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Northern Ireland

A-level grades down from pandemic highs but still above 2019 levels

A-level grades for students across the UK have dropped from pandemic highs, but remain above 2019 levels, with girls still outperforming boys and geography pushing English literature out of the top 10 most popular subjects. Hundreds of thousands of ...

18 Aug 2022 at 18:44

Northern Ireland

A-level trends: What this year’s results tell us

Here are seven trends in this year’s A-level results: – Business studies is more popular than English literature The slow decline of the English literature A-level continues. In 2017, when exams were first sat for the current course, there were 46,...

18 Aug 2022 at 16:53

Northern Ireland

A-level students celebrate results after ‘rollercoaster’ experience

There were celebrations at schools across Belfast as students opened their A-level results after what one described as a “rollercoaster” year. This year’s candidates were the first to sit public exams since the coronavirus pandemic, with those ...

18 Aug 2022 at 14:12

Northern Ireland

A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre-pandemic

A-level grades received by UK students are down on the past two years but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland got results on Thursday, having sat exams for the ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:26

Northern Ireland

A-level grades in Northern Ireland up on last comparative year as exams return

The return of public examinations in Northern Ireland has seen an increase in A-level grades from the last comparative year. More than 25,000 students across Northern Ireland have received their results after the first full year of ...

18 Aug 2022 at 10:35

Arts & Entertainment

GUIDE: How to support young adults receiving exam results this week

Drinkaware the national independent charity working to prevent and reduce the misuse of alcohol is supporting parents to have a conversation with their children about alcohol prior to the Leaving Cert results being released this ...

30 Aug 2022 at 14:28

Northern Ireland

Top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland fall with return of formal examinations

The percentage of top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland has fallen in the first year since formal examinations returned post-pandemic. While results are down compared to teacher-assessed grades issued during the Covid-19 crisis, ...

25 Aug 2022 at 13:20

National News

Over 1,500 university students report for cheating and plagiarism

Over 1,500 students at Irish universities have been reported for exam cheating, plagiarism, or the use of ‘essay mills’ over the past three years, it has been revealed. In the case of 'essay mills', a student pays a company ...

28 Sept 2022 at 11:06

Northern Ireland

Smiles and hugs as pupils gather to receive GCSE results

After years of work and months of worry, there were smiles and hugs at schools across Northern Ireland as pupils received their GCSE results. Fifth-formers celebrated and commiserated with friends as they learned of the ...

27 Aug 2022 at 09:17

Local News

Hundreds of A-Level students in Derry will receive their results today

Pupils at Derry schools will receive their GCSE and A-Level results this week. A-Level students will receive their results today while the GCSE results will be made public on Thursday. The A-Level results will be ...

10 Aug 2021 at 09:15

National News

The amount of Leaving Cert students who have had results withheld for cheating revealed

A total of 39 Leaving Cert students have had their results permanently withheld for cheating, the State Examinations Commission (SEC) has confirmed. This includes full results withheld, or marks withheld, from ...

07 Sept 2023 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

NI students celebrate GCSE results despite uncertainty around grade levels

Students across Northern Ireland are celebrating positive GCSE results, with the percentage of top grades remaining above the pre-Covid average but falling compared to last year. Exam bodies are continuing to ...

24 Aug 2023 at 14:09

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