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A-level students across Monmouthshire are celebrating a record-breaking set of results.
The county's pass rate rose by nearly four percentage points to 99.1%, compared with 95.44% last year.
The rising pass rate also saw a record number of students -28% - achieving the highest grades of A* to A. That is a 10% increase on last year.
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The ability of a university degree to pave the way for higher earnings has not been eroded by the increase in student numbers, say researchers.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has compared the advantages in incomes of UK graduates from the mid-1980s with those from the mid-1990s.
Read Sean Coughlan's full report here.
On Anglesey, 96.9% of A-Level students achieved grades A to E.
Delyth Molyneux, head of lifelong learning, praised the "commendable" performance.
She said it was "encouraging to note that the A to E percentage is 100% in a significant number of subjects" and "the percentage achieving the A* grade across all subjects is 6.2%, an encouraging improvement on last year".
Powys pupils achieved a 97.5% pass rate for the county, down from 98.4% last year.
But results at grades A* to B - 48.1% - remained higher than the all-Wales figure.
Councillor Arwel Jones said: "Our warm congratulations go to all the young people on their well-deserved achievements and to all those who have supported them throughout their school careers."
Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami was with his eldest son as he picked up his results this morning.
"It’s obviously a very stressful day for students, parents and teachers alike. As always the results from the schools across Alyn and Deeside have not disappointed," he said.
“Although I am told that there has been a slight dip since last year, I am still very proud of the students across my constituency and I hope that these results open many doors for them."
Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan, in Abergele, is celebrating its “best ever” A-level results with a 100% pass rate.
Head teacher Lee Cummins said: “Learners have excelled in both traditional and vocational subjects. Their excellent performance will allow our students to continue their lifelong learning journey.”
Rory and Ryan Doolan, from Coleg y Cymoedd, studied the same subjects and are both off to Bath University after achieving the same results.
The overall provisional pass rate for students in Caerphilly county borough schools for is 97%, consistent with 2015's results, the council has revealed.
Councillor Derek Havard said: "These results have been achieved as a result of much dedication, hard work and perseverance by our students, together with the commitment and professional support of their teachers."
The overall Pembrokeshire pass rate at A-Level this year was 96.6%, slightly lower than in 2015.
The council's director for children and schools, Kate Evan-Hughes said: "I am delighted to see the improvement for some of our schools, but we will be working closely with those whose outcomes this year have not seen significant positive changes."
Boyfriend and girlfriend Joseph Reed and Nia Williams, both 18, from Cardiff's Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, both got straight As.
That means the happy couple have got into Oxford University.
Teachers union NASUWT's general secretary, Chris Keates, said Wales' young people were succeeding under "tremendous pressure".
"It is a testament to the hard work of teachers in Wales that they have achieved these excellent results against a backdrop of ever tighter school and college budgets and at a time of unprecedented change to the qualification system," she said.
“Despite these challenging circumstances, teachers have pulled out all the stops to ensure that young people are supported to achieve their best."
Flintshire schools have seen 97.2% of A-level pupils achieve pass grades this year.
The proportion achieving of A* to C grades was 73%, down from 77.3% in 2015.
Councillor Chris Bithell said: "Flintshire's students have worked hard to pursue demanding programmes of study. I am delighted for all of them."
Thousands of teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be receiving their A-level results on Thursday.
While many will be out celebrating their success, others will be disappointed and facing tough decisions.
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While our students and teachers are due congratulations, the First Minister and his Cabinet Secretary for Education deserve no such praise. Their failure to close the gap on educational standards is a damning indictment of their ability to properly govern the nation."
More than 30% of those sitting A-levels in Wrexham schools achieved A* or A grades, higher than the all-Wales figure of 22.7%, the council says.
But there was a "slight dip" compared with last year in the percentage of those awarded grades A* to C.
John Davies, head of lifelong learning, said: "There is much to celebrate!"
BBC Wales' Geraint Thomas speaks to Welsh Education Secretary Kirsty Williams at Maesteg school.
Welsh Education Secretary Kirsty Williams congratulated A-level pupils and said the number achieving the highest grades was “encouraging” – despite a top-grades fall in Wales.
“We can be proud of our pupils' performance in maths and the progress when it comes to the Welsh Baccalaureate,” she said, after visiting Maesteg School.
"However, there are some areas where we are not where we would want to be. I will be looking closely at the full details of these results and those we expect next week to see what lessons we can learn and what we can do differently.”
She said she would be “pushing further ahead” with reforms.
Statistics have shown fewer pupils from poorer parts of Wales get to university.
In Wales, the entry-rate range is from just under 18% of 18 year olds in Aberavon, to more than 48% in Cardiff North.
For those in the most disadvantaged districts in Wales the average rate is 16.6%, almost the same as the year before.
Meanwhile, students living in what are classed as the most advantaged areas of Wales are five-and-a-half times more likely to go to a university with higher entry requirements than those from the most disadvantaged parts.
BBC Wales' Geraint Thomas says Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has arrived to meet students at Maesteg School.
She looks suitably impressed as she talks to head boy Thomas Braund.
Phil McTague, head teacher at Ysgol Eirias, has a simple answer to people who ask if A-levels are getting easier:
"If Usain Bolt sets a new record in the 100m, people don't say the 100m is getting easier! Our students have worked really hard this year and we're proud of all their results."
The college's 484 students, who sat a total of 1,249 A-levels, achieved a pass rate of 98.5% - an increase of 1.7% from 2015.
Principal Guy Lacey said it was an "exceptional achievement".
“We are so proud of our students, they have been extremely committed to their studies and this is certainly reflected in the fantastic results this year."