Many young people in Faversham will find out their A-level exam results tomorrow (Thursday August 18). It is a nervous time for all involved, with parents, families and friends all praying the youngsters get the grades their education and career hopes are pinned on.
But do we set too much store by these exams?
Despite government efforts to direct more youngsters into further and higher education, nearly half of our children leave school without even attaining five GCSEs. Does it do them, and our society, harm? Does Kent's grammar-school system pick out the bright sparks but consign the rest to failure?
How have exam qualifications – or lack of them – affected you?
Tell Faversham People what you think!