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21/08/2007
NI Students Expected To Outperform Again
Northern Ireland GCSE results will be delivered today, to up to 35,000 students across the province.
The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), will deliver the results two days ahead of other main examination boards across the UK.
The CCEA anticipates that NI students will once again outperform their counterparts in England, Wales and Scotland.
The CCEA has set up a helpline to support worried students and parents, which will be in operation from 9.00am until 5.00pm, from Wednesday 15 until 28 August.
Martin Quinn, Head of Examinations Administration at CCEA, said: “Our dedicated team is on hand to offer support, guidance and advice to students and parents who have any concerns.”
“We also offer an accelerated re-marking service for GCE students and will ensure that any centres requesting to have students’ scripts re-marked have an outcome within 10 days.”
(LC/SP)
The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), will deliver the results two days ahead of other main examination boards across the UK.
The CCEA anticipates that NI students will once again outperform their counterparts in England, Wales and Scotland.
The CCEA has set up a helpline to support worried students and parents, which will be in operation from 9.00am until 5.00pm, from Wednesday 15 until 28 August.
Martin Quinn, Head of Examinations Administration at CCEA, said: “Our dedicated team is on hand to offer support, guidance and advice to students and parents who have any concerns.”
“We also offer an accelerated re-marking service for GCE students and will ensure that any centres requesting to have students’ scripts re-marked have an outcome within 10 days.”
(LC/SP)
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Northern Ireland pupils are in a class of their own
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