{"id":5603,"date":"2017-08-09T08:23:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T07:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2017-08-09T08:23:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T07:23:59","slug":"great-results-great-new-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/2017\/08\/09\/great-results-great-new-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Results &#8230; Great New School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/SQA4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/2017\/08\/09\/great-results-great-new-school\/sqa4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/SQA4.gif\" data-orig-size=\"1,1\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SQA4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/SQA4.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/SQA4.gif\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5604\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/SQA4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/2017\/08\/09\/great-results-great-new-school\/east-ren-sqa-exams-2017-mfg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2172.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"180,180\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES \\rPictured \\rEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results\\rPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.\\rAcross the council\\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.\\rThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \\u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s Convener for Education and\\rEqualities, Councillor Paul O\\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\\u2019Kane said: \\u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they\\rcontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which\\rare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred\\rapproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\\u201d\\rKey achievements include:\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils\\r(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.\\r\\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all\\rmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers\\rincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one\\rHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers\\r\\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.\\r\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools\\rhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority\\rachieved five or more Highers at grade A \\u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort\\rin St Ninian\\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.\\r\\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever\\rperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more\\rAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\\u2019s, St Ninian\\u2019s and\\rWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils\\rachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\\u2019s results\\rincreasing by 4%.\\rIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s vision for Education \\u2013 Everyone\\rattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \\u2013 a systematic, detailed\\rand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is\\rused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.\\rThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at\\rthe heart of the council\\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.\\rMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \\u201cOur\\rapproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to\\rproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,\\rwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our\\rapproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be\\rsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas\\rso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which\\rallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017\\rSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence\\rby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\\u2019s vision of\\rEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\\u201d\\r\\rENDS\\rContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:\\rcolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\\r\\r\\rMark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital \\rinfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk\\rwww.gibsondigital.co.uk\\r\\rAll images \\u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#039;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502182348&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES&lt;br \/&gt;\nPictured&lt;br \/&gt;\nEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results&lt;br \/&gt;\nPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.&lt;br \/&gt;\nAcross the council\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s Convener for Education and&lt;br \/&gt;\nEqualities, Councillor Paul O\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\u2019Kane said: \u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they&lt;br \/&gt;\ncontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\nKey achievements include:&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\n(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all&lt;br \/&gt;\nmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one&lt;br \/&gt;\nHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools&lt;br \/&gt;\nhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieved five or more Highers at grade A \u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort&lt;br \/&gt;\nin St Ninian\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever&lt;br \/&gt;\nperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\u2019s, St Ninian\u2019s and&lt;br \/&gt;\nWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\u2019s results&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreasing by 4%.&lt;br \/&gt;\nIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s vision for Education \u2013 Everyone&lt;br \/&gt;\nattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \u2013 a systematic, detailed&lt;br \/&gt;\nand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is&lt;br \/&gt;\nused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at&lt;br \/&gt;\nthe heart of the council\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.&lt;br \/&gt;\nMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \u201cOur&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to&lt;br \/&gt;\nproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,&lt;br \/&gt;\nwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be&lt;br \/&gt;\nsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas&lt;br \/&gt;\nso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017&lt;br \/&gt;\nSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence&lt;br \/&gt;\nby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\u2019s vision of&lt;br \/&gt;\nEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;ENDS&lt;br \/&gt;\nContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:&lt;br \/&gt;\ncolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Mark F Gibson \/ Gibson Digital&lt;br \/&gt;\ninfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk&lt;br \/&gt;\nwww.gibsondigital.co.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;All images \u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#8217;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2172.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2172.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5608 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2172.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2172-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another great set of results with the percentage of S4 pupils gaining 5+ National 5s rising by over 10%, giving us over 60% for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/2017\/08\/09\/great-results-great-new-school\/east-ren-sqa-exams-2017-mfg-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2171.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"180,180\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES \\rPictured \\rEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results\\rPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.