Solid 91% pass rate for A-level students, but some disappointment too

HELP AT HAND: Teachers man a help centre for A-level students at Bayside as results were delivered yesterday by email for the first time. Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, schools were keen to avoid the usual crush on results day. Photo by Johnny Bugeja

14th August 2020

A-level students in Gibraltar received their results on Thursday in emails that delivered an overall pass rate of 91% but carried disappointment too, as many saw their grades revised downwards from what they had been expecting. The Covid-19 pandemic had upturned the final months of the students’ educational journey in Gibraltar. Their exams were cancelled...