MATSEC O-Level, A-Level and Intermediate exam results were published for 9,175 students across Malta and Gozo on Friday.

It’s no doubt a tense wait for students as they find out whether they’ve achieved the results they need to enroll at the University of Malta, or any other educational institution of their choice.

4,938 students sat for O-Level exams, which lead to post-secondary educational institutions, while 4,237 students sat for Intermediate and A-Level exams, which lead to tertiary educational institutions.

The results are being delivered by post and also through SMS.

The most popular subjects at an Advanced level were English, Biology and Pure Maths.

776 students sat for the English A-Level with 13 students obtaining an A grade, while 78 students failed to obtain a passing mark.

From 594 Biology students, 71 students obtained the highest mark, while 44 students obtained an A grade in their Pure Maths exams.

At Intermediate level, the most popular subjects were those of Systems of Knowledge (which is compulsory at sixth forms) and English.

A total of 2,008 and 1,579 students sat for these exams respectively.

With regards to the O-Level exams, the most popular subjects taken by students were Maths, English and Physics.

4,162 students sat for the Maths exams with 298 obtaining the highest mark possible – a 1.

4,078 students sat for their English O-Level, while 3,146 students sat for their Physics O-level.