A-level A grades down
The proportion of A-levels scoring at least an A grade has fallen for the first time in more than 20 years, official figures showed today.
14 year old boy to become one of country's youngest undergraduates
A 14 year old boy will become one of the country's youngest ever undergraduates this autumn when he enrols at university.
Wajih Ahmed will study for a degree in economics at the university of Southampton, assured of his place because he received A* A-level results in maths and further maths in addition to an A in chemistry last year, the Southern Daily Echo reports.
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