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Support available for students considering options

Island A-Level pass rate more than 98%

More drop-in sessions with career advisors are being made available for Manx students to help them decide their next steps.

Provisional data from education officials, just over a week after A-Level results day, shows a 98.8 per cent pass rate.

More than half of those were at the higher A* to B grades.

It means the majority of students who applied for a university course got what they needed to secure a place.

The Department of Education says, every year, 18 and 19 year old school leavers are supported to help them take positive next steps into higher education, training or employment at the end of their studies. 

Some students who were planning to travel off Island to university in the autumn have deferred for a year to gain some relevant employment experience before taking up their degree studies next year. 

Others with strong results have opted for local employment opportunities that include training and progress onto degree equivalent professional qualifications.

This involves industries like banking, accountancy, computer programming, insurance and engineering.

Those still considering their options can go to one of the drop in sessions around the Island for information about employment and training opportunities.

You can find out where they are HERE.

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