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New calls for next year's GCSE and A-Level exams to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic

There are calls for the 2021 GCSE and A-Level exams to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year's exams did not go ahead because of the disruption caused by the pandemic. However, there are now demands for next year's tests to be ...

10 Nov 2020 at 18:23

Northern Ireland

31% of GCSE students in Northern Ireland receive grade A/A*

More than 30% of GCSE students in Northern Ireland received grade A or better in this year’s exams. Some 32,018 youngsters in the region received their results on Thursday morning following assessments in the first full year without exceptional ...

22 Aug 2024 at 13:49

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 move back towards more normal ...

24 Aug 2023 at 14:09

Northern Ireland

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has fallen from last year but is higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic, national figures show. Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country received their GCSE exam results on ...

24 Aug 2023 at 16:30

Northern Ireland

More than 32,000 GCSE students in NI prepare to receive exam results

Thousands of GCSE students across Northern Ireland are preparing to receive their exam results. Some 32,018 in the region will access their grades on Thursday morning following assessments in the first full year without exceptional ...

22 Aug 2024 at 07:38

Local News

Big celebrations for GCSE students in Derry after such a tough year

Figures released today by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQCIC) show Northern Ireland’s GCSE students have continued to perform well and demonstrated remarkable resilience in an exceptional year. This achievement by ...

12 Aug 2021 at 16:14

Pictures & Videos

IN PICTURES: St Mary's College pupils receive their GCSE results

Administration staff at St. Mary's College get ready to hand out GCSE results on Thursday morning at the school. From left, Leonorah Maxwell, Madeline McCallion, Sandra Griffin and Martrice Hasson. (Photos: Jim McCafferty ...

22 Aug 2024 at 14:46

Northern Ireland

Thousands await GCSE results across Northern Ireland

Thousands of young people across Northern Ireland are set to receive their GCSE results today. Scores of students will also receive vocational qualification results. Last year around a third of the 32,018 students in the ...

21 Aug 2025 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Fall in key GCSE pass rate prompts concerns about English and maths resits

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams. More than two in three (67.4%) UK ...

21 Aug 2025 at 20:26

Pictures & Videos

IN PICTURES: St Columb's College pupils receive their GCSE results

Mrs. Caroline McLaughlin, right, Principal, pictured with Dylan Ryan and his proud parents Keshia and Conor when he collected his GCSE results at St. Columb's College on Thursday morning. Keefer Lewis pictured ...

22 Aug 2024 at 15:16

Pictures & Videos

IN PICTURES: St. Columb's College Senior Prizegiving 2024

Guest Speaker at the St. Columb's College Annual Prizegiving Mr Niall Downey, addressing the attendance on Thursday night. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography) USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE ...

11 Sept 2024 at 14:41

Northern Ireland

Screams of delight as students across Northern Ireland celebrate GCSE results

There have been celebratory scenes at schools across Northern Ireland following this year’s GCSE results. Education Minister Paul Givan was himself among the ranks of parents of GCSE students discovering ...

22 Aug 2024 at 14:32

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