Breakdown of A-level results show some record figures

Thu, 14 Aug 2014

Manx A-Level students have delivered some record pass grades in a year where it was predicted the statistics would drop.

The overall pass rate stands at 97.7%, slightly up on last year, there's been a record proportion of passes at the highest grades and the percentage of passes at A* was the highest on record.

The UCAS points score per entry was also higher than any previous year.

The average points per student stood at 303, slightly down on last years numbers but still representative of three grade B's per pupil.

Co-ordinating Adviser for 11-19 education Paul Craine says it's fantastic news: