However due to the coronavirus pandemic it was not a traditional results day – not just because of the lack of exams.
There were social distancing and safety precautions in place at the sixth forms and colleges around the area.
Students also wore masks when picking up their results.
The News sent our photographers across the area to snap pictures of students collecting their results – at a safe social distance of course.
Have a look through the gallery below.
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