BREAKING: National figures show the proportion of A-level students receiving top grades is the lowest for more than a decade. 📚25.5% scored an A or A* 📚75.8% scored a C or above 📚97.6% was the overall pass rate Get the latest here:
at King Edward VI High School for Girls scooped three A* grades and is going to study modern languages at Oxford University.hereWhile overall acceptances have fallen, the figures reveal record numbers of international students are taking up places. This has been driven by a 32% hike from China.
There has also been a small rise in the number of EU students accepted, with 26,440 confirmed so far.Fewer students have been accepted on to UK degree courses this year, according to UCAS, the university admissions service. A total of 408,960 people, from the UK and overseas, have had places confirmed, down 1% on the same point last year, data showsBoys are still significantly more likely to take physics - more than three times as many than their female classmates For biology, chemistry and physics A-levels, there were 84,111 entries from girls this year, compared with 83,133 from boysDr Philip Wright, head of the Joint Council for Qualifications, said: 'This year's pass rates are stable across all...
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