The wait is finally over for around 80 Arran youngsters who received their exam results earlier this week.
Early analysis of the results shows continued success at a range of levels across the North Ayrshire Council area. A higher proportion of S4 pupils who sat National 5 qualifications in 2018 achieved an award at grades A-D than in 2017.
Passes at Higher remain strong and consistent with last year’s performance, and the pass rate at Advanced Higher level also continues to improve with a greater proportion of can- didates achieving success at this level than last year.