Pupils at Tynedale's high schools were celebrating top GCSE results on Thursday.
Students at Hexham's Queen Elizabeth, Haydon Bridge, Prudhoe and Ponteland high schools congregated to open their results envelopes.
Our photographer Kate Buckingham was at Ponteland High School to capture the moments.
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