STUDENTS in the Island achieved a 97.8% pass rate this year, which was 0.6% higher than the UK average.
Jersey teenagers emulated their UK counterparts in registering lower marks than in recent years as the effects of the ‘grade inflation’ resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic begin to wear off.
At the top end of the grade scale, 24.5% of all A-levels taken by Jersey students were at A* and A, compared to 26.5% in England, while the figures for passes at grade C or higher were 73.9% in Jersey and 75.4% for the UK.
Children’s and Education Minister Inna Gardiner congratulated those who had gained A-level qualifications today.
She said: ‘Our students have worked very hard under very difficult circumstances, through the challenges of Covid-19 – I would encourage all of them to feel proud of their own individual results and wish them the best of luck in the future.
‘I’d also like to thank all the parents, carers and teachers who have supported young people through this important milestone in their lives.’
Those who took A-levels this summer were part of the the first group to have sat exams since 2019, having had their GCSE exams cancelled two years ago in the midst of the pandemic.
More than a quarter of A-levels in the UK were awarded an A or A* this year, despite a record drop as the government attempted to reverse what had been described as ‘pandemic grade inflation’.
The proportion of UK passes at the highest grades was down from 36.4% last year, but still higher than in any pre-pandemic year on record – in 2019, the share of entries achieving an A or A* was 25.5%.
