Optimism and hope for the future as Manchester's students receive GCSE results
25.08.2022 - 20:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
"I've done so much better than I thought I would!"
Abdul was shocked opening his GCSE results at Coop Academy Manchester in Blackley this morning. He said he's been worried about the grade boundaries following changes to exams over the last two years due to covid. But his worries disappeared when he opened his envelope, and now he's excited for where a great set of results will take him.
His surprise was echoed across Greater Manchester, as students received results from exams they sat in-person for the first time for two years. Across the country, pass grades fell since 2021 but are overall still higher than pre-pandemic rates.
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However, there results saw a marked north-south divide, with 32.6% of papers from London being marked at grade 7 and above, compared to just 22.4% in north-east England and in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Taylor Hardy is another student who said his results were better than expected, and was ecstatic to have passed all his exams. "I was very nervous at first," he told the Manchester Evening News. "I have never been a top top student, but I've passed everything!"
He received the grades he needs to go and study policing, and said his teachers had been 'great'.
"The teachers here genuinely care," he said. "They take time out of their own life to spend more time at their job and help you. They've been great."
Meshach hopes to be an American football player professionally, and is currently training with the NFL academy. But he needed to achieve certain grades in order to continue with his training. He said he was 'so excited' to get the results he needed and take the next steps in his career.
"Right now I