GCSE

One pupil, Matthew, said learning to ride the moped was what attracted him to take the GCSE.

Steinbeck's 1937 novel is currently one of five options offered to schools as part of a unit in the WJEC's English literature GCSE.

Qualifications Wales said the new GCSE, which was due to be introduced in 2027, raised "many practical challenges for the education sector".

After previously passing his maths GCSE, he took on English this year at Suffolk New College, and he said it was a challenge.

Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive GCSE, BTec Tech Awards and other level 2 qualifications on Thursday.