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Aug 2020
Harrogate A level students anxiously await results day
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The Stray Ferret has been out speaking to A-level students ahead of their big day on Thursday.
With A-level exams cancelled, students' futures are in the hands of predicted grades and a process of standardisation. This uncertainty has led to heightened nerves across the district.
On Thursday, August, 13 students will find out their grades and, for some, whether they have got into the university of their choice.
But even the process of finding out their results will be a different experience to usual.
India Shenton, a student at St Aidan's sixth form, told the Stray Ferret:
Georgina Bygrave, a student at King James sixth form, said:
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Zac Hall, a student at Harrogate Grammar School, said:
Schools and colleges were asked to predict the grades pupils would have achieved in each subject if they had sat the exams. These predictions were sent to the exam boards along with the order of who they think will do best.
The exam boards put together the information, taking into account data for previous years, to make adjustments to the predictions. The aim was to make sure the results were fair and consistent and in line with results from previous years.
There have been concerns about the results already issued in Scotland, with many pupils receiving lower grades than they had expected. The Scottish government has apologised for the problems.
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