THE results are in and the GCSE celebrations have been going on all day. Despite a slight drop in the national pass rate, a number of Dorset secondary schools say they notched up their best ever performance.

It was supposedly a “turbulent” year for the exam system according to the experts, but that problem clearly passed by most local students.

You can share their success on pages 4,5,6 and 7 today and a special 28-page supplement tomorrow.

It has been an excellent result all round and the students, their teachers and parents deserve every congratulation.