Girls are falling behind as compared to boys in terms of getting A's, reports say. In the battle for getting A, boys got 8.1 percent while their female counterparts only got 7.6 percent.
The gender gap widened as high-achieving young males outperformed the girls in school. The gap was caused by tougher exams in sciences and maths. The government did a clampdown on what they deemed as grade inflation because they feel that the exams have become too easy for students. The A*-A pass rate, according to the Daily Mail, fell and it's the first time it happened in over two decades.
Despite the fall however, many students were still able to enter university courses. Figures show that 385,910 students have secured their seats in universities and this was up at 9 percent as compared to last year. According to the figures, only around 345,300 student applicants were accepted in their university of choice -the others would now have to make do with the university their grades were able to reach, reports say.
Out of these numbers there are around 100,000 applicants waiting for a decision from universities while others 145,730 of them to be exact are deemed "eligible for clearing". This means that they did not score places in their course of choice but are eligible to take courses with vacancies.
It was suggested previously that turning the focus on mathematics and science subjects will fuel a drop in grades. Some students are not so strong in these two fields. Due to the changes in exams, many are now opting for courses in the said fields to help them secure a seat in a university later on.
Reports say that subjects like chemistry, physics, and biology made up 17.8 percent according to the Joint Council for Qualifications.
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