A 46-year-old mum of two and an aspiring maths teacher are among the successes at Suffolk New College on GCSE results day.
486 learners from Suffolk New College received a grade 4 or above in English, maths and biology at campuses in Ipswich, Otley, Halesworth and Leiston.
Among those was 46-year-old Joanne Hoy from Ipswich, who took a GCSE in English to inspire her children and try and better her result from 30 years ago.
She said: "I did the GCSE as when I took English 30 years ago, that result was a let-down. And I wanted to inspire my children who are now in that (GCSE) process.
“I can’t believe that I got a 9. I said something funny (in my exam) and it paid off for me."
The mother of two who works in technology has decided to write a book, with this being the "endorsement" she needed to carry on.
Another success was Laurinda Spencer, 32 from Ipswich, who studied a GCSE maths exam and got an 8.
She said: "I’ve been a stay at home mother for six years and I’m slowly investigating the world again."
She has dreams of becoming a maths teacher after this result.
34-year-old James Brown is also feeling good after returning to college and getting a grade 8 in English and a grade 4 in maths in comparison to a D/E in English and an F in maths when at school.
He said: "I am now going to enrol on an access course in science at Suffolk New College.
"I’m thinking I may go and do a degree in physiotherapy. Or I may set up a bakery.”
Other successes include 17-year-old Anahid Grigorian from Felixstowe who passed English and maths at the second time of asking, Daniel Abudu who has hopes of becoming a nurse after his experiences in hospital and Andrew Fitch, who managed to pass his maths GCSE at the fourth time of asking.
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