Across all subjects, those where students performed exceptionally well included chemistry (up two percentage points to 34% gaining grade A), French (up three percentage points to 34% at grade A), German (up one percentage points to 34% at grade A) and economics (up 6 percentage points to 33% at grade A).

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Is not a teacher who can bring students from housing projects up to grade level in her subject more desirable than one in whose classes the same students are failing?

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