‘I did good’: students react to A-level and BTec results in England

Sixth-formers in England have surpassed previous pre-pandemic highs in the proportion of A* and A grades awarded, thanks in part to strong performances in maths and sciences.
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Alongside A-levels more than 250,000 vocational and technical qualifications were awarded, with more than 22,000 top grades awarded in England, according to Ofqual. More than 7,000 students in England were awarded T-levels, with nearly 89% gaining a pass or better in the new technical qualification

A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010 ► https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/aug/15/a-levels-results-pupils-in-england-achieve-best-results-since-2010

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41 comments

  1. Go to school, get a job, pay your taxes own nothing.
    For the kids that didn't do so well on grades learn financials and acquire assets.

  3. Waste of time. They will already be indoctrinated by the educational system. Now they will be indoctrinated with a huge debt. Just what the elites want.

  11. Its a shame really, when these youngsters grow up a little more they will realise that the high pass rate coincides with the large number of University places available due to the decline in foreign students. Its a scam really to stop the Uni's going bankrupt !

  15. Wait until the realization emerges where they are like: "Wait… I had to do an internship & needed experience before I could do anything with these grades?" 💀

  20. when everyone does "well" you havent done "well"

    Incredibles: "when everyone is SUPER, no one will be"

    Have you "SMART" students figured out how this CON GAME works yet?..they are BLOWING AIR UP YOUR AR*ES while your REAL PROSPECTS are bleak

  28. Nobody could accuse The Guardian of being interested in the affairs of white working class boys!
    Maybe if they go to the wrong sort of protest, journalists would suddenly take an interest?

  30. "My most proudest moment" You would not have been doing A Levels and spoken like that when I was young, You would have been corrected during your O'levels

  31. Just wait until you search for a job and then you realise…

    A. Everyone has the same qualifications as you…

    B. You have no prior experience so you can’t get the job anyway.

    Well done!

  35. This is like a slap in the face to me, when i was in school not only was it a poor standard of education but things seemed to change a lot that would disrupt things (as in curriculum types of tests etc)

  37. Rest easy folks – young people are now officially the most intelligent people ever. As they would say, "I'am two smart too ever alow my self too bee hodwinked,

  38. School Exams today are a total joke and most of the "Students" will drop out of University because the have no idea about the subject that they are studying and all they want to do is party and get pregnant??

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