GCSEs: Wales' pupils celebrate as A and A* grades improve again
GCSE students have been celebrating their results after top grades increased for the second year in a row.
A and A* grades made up 28.7% of those awarded, compared with 18.4% when exams were last held in 2019.
Elin got 12 A* grades at Ysgol Glan Clwyd in St Asaph.
The 16-year-old said: “I feel so overwhelmed. It’s made my hard work worth it.”