hoek, Sevenoaks School, Kent
Certificate in Geography
Edexcel – Noor Ali, Henrietta Barnett School, London
Entry Level Certificate in Geography
AQA – Ayeisha Cox, Castle Business and Enterprise College, West Midlands
OCR – George Barnett, St Christopher's School, Wrexham County Borough
Pre-U
CIE – Charlotte Connell, Charterhouse School, Surrey
International Baccalaureate
Standard Level – Jasmine Burr, International School Bangkok, Thailand
Higher Level – Hazel Doran, Westbourne School, Vale of Glamorgan; Remi Pfister, Sevenoaks School, Kent
The 2015 Award Winners
A Level
OCR – Thomas France, Ipswich School, Suffolk
AQA – Megan Broughton, St Bartholomew’s School, Berkshire
Edexcel – Lucy Rimmer, Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School, Kent
CCEA – Katie Kane, Larne Grammar School, Larne, Northern Ireland; Sophie Sterne, Dalriada School, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
WJEC – Rachael Beaty, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, Cumbria
GCSE
OCR – (Spec A) Thomas Harkness, The King Alfred School, Somerset; (Spec B) Nicola Jennings, Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Warwickshire
AQA – (Spec A) Eleanor Turner, Goffs School, Hertfordshire; (Spec B) Rebecca Kellaghan, John Taylor School, Staffordshire
Edexcel – (Spec A) Tiree Niven, St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, London; (Spec B) Eva Crowson, Bosworth Academy, Leicestershire; Aisling Cunningham, St Mary’s School Ascot, Berkshire
CCEA – Wioletta Witek, Drumragh Integrated College, Omagh, Northern Ireland
WJEC – (Spec A) Megan Jeffery, Bassaleg School, Newport, Wales; (Spec B) James Musgrave, All Hallows Catholic College, Cheshire
IGCSE
AQA – Ariel Ng, Queenswood, Hertfordshire
Edexcel – Alisha Jani, Wycombe Abbey School, Buckinghamshire; Jenny Strange, Reigate Grammar School, Surrey
CIE – Selina Schoelles, Moreton Hall, Shropshire
Level 1/Level 2 Certificate in Geography
Edexcel – Maryam Shah, The Henrietta Barnett School, London
Pre-U
CIE – Freya Fine, Charterhouse, Surrey
International Baccalaureate
Rory Alexander, Sevenoaks School, Kent
Abigail Hands, Sevenoaks School, Kent