Neath Port Talbot schools have secured their best ever performances at GCSE. Provisional data shows that the percentage of students achieving the ‘gold star’ benchmark of five GCSEs including English / Welsh and mathematics has improved by 2% to 58%. This is the authority’s best ever performance. The percentage of students achieving 5 A*-C grades has increased to 90%.
Council Leader, Cllr Ali Thomas, said, “I am very proud of our young people in Neath Port Talbot and would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported them to achieve such impressive results. Their parents, schools and communities must also take great pride in their achievements. I would like to wish them well in their future studies or chosen careers.”
Councillor Peter Rees, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Education, School Improvement and Lifelong Learning said, “It gives me great pleasure to congratulate all pupils on their success and also to pay tribute to all those who have supported them in achieving such remarkable, but highly deserved, results ”.
Aled Evans, Director of Education, Leisure & Lifelong Learning commented, “Schools have again produced outstanding outcomes that place Neath Port Talbot pupils at the forefront of learning in Wales. I congratulate all pupils on their success and would like to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge the dedication and support provided by head teachers and all their staff.”
