A survey by university admissions body UCAS found that 74 per cent of secondary schools will be keeping the AS level exam in at least some subjects where it no longer counts towards the final A level mark. This is up from 66 per cent in a similar survey conducted in 2014.
Furthermore, 59 per cent of the more than 300 schools polled – a mix of state and independent schools – said they would keep the AS level in every subject where it has been decoupled.
The UCAS research states: “Schools who responded explained they were keen to offer their students a broad curriculum, despite the AS not counting toward the final A level mark as in the past.”
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