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18/08/2005
Improved NI A-level exam performance
The Chief Executive of Northern Ireland’s exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has saluted the performance of local students who have moved further ahead of their counterparts in England and Wales in gaining the top grades in GCE ‘A’ Level examinations.
At a press conference in Belfast this morning CCEA released figures that showed 31.2% of ‘A’ level entries in Northern Ireland achieved the coveted A grade. The equivalent figure nationally is 22.8%, with local students stretching the gap to 8.4%.
The overall A-E pass rate saw a small increase from 97.4 to 97.5 of all entries compared to the national equivalent of 96.2%.
CCEA’s Gavin Boyd said: “These are very impressive and very important results. Our students should be rightly proud of their achievement as should their schools and colleges.
“But while the figures alone are impressive their significance goes beyond statistics. A levels are an important step on the road to higher education and/or employment. In an increasingly competitive environment the excellent performance of our students is a good news story for Northern Ireland.”
AS level results were also issued today and like ‘A’ levels show improved performance. In 2005 there were 37,543 entries for AS level examinations with 31.4% of entries achieving the top A grade, this compares to 30.4% last year. The overall pass rate also rose from 94% of entries achieving an A-E grade in 2004 to 94.6% this year.
(MB/SP)
At a press conference in Belfast this morning CCEA released figures that showed 31.2% of ‘A’ level entries in Northern Ireland achieved the coveted A grade. The equivalent figure nationally is 22.8%, with local students stretching the gap to 8.4%.
The overall A-E pass rate saw a small increase from 97.4 to 97.5 of all entries compared to the national equivalent of 96.2%.
CCEA’s Gavin Boyd said: “These are very impressive and very important results. Our students should be rightly proud of their achievement as should their schools and colleges.
“But while the figures alone are impressive their significance goes beyond statistics. A levels are an important step on the road to higher education and/or employment. In an increasingly competitive environment the excellent performance of our students is a good news story for Northern Ireland.”
AS level results were also issued today and like ‘A’ levels show improved performance. In 2005 there were 37,543 entries for AS level examinations with 31.4% of entries achieving the top A grade, this compares to 30.4% last year. The overall pass rate also rose from 94% of entries achieving an A-E grade in 2004 to 94.6% this year.
(MB/SP)
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