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GCSE pass rate returns to pre-Covid levels
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7:48Now PlayingGCSE results are out and the pass rate has fallen for the third year in a row, taking it back to around pre-pandemic levels.
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In England, grades are ranked from 1 to 9 - with 9 the equivalent to an A*, which is still the top grade for students in Wales and Northern Ireland.
The proportion of GCSEs with a standard pass of grade 4 in England, was 67.4% - down 0.4% on the year before.
In Wales, the number of grades that were C or above fell to 61.7% from 64.5%.
While Northern Ireland saw the biggest percentage drop, with grades down by 4.6% - though it still recorded the best GCSE performance of all the nations.
There was also a big north-south regional divide in England.
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