Today is the day! Millions of teenagers all over the world got their eagerly awaited results from this year's GCSE & IGCSE exams.
I just want to begin by congratulating everyone and I hope you got the results you hoped for! and don't worry if you didn't! - it´s not the end of the world and these days there are lots of options and solutions for you.
GCSE pass rates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have risen this year - despite an overhaul to make the exams more demanding.
The proportion of students reaching the pass levels - England's new grade 4 and grade C in Wales and Northern Ireland - is up by 0.5% to 66.9%.
For the first time most of the GCSEs in England are being graded from 9 to 1.
About 4% of entries received the top grade 9 - and 732 pupils scored a clean sweep of grade 9s in all subjects.
Girls continued to do better than boys - in terms of both the highest grades and in the pass rate. But the gender gap has narrowed this year with boys catching up.
In total, 17.2% of boys' entries scored an A or a 7, up from 16.4% last year, while girls' remained static at 23.7%.
(source: BBC)
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