\\rAcross the council\\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.\\rThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \\u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s Convener for Education and\\rEqualities, Councillor Paul O\\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\\u2019Kane said: \\u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they\\rcontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which\\rare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred\\rapproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\\u201d\\rKey achievements include:\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils\\r(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.\\r\\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all\\rmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers\\rincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one\\rHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers\\r\\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.\\r\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools\\rhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority\\rachieved five or more Highers at grade A \\u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort\\rin St Ninian\\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.\\r\\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever\\rperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more\\rAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\\u2019s, St Ninian\\u2019s and\\rWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils\\rachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\\u2019s results\\rincreasing by 4%.\\rIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s vision for Education \\u2013 Everyone\\rattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \\u2013 a systematic, detailed\\rand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is\\rused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.\\rThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at\\rthe heart of the council\\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.\\rMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \\u201cOur\\rapproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to\\rproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,\\rwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our\\rapproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be\\rsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas\\rso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which\\rallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017\\rSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence\\rby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\\u2019s vision of\\rEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\\u201d\\r\\rENDS\\rContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:\\rcolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\\r\\r\\rMark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital \\rinfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk\\rwww.gibsondigital.co.uk\\r\\rAll images \\u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#039;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502181877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES&lt;br \/&gt;\nPictured&lt;br \/&gt;\nEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results&lt;br \/&gt;\nPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.&lt;br \/&gt;\nAcross the council\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s Convener for Education and&lt;br \/&gt;\nEqualities, Councillor Paul O\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\u2019Kane said: \u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they&lt;br \/&gt;\ncontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\nKey achievements include:&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\n(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all&lt;br \/&gt;\nmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one&lt;br \/&gt;\nHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools&lt;br \/&gt;\nhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieved five or more Highers at grade A \u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort&lt;br \/&gt;\nin St Ninian\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever&lt;br \/&gt;\nperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\u2019s, St Ninian\u2019s and&lt;br \/&gt;\nWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\u2019s results&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreasing by 4%.&lt;br \/&gt;\nIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s vision for Education \u2013 Everyone&lt;br \/&gt;\nattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \u2013 a systematic, detailed&lt;br \/&gt;\nand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is&lt;br \/&gt;\nused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at&lt;br \/&gt;\nthe heart of the council\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.&lt;br \/&gt;\nMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \u201cOur&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to&lt;br \/&gt;\nproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,&lt;br \/&gt;\nwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be&lt;br \/&gt;\nsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas&lt;br \/&gt;\nso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017&lt;br \/&gt;\nSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence&lt;br \/&gt;\nby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\u2019s vision of&lt;br \/&gt;\nEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;ENDS&lt;br \/&gt;\nContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:&lt;br \/&gt;\ncolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Mark F Gibson \/ Gibson Digital&lt;br \/&gt;\ninfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk&lt;br \/&gt;\nwww.gibsondigital.co.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;All images \u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#8217;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2171.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2171.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5609 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2171.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2171-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>We also saw best ever S5 Higher results for 1+ and 3+ Higher and a rise in 5+.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/2017\/08\/09\/great-results-great-new-school\/east-ren-sqa-exams-2017-mfg-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2170.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"180,180\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES \\rPictured \\rEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results\\rPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.\\rAcross the council\\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.\\rThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \\u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s Convener for Education and\\rEqualities, Councillor Paul O\\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\\u2019Kane said: \\u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they\\rcontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which\\rare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred\\rapproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\\u201d\\rKey achievements include:\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils\\r(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.\\r\\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all\\rmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers\\rincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one\\rHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers\\r\\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.\\r\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools\\rhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority\\rachieved five or more Highers at grade A \\u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort\\rin St Ninian\\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.