Schools Minister Jim Knight welcomed news that increased numbers of pupils are passing A Levels, with rises in key subjects like sciences – and maths at its highest level in over a decade.
The latest A level results mean that there has been a 9.6 per cent percentage point rise in the pass rate at A Level since 1997 (from 87.6 per cent to 97.2 per cent), and a 18.2 percentage point rise in the proportion of A-C grades awarded (from 55.7 per cent to 73.9 per cent).
Compared to last year, the proportion achieving A-C grades at A Level has risen from from 72.8 per cent in 2007 to 73.9 per cent this year; and the proportion of A grades awarded at A Level from 25.3 per cent to 25.9 per cent.
Jim Knight, Minister for Schools and Learners, said: “I heartily congratulate all students who have successfully completed their A Levels and thank teachers for their hard work. This year’s results are a tremendous tribute to all the effort that has gone into achieving these qualifications by students, supported by parents and teachers. They also show a good return on a decade of record investment and policies which have encouraged more young people to continue and achieve in education.”
