The variety of college students reaching a prime A grade of their GCSEs has risen this 12 months, as nearly 30,000 college students obtained their outcomes.
The proportion of scholars awarded an A* or A grade has elevated by 6.5% to 37%.
Whereas that is down on final 12 months’s instructor assessed determine of 39.9%, it's up from 2019, the final time college students sat conventional summer time exams earlier than the pandemic – that 12 months 30.5% of scholars achieved a prime grade.
These reaching a grade from C or above this 12 months has additionally elevated to 90% in comparison with 2019.
The figures launched on Thursday additionally present the variety of GCSE entries in Northern Eire has decreased barely on 2021 to 164,413, which represents a 1.1% lower.
In comparison with the remainder of the UK, Northern Eire achieved the very best stage of prime grades at GCSE and in addition had the very best proportion cross charge in comparison with England and Wales.
The grades mark the first-time exams have been held since earlier than the Covid-19 pandemic, when pupils had been awarded grades calculated by their colleges as an alternative.
This time final week Northern Eire college students obtained their A-Stage outcomes, with 44% of these sitting the exams this 12 months awarded an A* or A.
Breaking the GCSE figures down, in English Language 88.7% achieved a C grade or larger which is up 8% on 2019.
These gaining the highest grade additionally elevated by 5.8% from 2019 to twenty-eight.7%.
In the meantime in Arithmetic, 79.8% of pupils achieved grade C or above, a rise of 8.5% on 2019. The highest A grade was achieved by 29.4% of scholars.
The gender hole has additionally decreased at grade C and above from 7.1% in 2019 to three.7% between female and male this 12 months.
Training Minister Michelle McIlveen praised college students right here for reaching the very best marks throughout the UK and mentioned it was “testomony to their laborious work and resilience” over the previous few years of disruption.
“They need to be rightly happy with their achievements,” she mentioned.
“Additionally it is vital to recognise the unbelievable work of lecturers throughout Northern Eire in serving to college students put together for examinations in a difficult studying atmosphere.
“I want to thank them for all they've achieved, in addition to the households of scholars who've supported these younger individuals all through this vital 12 months.”
Leah Scott, the interim CEO of the examination physique CCEA mentioned it's a “optimistic day” for Northern Eire.
“[It] very a lot displays their effort and dedication regardless of the disruption of the previous few years,” she mentioned.
“I additionally want to acknowledge the dedication of the various lecturers, faculty and faculty leaders, and households, who've additionally performed an element in these achievements.
“Because of your encouragement and help our college students now have the chance to progress to the following stage of their journey.”
Robert Wilson from the Affiliation of College and Faculty Leaders mentioned the transfer to introduce fewer items inside programs and subsequently decreasing examinations “decreased the stress on our younger individuals and their lecturers”.
"Whereas lots of the younger individuals receiving their GCSE and different grades as we speak will progress to the research of AS and A-levels in their very own or one other faculty, many will probably be now happening to check BTECs and different utilized normal qualifications in colleges and FE faculties,” he mentioned.
"These are widespread and revered qualifications which offer a confirmed pathway to universities, apprenticeships and careers.”
Justin McCamphill from the NASUWT added: “Congratulations should go to younger individuals and their lecturers who've labored tirelessly to ship one more wonderful set of outcomes.
“We have to see important extra funding for training restoration, which at the moment falls beneath that seen in different comparable nations. The outcomes achieved as we speak have been secured largely regardless of the help they've obtained.
“For training in Northern Eire to be sustainable, class sizes, instructor workload and pay should be addressed.”
For many who possibly didn't obtain their anticipated grades, the Training Minister supplied an extra phrase of encouragement.
“Whilst you could really feel disenchanted, there are various training, coaching and employment choices open to you. In case you are not sure of your subsequent steps, please take time to talk to the people who find themselves there to assist,” Ms McIlveen mentioned.
“Finest needs to all our younger individuals for no matter comes subsequent. Thanks to everybody who has been concerned in supporting college students by the 2022 GCSE examinations, together with all these concerned in examinations and marking.”