GCSE results: "Job's done, I'm happy!"

Students across the Isle of Man have been spending the morning finding out how they performed in their GCSEs.

It's results day, with hundreds of pupils tearing open envelopes to discover if the hard work and revision has paid off.

In Peel, the headteacher at QEII High School says she's 'incredibly proud' of the students collecting their GCSE results today.

Image: Assistant Headteacher Steven Slack; Students Andrew, Max, and George; Headteacher Charlotte Clarke.

Charlotte Clarke says a full analysis of results will take place in the coming days, but the year group has done 'really well'.

She told Manx Radio all the hard work has paid off:

"Oh, yeah, I was bricking it!"

After years of hard work and months of revision, it's been an anxious wait for students Andrew, George and Max.

But the trio are pleased with their results, with George achieving an astonishing 100 percent in Maths:

In recent years a new GCSE grading scale has been introduced, moving away from A* to G to a numbered scale of 9-1 (9 being the highest, 1 the lowest).

Meanwhile, some grades had been released earlier this week.

Assistant Headteacher Steven Slack explains:

"Job's done, I'm happy!"

Students Alex and Aydin are planning to stay in sixth form before hopefully moving onto university and, for Aydin, a career in Air Traffic Control. 

They are both pleased with their results:

"We can't be any happier, we're so proud of the students!" - Head of English, Amy Benziane

At QEII, around a third of students achieved an A* or A equivalent in English Language.

Head of English Amy Benziane says there was a strong performance in literature too:

Many students at QEII will be staying at the school for sixth form where they will start their A-Level studies in September.

Students Isla and Ella say History was a challenging subject this year, but it didn't stop them achieving the marks they wanted: