GCSE results 2022: When and what time do grades come out?

Pupils all across the country will soon be receiving their GCSE results after taking full exams for the first time in two years.

Meanwhile, A-level students and Scottish Nationals and Highers students have already received their results earlier this month. Pupils sat down to take their first GCSE exams on May 16 with the majority finishing only two weeks later on June 28.

This means students have been anxiously waiting for their results for the last two months while enjoying their summer holidays. It will be harder for students to gauge how well they've done this year due to changes in the grading system relating to fallout from the Covid pandemic.

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Students should expect to receive their results on Thursday, August 25 from 8am. Arrangements should already be in place with the respective student's school to pick up the results in person.

However, if you can't make it to the school, pupils should ask their school beforehand if they can either check their results online or see if another person can pick them up on their behalf. Pupils who studied other qualifications such as BTEC First, Technical and Tech Awards will also receive their results at the same time as GCSE students.

It comes after students all across the country sat their first full exams in two years following disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic. Because of this, grade boundaries will be lower than usual to accommodate the country's education readjustments.

Over the previous two years, teachers' assessments helped determine a student's overall grade, however, this will not be the case this year. Education officials also expect overall grades across the country to dip compared to previous years.

Despite this, the overall proportion of pupils receiving high marks is expected to rise higher than 2019 levels - as was the case for A-levels this year.

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