Powys Students A-Level Results

Powys pupils have again achieved very good A-level results in the WJEC examinations. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Nearly one in five Powys results for 2016 are at the highest grades A*-A (18.3%) and almost five out of every 10 results (48.3%) were at grades A*, A and B. More than 5% of results were at grade A* and a further 13% were at grade A. Results at grades A*-B remain higher than the all-Wales figure (48.1%). ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Almost everyone who took a WJEC A-level in Powys passed (97.5%) and this remains higher than for Wales as a whole. Powys WJEC results at grades A*-C (76.3%) are 2.5% higher than the all-Wales figures for 2016 (all boards) and similar to results in England. Powys results from other examination boards are awaited. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The number of WJEC A-levels taken in Powys schools has decreased from 1,179 in 2015 to 1,013 in 2016 which represents a drop of 14%. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Councillor Arwel Jones, Cabinet Member for Education, said: “These are very good results clearly reflecting the dedication and hard work of pupils and teachers in all Powys schools. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“Our warm congratulations go to all the young people on their well-deserved achievements and to all those who have supported them throughout their school careers. We wish all the students every success for the future.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​