More than 800 pupils on the Isle of Man received their GCSE and IGCSE results yesterday.

Provisional Level 2 results for Island pupils, across the five secondary schools, showed a rise in overall attainment – despite the change in examinations.

The percentage of pupils attaining five or more L2 passes including English and Maths is the second highest to date.

67.4 per cent of all grades awarded were at L2 – 98.1 per cent of all passes were at L1 or L2.

School improvement advisor Joel Smith says: "This is a good set of results for our schools, set against the challenges presented by a rapidly evolving qualifications picture nationally.

"Outcomes today reflect a huge amount of application by our pupils, supported admirably at every juncture by our dedicated teaching and support staff.

"In the key subjects of English and maths, pupils have performed well and given themselves a wide range of choices when approaching their continuing education and future employment."

Education, Sport and Culture Minister Graham Cregeen says: "The Island’s pupils and our schools have enjoyed a great deal of success, in spite of the challenges presented by changing qualifications and curriculum reform.

"This has resulted in a considerable majority of pupils attaining well across a very broad range of academic and vocational courses."