Almost 31,000 students received their GCSE results on Thursday
The Joint Council for Qualifications published the provisional 2023 result earlier this morning which show that 86.8% of students received grade C/4 and above, while 34.5% received grade A/7 and above.In GCSE English, 27.3% of entries achieved A/7 and above, and 86.5% achieved grade C/4 and above.
This year’s figures for GCSE mathematics show that 29.2% of entries achieved A/7 grade and above, while 76.4% of entries were awarded a grade C/4 or above.Exam bodies are continuing to move back towards more normal awarding arrangements which were disrupted by theIn 2020 and 2021 there were no exams and teacher-assessed grades were issued instead.
This year students in Northern Ireland were provided with advance information on some topics in the majority of exams. Examiners were also told to be mindful of disruption caused by the pandemic when considering overall student performance.Have a look at the gallery below to see some of those who were celebrating today.
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