North Yorkshire's schools have again fared well in the annual publication of secondary school performance tables.
The county's schools saw an average of 59.3 per cent of pupils getting five or more grades A* to C, ranking 11th out of 150 areas across England and showing a steady rise over the past four years.
A spokesman for North Yorkshire County Council's education department said it was on track to achieve its target of 62 per cent of pupils gaining such results by 2002.
The average A-level point score was 20.9.
The City of York, which had an average of 52.6 per cent of pupils getting five A* to Cs, ranked 37th in the country, and the East Riding of Yorkshire, with 49.9 per cent, 51st.
The 2000 tables, based on data from more than 5,000 schools, confirmed England's young people raised their game once again at both GCSE and A-level.
The proportion of pupils getting five good GCSE passes - A* to Cs - rose from 47.9 per cent to 49.2 per cent this year.
The points average racked up by sixth formers doing two or more A-levels also rose, from 18.2 to 18.5, according to the system endorsed by universities where an A-grade is worth ten.
Once again, independent and grammar schools dominated the tables.
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