Title: BBC NEWS | Education | Big rise in A-level pass rate
Big rise in A-level pass rate Girls have increased the A-level "gender gap" over boys More than a quarter of a million students have been getting their A-level results - for most, their ticket to university.
More than ever, those who took their exams have done well - this year's pass rate has shot up by 4.5 percentage points, to 94.3%.
The unprecedented one-year rise follows the first major overhaul of A-levels since their introduction 51 years ago.
