Carmarthenshire 'A Levels' judged as exceptional
Students across Carmarthenshire have achieved exceptional standards in this year’s WJEC “A” & "AS" Level GCE results.
The results have shown a continuation of the high standards set in previous years, with 100% pass rates in many subjects.
In particular, there is a continued positive trend of pupils gaining an A* to E grade with 97.9% passing compared to the Welsh average of 97.6%.
Again very good results are shown in the combined top grades of A* and A grades, with 23.7% of Carmarthenshire pupils gaining these grades compared to 23.6% nationally.
Pupils gaining a grade B or above also show good results with 54.5% gaining these compared nationally to 49.9%.
There was also continued success in subjects such as geography, media studies, drama and economics.
Carmarthenshire’s success is reflected in the positive comparison to the all-Wales figures in many subjects:
There is a continued positive proportion of pupils gaining an A to E grade with 92.0% passing compared to the Welsh average of 86.4%. Some 15.7% of pupils in Carmarthenshire gained the top A grade compared to 16.1% nationally.
Director for Education and Children’s Services Robert Sully said: “These figures represent considerable effort and achievement by individual students, all of whom deserve our warmest congratulations.
“We wish to acknowledge the dedication and support given to them by their schools, teaching and support staff and, naturally, the parents for whom today will be a proud day.
“These positive results provides further evidence that learners within Carmarthenshire reach their full potential in a supportive environment. These results further reinforce the very positive comments made by Estyn inspectors in the recent Local Authority inspection.”
Executive Board Member for Education and Children’s Services Cllr Keith Davies added: “The results are once again outstanding and I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the students and staff on their successes. The continued high standards achieved reflects the commitment of this authority through its schools, colleges and support services in ensuring our young people are afforded every opportunity to achieve their full potential.”
The results have shown a continuation of the high standards set in previous years, with 100% pass rates in many subjects.
In particular, there is a continued positive trend of pupils gaining an A* to E grade with 97.9% passing compared to the Welsh average of 97.6%.
Again very good results are shown in the combined top grades of A* and A grades, with 23.7% of Carmarthenshire pupils gaining these grades compared to 23.6% nationally.
Pupils gaining a grade B or above also show good results with 54.5% gaining these compared nationally to 49.9%.
There was also continued success in subjects such as geography, media studies, drama and economics.
Carmarthenshire’s success is reflected in the positive comparison to the all-Wales figures in many subjects:
Positive features at ‘AS’ level show the continued success at music, and art and design.
Again these results show a continuation of the high standards set in previous years, with 100% pass rates in many subjects. There is a continued positive proportion of pupils gaining an A to E grade with 92.0% passing compared to the Welsh average of 86.4%. Some 15.7% of pupils in Carmarthenshire gained the top A grade compared to 16.1% nationally.
Director for Education and Children’s Services Robert Sully said: “These figures represent considerable effort and achievement by individual students, all of whom deserve our warmest congratulations.
“We wish to acknowledge the dedication and support given to them by their schools, teaching and support staff and, naturally, the parents for whom today will be a proud day.
“These positive results provides further evidence that learners within Carmarthenshire reach their full potential in a supportive environment. These results further reinforce the very positive comments made by Estyn inspectors in the recent Local Authority inspection.”
Executive Board Member for Education and Children’s Services Cllr Keith Davies added: “The results are once again outstanding and I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the students and staff on their successes. The continued high standards achieved reflects the commitment of this authority through its schools, colleges and support services in ensuring our young people are afforded every opportunity to achieve their full potential.”
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