ANOTHER year of consistent exam results in the Western Isles has been welcomed by the local authority.
2016 results show 963 candidates sat exams at Higher level and an increase in the percentage of A-C passes to 81.2 per cent. Across the authority, there was a 86.94 per cent pass rate for 3,216 exam papaers entered.
A spokesman for the comhairle said: ‘The authority appreciates the hard work of teaching staff and pupils and would also like to thank the administrative staff in schools for their diligence in the processing of SQA data.’