Students celebrate 92% A-Level pass rate, up three points on 2025

Overall, Gibraltar recorded a 92% A-Level pass rate this year - up three percentage points on 2025.

Across Government schools, there were 660 pass grades, with 12 students achieving Scholar status with three A grades or above.

Speaking to GBC, the Director of Education, Keri Scott, said there were a lot of success stories.

Prior Park reported a 100% overall pass rate, with 89% of grades at A* to C.  

The most popular subjects were Spanish, Biology and Sociology.

Katy Docker spoke to students and teachers earlier today.

For its part, the GSD has congratulated students on their A-Level results.

The Shadow Minister for Education, Edwin Reyes, also thanked teachers.

He wished the best for students going on to university, as well as to those who might seek to get better results.

Mr Reyes also said it was important to ensure opportunities exist for those who choose not to go to university.

And, students celebrating their A-level results can now apply for a £3000 Excellence Prize from the Kusuma Trust.

The annual awards recognise students who have performed exceptionally well and secured a place at a leading university, with the prize intended to support them as they pursue their chosen subject.

Applications are now open and close on September 18th.

UK Results

In the UK, the number of A* and A grades is up to 28.5%. This figure shot up during 2020 and 2021, when results were based on teachers' assessments, but stricter marking since 2023 saw numbers come back down before beginning to rise again slowly. 

For the second year in a row, statistics show boys have outperformed girls at the top grades in the UK. This year the gap has widened to almost one percentage point between the sexes at A* and A grades. 

The most popular subject at A-level continues to be maths. Psychology is a close second, with an uptake in economics making it the 5th most popular A-level subject this year, after biology and chemistry.

The number of students following T-Levels has also surged, with almost 20,000 of these going on to university. Launched in 2020, the 2-year technical qualifications were created to prepare students for skilled work, higher education or apprenticeships.

Reports suggest a record number of over 250,000 18 year olds in the UK will go on to further education after the summer.