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Just over half of GCSE maths grades at States schools this year were equivalent to a C or above.
51.4% of all maths grades were marked 4 or above, dropping from 57.8%
The Bailiwick average for the subject, which includes the private colleges, also fell from 69.7% to 62.8%.
There has been a modest improvement in English language grades at the States schools with an additional 1.6% of grades 4 or above, but the island-wide average fell from 76.4% to 75.5%.
But less than half of States-school students achieved at least a grade 4 or higher in both maths and English – with nearly 10% shaved off since 2019.
It was the first non-selective GCSE year for the former Grammar school, with the freshly named Les Varendes High School posting the worst average grades across eight subjects of any of the four secondary schools, with all the others showing improvements.
Les Beaucamps performed the strongest, while La Mare de Carteret had the best year-on-year improvement closely followed by St Sampson’s.
48.3% of Les Varendes students passed in English and maths, compared to 55.9% at Les Beaucamps, 48.7% at St Sampson’s and 46% at La Mare de Carteret.
The Bailiwick average for grades 4 and above is 69.8% this year, pipping England’s percentage by two points.
But locally this is a drop in performance compared to 2023 and 2019, with States schools in particular seeinga 6.2% decrease in attainment.
Pictured: A breakdown of English and maths achievements.
All results are provisional and subject to a final verification which will be published in Education's January 2025 report.
Education officials warned earlier this year that comparisons between the former Grammar school and its comprehensive successor should not be drawn.
Yesterday, Liz Coffey, the Executive Principal of the Secondary School Partnership, said the focus remains on “making improvements across all curriculum areas, such as maths, where we are continuing to develop our approaches to ensure good outcomes.
“We are pleased with the good progress in areas such as English, where results are particularly strong. In that area our States maintained schools and the overall Bailiwick results are both well above England.
"Congratulations to all our students and everyone who has had a part to play in supporting them to achieve their successes today.”
Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, President of Education, noted that covid continues to impact learning and exam results.
"Today is about congratulating all of the students who have received their results today. Completing your GCSEs, BTECs, or any other Level 2 exam is neither easy nor stress-free, so I want to congratulate everyone for their commitment and hard work in getting to this point.”
“I am pleased to see the new non-selective system take shape in Guernsey and excited for the future as the system further embeds as we move ahead.”
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