\\r\\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever\\rperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more\\rAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\\u2019s, St Ninian\\u2019s and\\rWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils\\rachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\\u2019s results\\rincreasing by 4%.\\rIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s vision for Education \\u2013 Everyone\\rattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \\u2013 a systematic, detailed\\rand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is\\rused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.\\rThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at\\rthe heart of the council\\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.\\rMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \\u201cOur\\rapproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to\\rproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,\\rwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our\\rapproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be\\rsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas\\rso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which\\rallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017\\rSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence\\rby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\\u2019s vision of\\rEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\\u201d\\r\\rENDS\\rContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:\\rcolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\\r\\r\\rMark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital \\rinfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk\\rwww.gibsondigital.co.uk\\r\\rAll images \\u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#039;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502181595&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES&lt;br \/&gt;\nPictured&lt;br \/&gt;\nEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results&lt;br \/&gt;\nPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.&lt;br \/&gt;\nAcross the council\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s Convener for Education and&lt;br \/&gt;\nEqualities, Councillor Paul O\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\u2019Kane said: \u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they&lt;br \/&gt;\ncontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\nKey achievements include:&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\n(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all&lt;br \/&gt;\nmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one&lt;br \/&gt;\nHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools&lt;br \/&gt;\nhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieved five or more Highers at grade A \u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort&lt;br \/&gt;\nin St Ninian\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever&lt;br \/&gt;\nperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\u2019s, St Ninian\u2019s and&lt;br \/&gt;\nWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\u2019s results&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreasing by 4%.&lt;br \/&gt;\nIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s vision for Education \u2013 Everyone&lt;br \/&gt;\nattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \u2013 a systematic, detailed&lt;br \/&gt;\nand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is&lt;br \/&gt;\nused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at&lt;br \/&gt;\nthe heart of the council\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.&lt;br \/&gt;\nMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \u201cOur&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to&lt;br \/&gt;\nproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,&lt;br \/&gt;\nwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be&lt;br \/&gt;\nsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas&lt;br \/&gt;\nso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017&lt;br \/&gt;\nSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence&lt;br \/&gt;\nby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\u2019s vision of&lt;br \/&gt;\nEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;ENDS&lt;br \/&gt;\nContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:&lt;br \/&gt;\ncolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Mark F Gibson \/ Gibson Digital&lt;br \/&gt;\ninfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk&lt;br \/&gt;\nwww.gibsondigital.co.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;All images \u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#8217;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2170.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2170.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5610 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2170.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2170-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>Well done to all pupils , staff and parents for working together to achieve this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is great to walk in to the superb new school with results like this!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/2017\/08\/09\/great-results-great-new-school\/east-ren-sqa-exams-2017-mfg-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2173.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"180,180\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES \\rPictured \\rEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results\\rPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.\\rAcross the council\\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.\\rThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \\u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s Convener for Education and\\rEqualities, Councillor Paul O\\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\\u2019Kane said: \\u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they\\rcontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which\\rare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred\\rapproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\\u201d\\rKey achievements include:\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils\\r(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.\\r\\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all\\rmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers\\rincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one\\rHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers\\r\\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.\\r\\r\\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools\\rhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority\\rachieved five or more Highers at grade A \\u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort\\rin St Ninian\\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.\\r\\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever\\rperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more\\rAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\\u2019s, St Ninian\\u2019s and\\rWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils\\rachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\\u2019s results\\rincreasing by 4%.\\rIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\\u2019s vision for Education \\u2013 Everyone\\rattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \\u2013 a systematic, detailed\\rand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is\\rused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.\\rThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at\\rthe heart of the council\\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.