London, England (GenevaLunch) - There is enormous pressure on British university places for autumn 2010, with an estimated shortfall of 170,000 places.
The results will add to pressures on students from the international schools in Switzerland, who generally take the International Baccalaureate rather the A levels, as fewer places will be available for those who just missed their targets in the IB exams.
The proportion of candidates getting an A* in A levels is approximately the same as those receiving a maximum “7″ in an IB exam.
The long-awaited UK 2010 Advanced Level university entrance exams results were released Thursday 19 August and show yet another improvement in grades, for the 28th consecutive year.
The proportion receiving the new A* grade was 8.3 percent for girls and 7.9 percent for boys. The percentage gaining A grades has increased from about 8 percent in 1960 to 27 percent this year. The overall pass rate, for grades A-E also rose slightly, to 97.6 percent.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 19 August 2010.
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