But many-including the prime minister-regard even flawed a-levels and gcses as better than none .

不过，包括首相在内的很多人认为即使a-levels和gcses考试有很多缺陷，也聊胜于无。

Last summer 69 % of pupils met the benchmark for good gcses , easily beating the national average .

去年夏天，69%的学生以良好的成绩得到了普通中等教育证书，轻松超过了全国平均人数。

Take-up was highest among the parents of children preparing for gcses , he says .

他说，那些购买资料的人中，大多数是那些准备参加普通中等教育考试的孩子们的家长。

This gap seems to have emerged from the time gcses were introduced , suggesting girls have done well out of continuous assessment , though other factors like refining subject choices and better role-models may matter too .

这样的差距似乎已经在gcses被引进的时候就已经出现，虽然其他方面的因素如精选主题以及更好的示范方面也很重要，但仍表明女生们在连续评估中已经做的很好。

In 2009 , 57 % of them at around age 16 passed national exams ( gcses ) with acceptable grades , including those in maths and english , compared with 51 % at non-religious state schools .

2009年，教会学校57%取得全英普通中等教育证书（gcses）的16岁学生考试成绩较好，包括英语和数学科目；而同期同比非宗教公立学校的比例为51%。