\\rMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \\u201cOur\\rapproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to\\rproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,\\rwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our\\rapproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be\\rsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas\\rso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which\\rallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017\\rSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence\\rby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\\u2019s vision of\\rEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\\u201d\\r\\rENDS\\rContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:\\rcolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk\\r\\r\\rMark F Gibson \\\/ Gibson Digital \\rinfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk\\rwww.gibsondigital.co.uk\\r\\rAll images \\u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#039;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1502182714&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Gibson Digital&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"East Ren SQA Exams 2017 MFG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;FREE FIRST USE PICTURES&lt;br \/&gt;\nPictured&lt;br \/&gt;\nEast Renfrewshire pupils raise the bar with record SQA exam results&lt;br \/&gt;\nPupils across East Renfrewshire have excelled across the board, with another year of record-breaking exam results.&lt;br \/&gt;\nAcross the council\u2019s seven secondary schools, the best ever results in Highers and Advanced Highers have been achieved. An impressive 184 young people across the authority achieved five or more Highers at grade A, with 39% of 6th Years achieving one or more Advanced Higher.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe results for fourth year pupils also continue to show a very strong performance, with 95% of the year group achieving five or more qualifications at National 4 or better and 76% achieving five or more qualifications at National 5 or better \u2013 the second highest ever achieved by pupils at East Renfrewshire Council schools.As thousands of children from across the authority area celebrate their achievements today (Tuesday 8 August) East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s Convener for Education and&lt;br \/&gt;\nEqualities, Councillor Paul O\u2019Kane, has welcomed the results.Councillor O\u2019Kane said: \u201cOnce again the hard work of our pupils has paid off as they&lt;br \/&gt;\ncontinue to raise the bar each year. We are proud of these fantastic results, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nare made possible thanks to the dedication of all our staff and the support of parents to help their children to achieve their very best. It is also extremely pleasing that the attainment gap has been narrowed again which highlights that our family-centred&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach to learning is continuing to deliver strong results. Well done to everyone for another year of excellent results.\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\nKey achievements include:&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 Barrhead, Mearns Castle, Williamwood and Woodfarm recorded their best ever S4 performance at National 5 this year. Across the authority, 271 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\n(20% of the year group) achieved eight or more grade A passes at National 5.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 The Higher results for S5 pupils are the best ever with increases in all&lt;br \/&gt;\nmeasures. The proportion of pupils that achieved five or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreased to 44% (43% in 2016). 83% of the original roll achieved at least one&lt;br \/&gt;\nHigher in S5 (up from 81% last year) and 67% attained three or more Highers&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u2013 which represents an increase of seven points over the last five years.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\uf0b7 Barrhead, Eastwood, Mearns Castle, St Ninian\u2019s and Woodfarm High Schools&lt;br \/&gt;\nhad their best ever S5 results. 184 young people across the authority&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieved five or more Highers at grade A \u2013 with 24% of the original S4 cohort&lt;br \/&gt;\nin St Ninian\u2019s achieving this exceptionally high standard.&lt;br \/&gt;\n\uf0b7 At Advanced Higher in S6, the authority also achieved its best ever&lt;br \/&gt;\nperformance with 39% of the original S4 cohort achieving one or more&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdvanced Higher awards (up from 38% in 2016). St Luke\u2019s, St Ninian\u2019s and&lt;br \/&gt;\nWilliamwood had their best ever results for the proportion of S6 pupils&lt;br \/&gt;\nachieving one or more Advanced Highers, with Williamwood\u2019s results&lt;br \/&gt;\nincreasing by 4%.&lt;br \/&gt;\nIn working towards East Renfrewshire Council\u2019s vision for Education \u2013 Everyone&lt;br \/&gt;\nattaining, everyone achieving through excellent experiences \u2013 a systematic, detailed&lt;br \/&gt;\nand rigorous analysis of pupil performance, from nursery through to secondary, is&lt;br \/&gt;\nused to ensure a targeted approach for every child.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThis rigorous tracking and monitoring system focused on each individual pupil is at&lt;br \/&gt;\nthe heart of the council\u2019s success in raising the bar for all.&lt;br \/&gt;\nMhairi Shaw, Director of Education at East Renfrewshire Council, said: \u201cOur&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach is clearly having an impact as year after year our pupils continue to&lt;br \/&gt;\nproduce fantastic results. We continue to see improvements right across the board,&lt;br \/&gt;\nwith children from all backgrounds achieving and reaching their potential. Our&lt;br \/&gt;\napproach recognises that all children progress at a different pace and need to be&lt;br \/&gt;\nsupported appropriately. Each child is an individual and will excel in different areas&lt;br \/&gt;\nso we strive to provide a rounded education and a wide range of experiences, which&lt;br \/&gt;\nallows all our pupils to achieve. The improvements at S4, S5 and S6 in the 2017&lt;br \/&gt;\nSQA results provide clear evidence that we have focussed on equity and excellence&lt;br \/&gt;\nby raising the bar for all and exemplifying the education authority\u2019s vision of&lt;br \/&gt;\nEveryone Attaining, Everyone Achieving through Excellent Experiences.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;ENDS&lt;br \/&gt;\nContact Colin Hutton, East Renfrewshire Council, on tel: 0141 577 3045 or email:&lt;br \/&gt;\ncolin.hutton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Mark F Gibson \/ Gibson Digital&lt;br \/&gt;\ninfogibsondigital@gmail.co.uk&lt;br \/&gt;\nwww.gibsondigital.co.uk&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;All images \u00a9 Gibson Digital 2016. Free first use only for editorial in connection with the commissioning client&#8217;s  press-released story. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2173.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2173.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5611\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2173.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/Barrhead\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2017\/08\/IMG_2173-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DGvPgDyXcAEBYEQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another great set of results with the percentage of S4 pupils gaining 5+ National 5s rising by over 10%, giving us over 60% for the first time. &nbsp; &nbsp; We also saw best ever S5 Higher results for 1+ and 3+ Higher and a rise in 5+. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Well done to all pupils &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/2017\/08\/09\/great-results-great-new-school\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Great Results &#8230; Great New School<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3529,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[307],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-us"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3529"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5603"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5616,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions\/5616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Barrhead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}