While the headline is that the number of students receiving top grades has fallen on 2022, there is much more to digest
Teenagers in Wales, England and Northern Ireland are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday morning. After years of work, it is the culmination of their efforts as they look to the next step.
- The overall rate for grades 1/G or above is 98.0%, down from 98.4% in 2022 and also below 98.3% in 2019. - The most popular subject in terms of entries this year was science double award, with a total of 935,436 entries, up 3.5% on 2022.- Business studies saw the biggest percentage rise for any subject with at least 100,000 entries, jumping by 14.8% from 107,283 last year to 123,166 this year.
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