Ronan and Tabitha from St Ronan’s College in Lurgan are studying for GCSEs, but both told BBC News NI that they would rather come into school to get their results than receive them on an app.
“There’s a buzz around the school,” Ronan said.
“People might feel like they want to stay at home if they got bad results and not go in and tell people about their results.”
Both Ronan and Tabitha thought it would be important to go in to talk about results with friends and teachers.
“I think everything now is becoming so much more digital, and especially as your GCSE results are so important for the future and everything, it’s so much more beneficial to be surrounded by your friends and your teachers, and to be able to access that support network,” Tabitha said.
“It’s good to see familiar faces and it makes everybody feel more comfortable and secure.
“Especially at our age I think it’s good to be able to access the support network around you that is provided by the school.”