When is A Level Results Day in the UK and how are grades predicted this year?
All school exams have been cancelled this year as schools have partially closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sixth formers who would normally have taken their A Level exams in May and June will have their results worked out by a new system.
Their results will be based on teachers' assessments and rankings, to see if they have the necessarily grades for their chosen university or next step.
There have also been warnings that next summer's exams will be delayed so students can catch up on lost revision time.
So when will A Level results be announced this year?
When is A Level results day 2020?
A Level and AS level results will be announced on August 13 this year.
This was the original date planned before exams were disrupted by Covid-19.
The government says: "This will enable progression to higher and further education to take place in the normal way.
"It will also allow students time to decide whether they wish to sit exams in the autumn, and to prepare for those exams if necessary."
Results for vocational and technical qualifications used to progress to further or higher education will also be available on the same day as GCSE and A Level results.
How are grades predicted this year?
Students will be awarded a formal calculated grade for each exam they would have taken.
Grades are calculated by assessments and rankings from teachers. However, if students are unhappy with their grades, they can appeal against them, and consider sitting an exam in the autumn or in summer 2021 to aim to get better results.
The government has advised students that their grades decided by exam boards this year may be different to the predicted grades they used to apply for universities.
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