Pupils in Wales sitting exams next year will continue to be graded more generously than before the pandemic, the qualifications watchdog has said.
Qualifications Wales said the decision reflected the "long-term impact" the pandemic has had on learners.
It follows a similar approach to setting grades in 2022 - the first set of exams for three years after they were cancelled because of Covid-19.
The regulator said grading would return to pre-pandemic standards in 2024.
The intention in summer 2023 is for GCSE, AS and A-level results to reflect a mid-point between 2019 and 2022 grades, unlike in England where exams will be marked closer to pre-pandemic levels.
Though overall grades in 2022 were, as planned, lower than in 2021 when teachers set grades, there could still be a significant drop back to pre-pandemic levels without extra support, the regulator feared.
