A-level
Over the past decade
A-level
entries have gone up, but there has been a decrease in subjects like physics, modern foreign languages and maths and a growth in media studies, sports science, expressive arts, religious studies and psychology.
THE exams watchdog called for a review of
A-level
maths today after controversial reforms were found to have made the subject “easier”.
MORE than 12,000 Welsh
A-level
students may have had their
A-level
papers incorrectly marked, it emerged yesterday.
This summer
A-level
entries dived 12.6% from 38,480 in 2015 to 33,640.
The borough became just one of three areas in the country without any
A-Level
providers in September, after the closure of its last sixth form at Halewood Academy.
The report said coastal towns and rural areas “fare particularly poorly” with
A-level
provision, and pointed out that in most areas with low
A-level
take-up, the surrounding local authorities also had below average levels of provision.
I READ with interest the article on the decline in Welsh schools in the number of students taking
A-level
in European Modern Languages between 2005 to 2014.
THE proportion of students receiving the top grade at
A-level
has increased slightly here.
England’s exams regulator is to look into the grading of last summer’s maths
A-level
.
|
A-level
results in Wales are up at A* and A and stable at A-E; | AS results have fallen slightly at A and remain stable at A-E At
A-level
, in comparison with 2018 results: | The percentage achieving an A* is 9.1%, up from 8.7%; | The percentage achieving grades A* or A is 27%, up from 26.3%; | The percentage achieving A* to E is 97.6%, up from 97.4%; | There were 31,483
A-level
entries this year in Wales compared to 33,640 in 2018.
Carmel student Raphael Ardani achieved an A* and three A grades at
A-Level
and is set to take up a place University College London to study civil engineering.
The figures, published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), cover
A-level
entries from students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
