Nick Gibb, the schools minister, said: I also want to congratulate students who have achieved their foundation and higher diplomas today.
Prof Les Ebdon, director of the Office for Fair Access to Higher Education watchdog, said: "I especially congratulate students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have achieved excellent results, often in difficult circumstances.
JCQ's director general, Michael Turner, hailed the news as an "excellent achievement" and said the country should be celebrating and congratulating students on their efforts.
In 2011, Central's proficiency scores rose dramatically, and Cerf spoke at an assembly to congratulate the students.
CaSE assistant director Beck Smith said: "We congratulate those students, and their teachers, who have once again achieved excellent results.
Unveiling the line-up, Royal Conservatoire principal Professor John Wallace CBE said: "Graduation is always a time for celebration and a great moment for us to not only congratulate those students who have completed their journey with us.
We congratulate our students, families and devoted educators for this critical step forward".
Ronald Gustaitis, the Stepney principal, and Norman Michaud, the district superintendent, congratulated the students.
The governor and the state's education secretary will add their own letters, congratulating the students on their success.
And then, with the eye of the Washington Monument a beacon behind him, Brian Williams congratulated the students on their achievement.
In an e-mail sent the day before the publication, he congratulated the students in his lab for taking the "ethical stance" by continuing the work on their own.
