A and AS Level headline statistics 2011 - Department of Education, Northern Ireland

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2011 GCE A Level results analysis (2010 figures in brackets)

2011

north of Ireland

England, Wales and the north of Ireland

Entries

32,582 (31,741)

867,317 (853,933)

%A*

8.6 (9.5*)

8.2 (8.1)

%A*-A

34.5 (35.9*)

27.0 (27.0)

%A*-C

84.2 (84.5)

76.2 (75.4)

%A*-E

98.1 (98.1)

97.8 (97.6)

*% changes to 2010 at time of award figures relate to GCE Chemistry regrade

Typically, about half of school leavers have sat GCE A level / AS level examinations. Of these:

8.6% of entries in the north of Ireland were awarded the A* grade. This compares favourably to 8.2% for England, Wales and the north of Ireland as a whole.

The north of Ireland remains ahead of the figures for England, Wales and the north of Ireland collectively, by 7.5% at grades A*-A, 8% at grades A*-C and 0.3% at grades A*-E.

2011 GCE AS Level results analysis (2010 figures in brackets)

2011

north of Ireland

England, Wales and the north of Ireland

Entries

42,666 (41,921)

1,411,919 (1,197,490)

31.6 (33.9)

19.3 (19.4)

%A-C

76.5 (77.6)

59.4 (59.1)

%A-E

94.3 (94.4)

88.2 (88.2)

The north of Ireland remains ahead of the figures for England, Wales and the north of Ireland collectively, by 12.3% at grade A, 17.1% at grades A-C and 6.1% at grades A-E.