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A-level results 'to fall to pre-pandemic levels'
More than 26,000 students in Northern Ireland will receive their A-level and AS results on Thursday.
The A-level is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education. They were introduced in England and Wales in 1951 to replace the Higher School Certificate. The A-level permits students to have potential access to a chosen university they applied to with UCAS points. They could be accepted into it should they meet the requirements of the university.
More than 26,000 students in Northern Ireland will receive their A-level and AS results on Thursday.
It is the first year that A-level grades are set fall to 2019 levels in Wales and Northern Ireland.