The proportion of students achieving the top grades at A-level has fallen to its lowest level for more than a decade, this year's results show alevelresults2019
The proportion of students achieving the top grades at A-level has fallen to its lowest level for more than a decade, this year's results show.Girls narrowly reclaimed the lead from boys, with 25.5% achieving A* and A grades compared with 25.4% of boys.
The figures, released by the Joint Council for Qualifications, also show that - for the first time - the number of girls taking sciences has overtaken boys at 50.3% compared with 49.6%. There has been a big push to increase the take-up of sciences among girls.Six weeks after the last A-level exams were taken, more than 300,000 18-year-olds are ending the anxious wait for their A-level results on Thursday morning.
It is expected to be very busy again this year with a record 638,000 18-year-olds having already applied in the UK. Ucas anticipates 70,000 students will get a place through clearing this year.. "Of course, the minds of thousands of young people getting their results will soon turn to the next chapter in their lives, whether that's a place at one of our world-class universities, earning on an apprenticeship or entering the world of work," he said.A-level results:"I didn't go to uni and I love what I do"marks for each grade boundary for all subjects of the two major exam boards, Pearson/Edexcel and OCR, were leaked online.
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