York College hosted an A-Level awards evening at the National Centre for Early Music in York, pictured, for students who excelled in their studies in 2013.

The guest speaker was Dr Francis Neary, a former York College student who is now editor of the Darwin Correspondence Project at Cambridge University.

Glyn Jones, assistant principal for A-Levels at York College, said: “It is one of the highlights of our year being able to celebrate the achievements of such talented and hard-working former students, and a delight to see so many of them back with us after their first term at university.”

• Student of the Year subject awards: Critical Thinking: Christian Gill; Ancient History: Charlotte Warrington; History: Luke Lovett; Law: Anneli Suarez-Summersgill; Philosophy: Georgina Gray; Politics: Jack Davis; Psychology: Kirsten Merrett; Religious Studies: Flora Shaw; Sociology: Greg Newton; Business/Economics: Jonathan Hopes; English Literature: Jade Cuttle; English Language: Peter Hook; Further Mathematics: Thomas Whaley; Mathematic: Shaun Stephenson; International: Mladen Georgiev; Languages: Paulina Barszcz; Music: Thomas Soden; Music Technology: Katherine McCabe; Biology: Katherine Batters; Chemistry: Katy Sharp; Physics: Abigail Robinson; Earth Science: Elliott McDonald; Engineering: Holly Readman Riley; IT & Computing: William Strachan; Art & Design: India Copley; Film Studies: Daniel McGuiness; Media Studies: George Howard; Performing Arts: Marie-Laure Hay; Physical Education: Georgia Robert; Extended Project: Elliott Reid; Placement Student of the Year: Christina Leach; Head of Studies Student of the Year: Matthew So; Governor’s Prize: Joshua Meikle; Most Improved Student: Francesca Holding-Brown; Principal’s Prize: Daniel Kozelko; Student of the Year: Oscar Powell.