Almost 31,000 students receive their GCSE and some vocational qualification results on Thursday.
As with last week's A-Level results, the number of A* and A grades awarded are expected to fall compared to 2022Almost 31,000 students in Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE grades and some vocational qualification results on Thursday.Grades A* and A were awarded to about
Most pupils will pick up their results at their school as - unlike A-levels - they cannot receive them online.pupils were awarded grades calculated by their schools instead.Since exams returned in the summer of 2022, there have been some changes to take account of disruption faced by students.told some of the topics they would face questions on in most subjects in advance.
The Northern Ireland exam board, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment , has also said examiners will bear in mind disruption faced by candidates when marking. The exams board has said that they expect to be back to pre-pandemic standards in awarding qualifications in 2024.The vast majority of GCSEs in Northern Ireland - about 96% - are taken by pupils through CCEA.
The remainder are taken through English and Welsh exam boards, so some pupils in Northern Ireland will receive results in the form of numbers as well as letters.Pupils use their GCSE and other results of qualifications like BTECs to progress to A-levels, courses in further education, training or employment.
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