Email: statistics@qualificationswales.org. Other high achievers include Ana Chirila who achieved seven A*s and two As. Elle Sandell achieved 10 A*/A grades. In the other 18 local authorities most pupils were educated in English medium schools. VideoChurch pastor a career con artist, Tech to spot sailorâs mood in tough global race. It is also worth noting that despite the difficulties, there has been a slight increase in GCSE outcomes at Grade C. Harry Morgan, Bro Myrddin came bouncing down the hall outside the results room at the school. Qualifications Wales website. Head of the Cathedral School,Clare Sherwood. A-levels: Wales' education minister 'truly sorry' for exam results handling, Tech to spot sailorâs mood in tough global race. I got Bs and Cs and I’m really made up. 39% of students gained five or more A* to A grades. Headteacher Dewi Lake praised pupils and staff at the school for the GCSE results. 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Rescuers rush to save beached pilot whales. As the curriculum in Wales continues to evolve, ERW looks forward greatly to supporting schools and settings through a range of effective collaboration and partnership working, thus ensuring the best progress and outcomes for all our learners and their communities. 76% of year 11 pupils gained five or more GCSEs at A* to C grades, including English language and maths. The council’s director for children and schools, Kate Evan-Hughes, said: There has been encouraging performance in our schools in a number of areas this year. And 73.4% would have had an A* to C grade, compared to 64.4% in 2019. The National Association of Head Teachers Cymru has also expressed concern at the fall in results in English language GCSE. Statistician. Islam, another local Cardiff student achieved 10 A*'s and an A, 5 of which at Grade 9. Although the education minister initially defended the system as fair and "very robust", it was announced on Monday that pupils would be awarded grades assessed by teachers after all. Pupils at St. Clare’s School in Porthcawl outperformed their peers nationally. A huge 33% achieved an A*- C grade in GCSE English, also a significant increase since the last academic year. From September, the Welsh Government will instead replace that traditional measure with a points score - known as the Capped 9 Points Score. As the number of GCSEs sat in Wales this year increased, Qualifications Wales has cautioned that while results nationally have remained stable at A and improved at C and G, there could be greater variation in results at school level. Top performers, Francesco Buono and Megan Davies achieved ten grade 9s. Executive Board member for Education and Children’s Services Cllr Glynog Davies said: Once again our Carmarthenshire pupils continue to achieve great success in their examinations at Key Stage 4 due to their considerable efforts, and the perseverance of their schools,” he said. Qualifications Wales has published an article on its website explaining the factors that can impact on school results from year to year. Monmouth’s Edward Baker, a keen rower and musician who plays the cello and clarinet, achieved eight 9s, an 8 and an A. Outstanding GCSE results at Porth Community School were achieved by Megan Williams, who achieved 12 A* and A grades (including a distinction in additional maths), Ellie Gosley, with 11 A* and A grades, Aytekin Woodyatt, who achieved nine A* and A grades and Ben Williams, Jac Jones and Nikita Ridley who all achieved seven A* and A grades. "I'm am very pleased that the WJEC have been able to make their adjustments to their awards and those students are unaffected," she added. Trump sues as path to victory over Biden narrows, Democrats' hopes of US Senate control dwindle, Church pastor a career con artist. Revised A-level results showed 41.3% of grades were A* and A, compared to 29.9% when results were released last week and 27.0% in 2019. Adam Parkes, who lives near Ross-on-Wye, recorded an outstanding haul of nine 9s and an A*. Bridgend College says 31% of its students achieving A-C grades in GCSE Mathematics, which is a staggering 10% increase from 2017-18 results. For GCSE, A-level, AS-levels and the Welsh Baccalaureate, pupils now receive the highest grade, whether that was their teacher's prediction or the standardised grades. Miriam said she was "happy" with her results after readjusting her expectations last week. 100% of pupils achieved the equivalent of at least five GCSE grades 9-4, including first language and mathematics; three quarters of pupils achieved five grade 7s or better. Qualifications Wales estimated almost three-quarters of grades awarded were A* to C, with more than 25% A* and A grades - up from 18.4% last year. -Our reporters and photographers will be at schools across the region -The latest pictures, videos and stats from GCSE results day 2019 You can join in too using the hashtag #GwentGCSEs . Opening his results head Boy Ryan Conway said: “I cannot believe it, I can now go on and do all the things I want in college including performing arts and media‘. 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Education Minister Kirsty Williams told Radio Wales she was "sorry" it had happened to some students, but explained it was a problem with exam board Pearson, rather than the WJEC. Leader of the Welsh Local Government Assocation Debbie Wilcox has said: As a former teacher myself, I know all too well how nerve-wracking results day can be for all concerned. Wales top school for results, Westbourne achieves the best results in Penarth. In the new performance measures the capped 9 average score was 414, equating to 9 B grades for every pupil in the year group. Anna Vines achieved seven 9s, three A*s and a Distinction in Additional Maths. In the Welsh Baccalaureate 97% of the year achieved the Skills Challenge Certificate, with 90% of them achieving this at national level. St Clare’s delivers the English curriculum for GCSE examinations and not the Welsh which means that its students sat the new reformed GCSEs this summer in all subjects apart from Further Maths. Almost 25% of all grades at St Clare’s were 8 or 9, the latter being the equivalent of an A** to show exceptional performance. There were 468,398 pupils in maintained schools in Wales in January 2019 Most pupils in Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire were educated in Welsh Medium schools in January 2019. Speaking at a school in the Vale of Glamorgan this morning, the education minister said governments across the UK had tried their best to make the right decisions about exams. I was worried I wouldn’t get what I wanted but I’m really chuffed. We wish all our learners the very best in their chosen next steps. VideoWhat does developing a Covid-19 vaccine look like? Though thousands of students are getting GCSE results, it was announced on Wednesday that BTec results issued by Pearsons exam board would be held back for regrading. 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