'Proud'published at 09:41
School reaction
Wrexham's Ysgol Rhiwabon post its A-level results.
Summary
More than 10,000 pupils in Wales receive A-level results on 13 August
The proportion achieving the top grades is at its highest level since being brought in five years ago
A total of 7.3% of students got A* grades - up from 6.7% but still short of the UK average of 8.2%
Overall pass rate fell from 97.5% to 97.3% and Wales is lower than Northern Ireland, England and any of its regions
Boys performed better than girls at gaining an A* but girls continue to outperform boys for A*- E grades
Education Minister Huw Lewis called the results "another strong performance in Wales"
'Proud'published at 09:41
Students in north Walespublished at 09:38
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End of twitter postMinister's congratulationspublished at 09:36
Huw Lewis praises students and teachers
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End of twitter post'Pleasing' resultspublished at 09:36
BBC Wales reporter @BenjaminRPrice, external at Morriston comprehensive school in Swansea says half of sixth-form students have already collected their results.
Headmaster Martin Franklin said:
Quote MessageWe are please the percentage of A* to C grades have gone up this year and it's pleasing to see so many of our pupils getting places at university.
The results are inpublished at 09:35
Overall results at Ysgol Gyfun ystalyfera are published.
Image source, bbc'Positively over the moon'published at 09:35
Students tweet
'Another strong performance'published at 09:34 British Summer Time 13 August 2015
Education minister's tribute to students
Education Minister Huw Lewis praises students and teachers for "another strong performance" with high outcomes at key subjects such as Maths, Further Maths and French.
He said the percentage of students achieving the very top grade had "increased yet again".
Mr Lewis, who is visiting Bassaleg School, Newport, to meet students getting their results, put it down to "a great deal of hard work".
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Big hugspublished at 09:30
Joy on results day in Neath Port Talbot.
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End of twitter postTop A-level grades uppublished at 09:30
Overall pass rate slightly down
The proportion of students in Wales achieving the top grade at A-level has risen again and is at its highest since being brought in five years ago.
A total of 7.3% of students got A* grades - up from 6.7% but still short of the UK average of 8.2%.
But the overall pass rate fell from 97.5% to 97.3% and Wales is lower than Northern Ireland, England and any of its regions.
Education Minister Huw Lewis said it was "another strong performance in Wales".
For the full report click here.
Go teampublished at 09:28
Swansea sixth-formers
Sixth-formers at Neath Port Talbot's Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera strike a team pose after receiving their results.
Star pupilpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 13 August 2015
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End of twitter post'Should people go to uni?published at 09:22
BBC Radio Wales discussion
As thousands of students across Wales get their results, Oliver Hides discusses with guests and callers the benefits and drawbacks of going to university.
Raising a toastpublished at 09:17
Students celebrating success at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham
Top performerspublished at 09:16
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End of twitter post'Uni applications should come after results'published at 09:13
Former-uni vice chancellors calls for change
The university admissions system should be switched so applications are made after students know their exam results, says a university vice-chancellor.
Image source, PAWaiting in linepublished at 09:12
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End of twitter post'So chuffed'published at 09:12
Back at Coleg y Cymoedd in Nantgarw, Andrew Ioan Lee Williams said he is "so chuffed" as he is heading to St Hilda's College, Oxford after gaining three A* in maths, further maths and physics, and an A in chemistry.
Ready and waitingpublished at 09:11
The first students arrive at Ysgol Penglais School, in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Our reporter @MattMurray29, external is at the scene.
Bishop of Llandaff High schoolpublished at 09:05
Head praises pupils
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End of twitter postHigh successpublished at 09:04
Swansea's Gower College said it is celebrating an overall 98% pass rate at A-level, with 1,548 separate exam entries