The proportion of school-leavers achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C or equivalent has increased from 71.9 per cent in 2009/10 to 78.6 per cent last year.
And at 63.5 per cent, the proportion achieving at least five A* to C GCSEs including English and maths has increased by 4.5 percentage points since 2009/10.
At A level, 17.6 per cent are reaching the three-plus A* to C benchmark in secondary schools, while almost three in every 10 pupils are gaining three A* to E grades.
Mr O’Dowd says newly published Department of Education statistics also show a notable improvement in the performance of pupils in non-selective post-primary schools. The proportion of secondary school pupils with five GCSEs including English and maths stands at 41.5 per cent. Just 1.3 per cent now leave school with no qualifications at all.
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