And we were there with them to discover how they got on.
This is the first cohort of students to sit exams since the coronavirus outbreak.
They are expected to face tougher competition for university places this year, with institutions known to have been more conservative in their offers this year.
The number of students accepted on to UK degree courses has fallen this year, Ucas figures show.
A total of 425,830 people have had places confirmed, down two per cent on the same point last year.
In 2021, a record 435,430 people, from the UK and overseas, had places confirmed.
This year’s figure is the second highest on record, and up 16,870 compared with 2019 when exams were last held.
5. A-level results day
Daisy Cole has 4As. A-level results, Portsmouth High School, Southsea Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 180822-10) Photo: Chris Moorhouse
6. A-level results day
Juhi Miah, right, and her mother, Rowshonara Rotna. Juhi is going to read geography at Oxford. A-level results, Portsmouth High School, Southsea Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 180822-11) Photo: Chris Moorhouse
7. A-level results day
Tears of joy for Maddy Oliver who is going to read geography at Oxford. She is pictured with her father, Graeme, and sister, Beatrice. A-level results, Portsmouth High School, Southsea. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 180822-14) Photo: Chris Moorhouse
8. A-level results day
Students celebrating their A-level result at Portsmouth High School, Southsea Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 180822-) Photo: Chris Moorhouse