P661 Teletext 661 Aug27 21:17:51 ——————————————————————————————————————— GOOD NEWS FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANTS The predicted squeeze on university admissions has failed to take place as more students than ever have had thieu college places confirmed. University admissions chief Tony Higgins has confirmed that 212,000 students have been admitted to courses, compared to 198,000 last year. As a result, fewer than 20,000 will go into the clearing system chasing the 14,000 spare places. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Regional news 331 ITV Sport 170 ITV Chasing a degree place? pages 643-649 Class 95 Vacancies Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Aug27 21:36:08 ——————————————————————————————————————— TEENAGER JONATHAN GETS TOP GCSE GRADES Tjenagjr Jonathan Randall was top of his class when hj found out hj had passed 10 Grade A stars in his GCSEs. The 16-year-old from Exeter School in Devon said: "I am absolutely delighted. I want to study the three sciences and maths at A-level and hope to go on to study medicine." The top grade GCSEs were: French, Maths Biology, English Lit, English, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry and RE. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— GCSE results factfile 324 (ITV) Chasing a degree place? pages 643-649 Class 95 Vacancies Keyboard TV PlusP661 Teletext 661 Aug27 21:41:03 ——————————————————————————————————————— MAJOR'S TORY EDUCATION REVOLUTION Prime Minister John Major has called for every publicly-funded school to become self-governing. The proposals, which form part of the Tory education revolution, will ensure that popular schools are expanded and poor ones are closed. Labour's David Blunkjtt said the PM's plans were "either deeply complacent or extremely ill-informed". ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Regional news 331 ITV Sport 170 ITV Chasing a degree place? pages 643-649 Class 95 Vacancies Keyboard TV Plus