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Overall A-Level pass rate down, but more higher grades achieved

by isleofman.com 16th August 2012

The overall A-Level pass rate in the Island’s five secondary schools is down, but there's been a record proportion of passes at higher grades.

Standing at 96.3%, the headline figure is slightly lower than in some recent years.

The A*-B pass rate was the highest on record, as was the percentage of passes at grade A and above.

The number of UCAS points per entry was also at a record level.

Nearly 370 Year 13 students were entered for over 1260 A levels and more than 230 AS levels in over 40 subjects.

These students at Ramsey Grammar School were more than happy with their results:

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Posted by isleofman.com
Thursday 16th, August 2012 04:24pm.

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