PUPILS of a Darlington school have been presented with awards for their examination results.

The presentation and prize-giving at Carmel RC Technology College was hosted by Euro MP Stephen Hughes.

This year, 66 per cent of GCSE students achieved five or more passes at grades A to C, and there was a 92 per cent pass rate for the school's A-level students.

James O'Neill, headteacher, said: "I was delighted that Stephen Hughes was able to present our students, past and present, with their certificates and awards.

"He has supported the college for a number of years, taking an interest in the progress we have made."

Award winners were:

Mayor's award for linguistics achievement: Christie Johnson.

Tees Valley in Business Technology Prize: Kelly Charleton.

Almit Science Prizes. Biology: Marie Westgarth and Kim Green. Chemistry: Clare Fotheringham. Physics: Mark Harrison.

Barclays Bank mathematics prize: David West and Kathryn Cosgrove.

NTL prize for information and communication technology: Daniel Cooper.

RE prize: Helen Bleasdale.

Geography prize: Mark Harrison.

History prize: Christie Johnson.

Mary Johnston English prize: Christie Johnson.

James Corr prize for best A-level results: Christie Johnson and Mark Harrison.

Technocopy prize for best GCSE results: Hollie Marchant.

John Caden Cup: Samantha Stokell.