Our outstanding students have been honoured at the Gower College Swansea 2018 Annual Awards ceremony.
The ceremony took place at the Liberty Stadium, with recipients representing every aspect of college life from hospitality, business and art to languages and care.
Swansea Sound DJ Kevin Johns MBE hosted the evening, where students were honoured for their achievements both academic and personal, and he was joined by guest speaker – adventurer, author and TV presenter Tori James.
“Gower College Swansea has always enjoyed one of the highest quality profiles of any education institution,” says Principal Mark Jones. “All of this has been achieved as a result of the outstanding commitment and dedication of both our students – all 15,000 of them each year – and our staff, and this event is an opportunity to celebrate their success and pay tribute to the ‘best of the best.’
The full list of 2018 Students of the Year:
Creative Arts – Luke Macbride
Visual Arts – Richard Brandweiner
ABE/ESOL – Zaman Safar
Humanities and Languages – Kathryn Percy
Maths, Science and Social Science – Thomas Park
Technology – Callum O’Connor
Health and Care – Alex Davies
Business – Demi Lee Clement
Hair and Beauty – Chloe Houlton
Hospitality, Travel and Tourism – Collette Gorvett
Independent Living Skills – Aaron Lockhart
Construction and Plumbing - Abdullah Khorsand
Sport and Public Services – Danielle Jones
Engineering – James Williams
GCS Training – Helal Uddin
Apprentice – Mariusz Gawarecki
International – Heinrich Song
Welsh Language – Kim Fermandel
14-16 – Shannon Carr
Higher Education / Access – James Sweeney
Outstanding Sports Achievement – Patrick Langdon-Dark
Employer Partner of the Year – Swansea Council
Most Inspirational Student of the Year – Chloe Houlton
The event was a practical showcase for student talent too, with entertainment being provided by Performing Arts and Photographic Make-Up students. Level 3 Technical Theatre students provided the set and sound and the beautiful table decorations were created by our Floristry students.
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Gower College Swansea gratefully acknowledges its sponsors for the 2018 Annual Student Awards: RW Learning; First Cymru; University of Wales Trinity Saint David; WalesOnline; WJEC; Aston & Fincher; The Wave; Mark Jones; The Health and Wellbeing Academy at Swansea University; Blake Morgan; Vibe Live; South Wales Transport, Hengoed Care; ComputerAid; RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services; Tongfang Global; the College University Skills Partnership; TRJ; Track Training and Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Photos: Peter Price Media