GCSE headline statistics 2008
All available statistics are provisional as at 21 August 2008 and are subject to appeals and re-marks.
GCSE Full Course - Headline performance figures 2008 (2007 figures are in brackets)
2008 provisional |
Overall |
Overall |
|
North of Ireland |
England, Wales and North of Ireland |
| %A* |
8.9 (8.2) |
6.8 (6.4) |
| %A*-A |
26.4 (24.8) |
20.7 (19.5) |
| %A*-C |
74.5 (72.4) |
65.7(63.3) |
| %A*-G |
98.4 (98.0) |
98.4 (98.0) |
| Entries |
192,360 (197,485) |
5,669,077 (5,827,319) |
GCSE Full Course - Results broken down by gender
2008 provisional |
Boys |
Boys |
Girls |
Girls |
|
North of Ireland |
England, Wales and North of Ireland |
North of Ireland |
England, Wales and North of Ireland |
| %A* |
6.9 (6.5) |
5.7 (5.4) |
10.8 (9.7) |
7.9 (7.4) |
| %A*-A |
22.1 (21.2) |
17.9 (16.9) |
30.3 (28.1) |
23.5 (22.1) |
| %A*-C |
70.9 (69.0) |
62.1 (59.7) |
77.8 (75.5) |
69.3 (66.8) |
| %A*-G |
98.1 (97.6) |
98.1 (97.7) |
98.7 (98.4) |
98.7 (98.3) |
GCSE Applied Courses Results 2008
Single Award
2008 provisional |
Overall |
Overall |
|
North of Ireland |
England, Wales and North of Ireland |
| %A* |
2.5 (1.5) |
2.6 (2.1) |
| %A*-A |
17.7 (11.1) |
14.6 (10.1) |
| %A*-C |
64.3 (54.8) |
62.4 (52.3) |
| %A*-G |
96.8 (95.1) |
97.6 (96.7) |
| Entries |
7,915 (5,578) |
15,935 (14,182) |
GCSE Applied Courses Results 2008
Double Award
2008 provisional |
Overall |
Overall |
|
North of Ireland |
England, Wales and North of Ireland |
| %A*A* |
1.2 (1.1) |
1.2 (1.0) |
| %A*A*-AA |
10.9 (8.2) |
6.9 (6.0) |
| %A*A*-CC |
61.0 (52.4) |
46.2 (44.3) |
| %A*A*-GG |
97.7 (95.9) |
96.1 (95.4) |
| Entries |
1,332 (1,305) |
122,529 (153,321) |
GCSE Short Course Results 2008
2008 provisional |
Overall |
Overall |
|
North of Ireland |
England, Wales and North of Ireland |
| %A* |
10.6 (11.3) |
4.5 (4.3) |
| %A*-A |
27.3 (24.0) |
15.2 (14.6) |
| %A*-C |
63.2 (58.6) |
53.0 (52.1) |
| %A*-G |
86.7 (88.5) |
96.0 (95.5) |
