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No surprises on A-level results day – and that's a good thing

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A-level results day is here and with its dawn have arrived pictures of jubilant young people jumping for joy. The most amount of students ever were accepted into university on A-level results day according to the University and College Admission Service. More than 409,000 students had places confirmed, a 3% rise on 2014.

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