when teacher assessments determined grades but that, says the government, was the plan. what we are seeing these results today is, yes, the return to examinations, albeit with a number of adaptations reflecting the disruption young people have faced over the past couple of years so results are higher than they were when we last had exams in 2019, but lower than under teacher assessed grades in 2021. while some may look enviously at those receiving higher teacher assessed grades in 2020 and 2021, additional help was given this year as well. grade boundaries were set more generously than in 2019 and advanced exam content information sheets were available for some subjects to compensate for disruption. here is what this year s gcse figures look like. 73.2% of gcses were marked at grade four or above in england, the broad equivalent of c or above. in wales and northern ireland, this is down from 77.1% last year but much higher than 2019
because of the pandemic. we now have the national picture for this year s grades and pass rate. let s get the latest from our education correspondent sean dilley. i remember opening the envelope when i remember opening the envelope when i was a teenager. it s a really tough, nerve racking day, i m sure it was for you. take us through the top grades, down a bit from the last two years but up from 2019? that was exected. two years but up from 2019? that was exoeeted- it s two years but up from 2019? that was expected. it s like two years but up from 2019? that was expected. it s like the two years but up from 2019? that was expected. it s like the oscars - two years but up from 2019? that was expected. it s like the oscars day i expected. it s like the oscars day for everybody, their gcses, isn t it? this percentage, 73.2% of gcses marked from four, c and above. in england the figure is changed to be numbers in 2018 when the curricula change. in wales and northern ireland you still
is in denbigh high school in luton with all the details martine. hi martine. hello there. yes, it s a lot quieter hi martine. hello there. yes, it s a lot quieter than hi martine. hello there. yes, it s a lot quieter than it hi martine. hello there. yes, it s a lot quieter than it was hi martine. hello there. yes, it s a lot quieter than it was an - hi martine. hello there. yes, it s a lot quieter than it was an hour- hi martine. hello there. yes, it s a| lot quieter than it was an hour ago, you can probably tell if you were with us then. here at denbigh high school in the hall, this was full of year 11s getting their results just an hour ago year 11s getting their results just an hourago and year 11s getting their results just an hour ago and they were pret thrively, most of them were extremely happy, of course, some people do feel disappointed with the result they get and we will talk about that in a minute, what are their options. the pass rate for this year s gcses has fal
are, but i hope everybody will recognise that the information will be published, and people can scrutinise it for themselves. i hope parents will make informed decisions for their children. for their children. professor, it s aood to for their children. professor, it s good to see for their children. professor, it s good to see you. for their children. professor, it s good to see you. ask for their children. professor, it s good to see you. ask for - for their children. professor, it s good to see you. ask forjoining| for their children. professor, it s i good to see you. ask forjoining us. the daily coronavirus figures released by the government said a further 119 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for covid 19. there were also 29,312 new cases recorded. there were almost 30,000 first doses of the vaccines administered and 143 thousand second doses. 73.2% of the adult population have now received their second dose. new figures from the office for national stati
let us look at the official data. the number of daily coronavirus cases has risen for the first time in a week. the latest official figures show there were 29,312 new cases in the latest 24 hour period. last wednesday there were under 28,000. 119 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours. that s an average of 81 deaths a day in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid seems to have levelled off atjust under 6000. almost 89% of uk adults have now had their firstjab. and nearly 73.2% are now fully vaccinated. it s been a record breaking day for team gb at the olympic games in tokyo, boosting britain into fourth place in the overall medal table, with just four days