Gallery: GSCEs grades awarded in Northern Ireland with percentage of top grades increasing slightly

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Published 20th Aug 2026, 11:00 GMT

Updated 20th Aug 2026, 11:20 GMT

The ratio of students securing top grades in Northern Ireland is significantly higher than in England and Wales.

County Down pupils Hannah and Tilly after receiving their GCSE results at Kilkeel High School Photo: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

Pupils at Grosvenor Grammar school in Belfast pictured receiving their GCSE exam grades Photo: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Almost a third of GCSE entries in Northern Ireland have again been awarded the top A* and A grades. Photo: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Pupils at Grosvenor Grammar school in Belfast pictured receiving their GCSE exam grades Photo: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

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