Entries and late entries for GCSE and A level in Wales 2023/24
An annual release that presents data on the number of entries and late entries for GCSE, AS and A level qualifications in Wales.
Key Points:
- There were 1,007,540 GCSE entries in the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Of these 10.7% were late entries.
- There were 80,825 A level entries and 92,790 AS entries in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.
- 8.3% of total A level entries and 14.4% of AS entries were late entries.
- 345,220 GCSE certificates were awarded in the 2023 to 2024 academic year, an increase of 5.1% compared to the 2022 to 2023 academic year.
- 74,560 AS and A level certificates were awarded in the 2023 to 2024 academic year, a decrease of 0.1% compared to the previous year. A level certificates decreased while AS certificates increased.
- For the purposes of these statistics, an entry is counted as a learner being put forward for an individual assessment. The definition of a late entry is set out in the background notes which accompany this release. The number of late entries does not necessarily represent the number of entries for which a late fee was applied.
- For information on qualification-level entries in summer 2024, as well as commentary on external factors which may have influenced changes in entries, please see our statistical release Provisional Entries for Summer 2024 GCSEs, AS, A levels and Skills Challenge Certificate for Wales.
- Due to the different awarding arrangements that took place, figures between 2020 and 2024 are not directly comparable to each other, or to previous years.
Contact
Statistician
Tel: 01633 373 292
Email: statistics@qualifications.wales
Media
Tel: 01633 373 222
Email: media@qualifications.wales