Up and down the city and in the surrounding towns, pupils went to pick up their grades this morning.
The results were based on teacher predictions, following a U-turn by the government in the aftermath of anger at the way A-Level results were handled.
You can recap all the updates from across the Portsmouth area in our live blog here.
Readers can also see how schools performed in our updating list – which can be found here.
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41. Portsmouth High School
Tilly Barker (16) from Southsea, who got seven 9s and 3 A*s, with her results at Portsmouth High School in Southsea. Picture: Sarah Standing (200820-2907) Photo: Sarah Standing
42. Portsmouth High School
Pictured is: (seated) Maddy Oliver who got five 8s, 2 A*s, 2 A's and one 9 with her family (l-r) dad Graeme (47), mum Bonny (51) and sister Beatrice (15) at at Portsmouth High School in Southsea. Picture: Sarah Standing (200820-2924) Photo: Sarah Standing
43. St Edmund's Catholic School
St Edmund's Catholic School students (l-r) Lydia Adie, Ross McGregor, Olivia Milne and Kazim Kanani all 16, collect their GCSE results. Picture: Sarah Standing (200820-3060) Photo: Sarah Standing