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| GCSE A* to C grades stay the same in Wales | GCSE A* to C grades stay the same in Wales |
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| Two thirds of Welsh pupils who took GCSEs got A* to C grades, according to this year's exam results. | |
| This is exactly the same outcome as in 2014, although slightly fewer students got the very top grades. | This is exactly the same outcome as in 2014, although slightly fewer students got the very top grades. |
| A total of 19.2% passes were A* and A grades - a drop of 0.2%. | A total of 19.2% passes were A* and A grades - a drop of 0.2%. |
| An improvement in performance in the north east of England (67.2%) has seen the region overtake Wales (66%) in terms of A* to C grades. | An improvement in performance in the north east of England (67.2%) has seen the region overtake Wales (66%) in terms of A* to C grades. |
| Education Minister Huw Lewis said the results showed another strong performance. | Education Minister Huw Lewis said the results showed another strong performance. |
| "This is the result of hard work and sustained effort by both our learners and their teachers and I wholeheartedly congratulate everyone involved on this success," he said. | "This is the result of hard work and sustained effort by both our learners and their teachers and I wholeheartedly congratulate everyone involved on this success," he said. |
| "I am particularly pleased we have seen such a strong performance at key subjects including English, maths, Welsh and science." | "I am particularly pleased we have seen such a strong performance at key subjects including English, maths, Welsh and science." |
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| There is a difficulty in comparing results for maths, where there has been a further fall in the results of pupils who sat the exam in June. | There is a difficulty in comparing results for maths, where there has been a further fall in the results of pupils who sat the exam in June. |
| This year, just 47.5% managed to reach a grade of A*-C, compared with 50.6% last year and 52.8% in 2013. | This year, just 47.5% managed to reach a grade of A*-C, compared with 50.6% last year and 52.8% in 2013. |
| The results show: | |
| However, many pupils in Wales sat the exam earlier in the year. | However, many pupils in Wales sat the exam earlier in the year. |
| When those results, which tend to be higher, are taken into account, it is expected that figure will rise. | When those results, which tend to be higher, are taken into account, it is expected that figure will rise. |
| Those results will not be released until the autumn. | Those results will not be released until the autumn. |
| Wales still lags behind other parts of the UK, as well as comparable regions of England. | Wales still lags behind other parts of the UK, as well as comparable regions of England. |
| GCSE results | |
| How does it feel for a head teacher as results approach? | |
| Where are we at with GCSE changes? | |
| Northern Irish pupils achieve best results | |
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| The 66.6% score on A*-C puts Wales ahead of just two of the nine regions of England - Yorkshire (65.3%) and the East Midlands (65.9%). | The 66.6% score on A*-C puts Wales ahead of just two of the nine regions of England - Yorkshire (65.3%) and the East Midlands (65.9%). |
| But it lags behind the north east of England (67.2%) and the north west (68.6%). | But it lags behind the north east of England (67.2%) and the north west (68.6%). |
| However, at A*-A grades, Wales scored higher than four of the English regions. | However, at A*-A grades, Wales scored higher than four of the English regions. |
| Conservative Shadow Education Minister Angela Burns AM said: "Overall results across Wales are - regrettably - still lagging behind England. | Conservative Shadow Education Minister Angela Burns AM said: "Overall results across Wales are - regrettably - still lagging behind England. |
| "In fact, the attainment gap has widened. That's despite clear promises from Labour's first minister to turn performance around and challenge - and surpass - English results." | "In fact, the attainment gap has widened. That's despite clear promises from Labour's first minister to turn performance around and challenge - and surpass - English results." |