A-level students achieve in record year

Fri, 14 Aug 2015

Students from the Isle of Man have had a "record year" - securing an A-level pass rate of 98.2 per cent.

The 326 pupils who took A-levels, and 260 who sat AS levels, got their results yesterday.

The vast majority of students have obtained places at their chosen universities with a small number waiting to be accepted through the clearing process.

It's believed there will be 150,000 people from across the UK trying to access higher education through the system -

Paul Craine is from the Department of Education and Children, he says that's why it's important to act quickly: