Cardiff A-level results this year turned out to be higher than the Welsh national average. According to data based on provisional results, 48.9% of A-level results for 2022 are graded A* to A, compared to the Wales figure of 40.9% and Cardiff’s 30.7% in 2019.
The percentage of A-level entries resulting in A* to C grades has risen to 88.4%, an increase of 9.3% from 2019’s 79.1%, and above the Wales figure of 85.3%. It was predicted that A-level results this year would be lower in comparison to previous years.
In Wales, results have been higher than in 2019, when formal exams were last sat, and lower than in 2020 and 2021 when grades were determined by schools and colleges. Cardiff Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills, Cllr Sarah Merry said: "This year has seen the return of formal exams and assessments for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic and pupils should be commended for their determination, resilience and the way in which they have had to adapt over the past two years.
