Pupils in North Lanarkshire have achieved a few of the best-ever examination ends in the historical past of the council this 12 months.
Because the wait involves an finish for anxious and excited pupils right now, outcomes present a considerably bettering image of educational success within the space.
Attainment has risen towards a lot of the key measures when evaluating this 12 months’s outcomes with 2019's attainment figures.
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The 2019 outcomes present probably the most dependable comparability as this was the final earlier formal examination eating regimen, with attainment knowledge for 2020 and 2021 collected by totally different evaluation strategies.
Councillor Kirsten Larson, convener of schooling, kids and households, congratulated pupils who obtained outcomes by electronic mail, textual content and submit right now.
She advised Lanarkshire Reside : "The outcomes achieved by pupils this 12 months is massively encouraging and it’s an actual reflection of the onerous work and dedication of our pupils supported by the excellent efforts of our educating employees.
“We're delighted with the optimistic examination outcomes our pupils have achieved throughout our 23 excessive colleges; it actually highlights the prime quality of educating and studying assist supplied to our younger individuals.”
Headline figures for North Lanarkshire Council’s SQA 2022 outcomes, in contrast with 2019, embrace:
- Important enchancment within the numbers of younger individuals in S4 attaining 5 Nationwide 3 (up six per cent) and Nationwide 4 (up 6.3 per cent) qualifications - enabling over 200 extra to be extra employable on leaving faculty than in 2019.
- Important enchancment within the numbers of kids in S4 attaining 5 Nationwide 5 (up three per cent) - enabling greater than 100 extra to have entry to Larger stage studying programmes at school and additional schooling than in 2019.
- Important enchancment within the numbers of youths in S5 attaining three Highers (up 3.4 per cent) - enabling over 100 extra younger individuals to have entry to a wider vary of upper and additional schooling programmes in schools and universities, and larger credentials for the job market than in 2019.
- Important enchancment within the numbers of youths in S5 attaining 5 Highers (up 3.4 per cent) - equally enabling greater than 100 extra to have entry to a wider vary of upper and additional schooling programmes in schools and universities, and larger credentials for the job market than in 2019.
Derek Brown, deputy chief govt, stated: “I’m extremely happy with the optimistic contribution made by our schooling providers and I’m delighted for our younger individuals; so a lot of whom are higher positioned than ever earlier than to maneuver on to additional schooling or to realize important abilities for employment or coaching.
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“The previous few years have introduced unimaginable challenges; final session alone noticed over 18,000 events through which a toddler contracted the COVID virus.
“I’d actually wish to thank employees throughout our faculty property for the resilience and willpower they've proven and for fostering such high-quality studying environments, which allow our pupils to maximise their potential.”
Lanarkshire kids are being reminded that steering about their grades and their future choices is obtainable from their colleges.
Pupils who maybe didn’t get the outcomes they had been hoping for are being advised to not be despondent and get in contact with their faculty, the place lecturers will have the ability to give recommendation and assist and talk about their finest choices going ahead.
The Abilities Growth Scotland Outcomes Helpline can supply youths data, recommendation and steering to assist them by way of 0808 100 8000.
Topics than will be mentioned with advisers embrace course vacancies at UK schools and universities; UCAS affirmation and clearing; basis, fashionable and graduate apprenticeships; jobs, volunteering, and coaching choices; and staying on in school.
The outcome helpline's opening hours are right now and tomorrow from 8am to 8pm, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 5pm, and Monday to subsequent Wednesday, August 17, from 9am to 5pm.
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