A Level excitement for students

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EXCITED A Level students converged on high schools and colleges across Warrington on “results day.”
Many were outside, waiting, before the schools opened.
And although there was elation for many, there was disappointment for some who had not done as well as expected.
Nationally, there was a fall in the proportion of A-levels awarded top grades for the second year in a row, after years of steady increases.
Just over a quarter of exam entries – 26.3 per cent – were given A or A* grades, a slight fall on last year figure of 26.6 per cent.
Previously, the proportion getting top grades had risen year on year.
More than 300,000 teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their results.
Nationally, the overall pass rate rose marginally to 98.1 per cent, continuing the trend of the last 30 years.
Girls are still more likely than boys to get an A* or an A, but more boys got A*.
A total of 7.9 per cent of boys’ entries got an A*, compared with 7.4 per cent of those of girls.
But when A and A* are combined, girls, with 26.7 per cent, perform better than boys, with 25.9 per cent.
Pictures show youngsters at Lymm High School (top) and Bridgewater High School (right)


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