Sentence examples for a grade pass from inspiring English sources

At A* grade, the pass rate is expected to top seven per cent for the first time, again registering a more than 50 per cent improvement since the grade was first introduced in 1994, while the A grade pass rate is likely to go above 21 per cent for the first time.

Robertson eventually became the first Australian to graduate with an A-grade pass.

More than half the applicants had three A grade passes or better.

The percentage of pupils achieving A* and A grade passes also rose by 1.2 per cent to 20.7 per cent – the first year that more than one in five scripts was awarded a top-grade pass.

Triplets and twins notch up 40 top grade passes A set of triplets and two sets of twins at the same school notched up an impressive 40 A* and A grade passes between them.

The percentage of A* and A grade passes fell by 0.3 percentage points  to 26.3 per cent - although the overall pass rate went up by 0.1 percentage points to 98.1 per cent.

Overall, while there is expected to be a drop in the number of top grade A* or A grade passes, the overall results are likely to be similar to 2013.

The North-east fared worst in the country for A-grade passes at A-levels.

Academics are forecasting the rise in the percentage of youngsters obtaining A-grade passes will continue this year.

"We do take in students who get five grade Bs at GCSE – although we also have a string of applicants with strong A* and A-grade passes.

My 18-year-old needs three A-grade passes to get a place on his chosen course of chemistry with German at Imperial College in London.