Some 127 candidates out of 254 who took their NCTJ National Certificate Exams in March have passed. The 50 per cent pass rate is broadly in line with previous years.
Journalists are eligible to take the NCE test 18 months after taking their preliminary NCTJ exams, if they have been working as journalists.
The pass rate for those taking the exam first time around was 38 per cent – the lowest since October 2003.
The chief examiner commented that shorthand speed was a problem for some candidates.
The winners of the £250 prizes for best performance in each section went to Eleanor Simmonds, Oxford Mail (news interview); David Williams, Waltham Forest Guardian (news report); Elizabeth Smith, South Wales Evening Post (newspaper practice) and Matthew Jackson, Swindon Advertiser (logbook).
Here is the full list of those who passed:
Bridget Aherne, Tameside Reporter
David Ainsworth, Brentwood Gazette
Rachel Atkinson, Lancaster Guardian
Jessica Bauldry, Mid Sussex Times
Sam Beattie, Middlesborough Evening Gazette
Helen Bell, Skegness Standard & Citizen
Gareth Bethell, Swindon Advertiser
Thomas Bevan, Western Gazette
Rebecca Bird, Tameside Reporter
Adam Blakeman, Cheadle Post & Times
Jack Blanchard, Boston Standard
Anthony Bond, Diss Express
John Boyman, Basingstoke Gazette
Jennifer Brentnall, South Wales Argus
Graeme Brown, The Sentinel
Nicolino Brunetti, Bucks Free Press
Tracey Bryce, Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser
Jonathan Bunn, Waltham Forest Guardian
Claire Burke, South Wales Argus
Christopher Burton, Worksop Guardian
Jody Clark, Courier Newspapers
Gaynor Clarke, Bury Times
David Coates, Lancashire Evening Post
Penny Coles, Tameside Advertiser
Katherine Cooksey, The Sentinel
Sarah Cosgrove, Waltham Forest Guardian
Tim Cunningham, Ilkeston Advertiser
Keir Dawson, Spenborough Guardian
Neil Docking, Warrington Guardian
Matthew Elder, Fife Free Press
Kirsty Elleray, Stockport Express Advertiser
Jason Evans, South Wales Evening Post
Stephen Exley, Cambridge Evening News
Natalie Fahy, Richmond & Twickenham Times
Kathryn Fell, North Devon Journal
James Ferguson, Oldham Advertiser
Daniel Frost, Courier Newspapers
Glenn Garrett, Courier Newspapers
Louise Glyde, Hampshire Chronicle
Daniel Goater, Dorset Echo
Jamie Goodwin, Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph
Charlotte Graves-Tamvakis, Islington Gazette
Gerran Grimshaw, The Press, York
Oliver Harry, Petersfield Post
Farhana Haque, Batley News
Mark Hemmings, East Herts & Broxbourne Herald
Christopher Hinton, Harrogate Advertiser
Steven Hughes, Reading Evening Post
Emma Hutchings, Hendon Times
Matthew Jackson, Swindon Advertiser
David Johnson, The Sentinel
Oliver Jelley, Northants Evening Telegraph
Daniel King, Northern Echo
Ryan Kisiel, South London Press
Ben Knowles, Banbury Guardian
Rebecca Lawrence, Shropshire Star
Andrew Lewis, Express & Echo, Exeter
Jonathan Lewis, North Devon Journal
James Liggett, Congleton Chronicle
Elizabeth Littler, Braintree & Witham Times
Daniel Lombard, South Wales Argus
Emma Luther, Gloucestershire Echo
Kerra Maddern, Express & Echo, Exeter
Kate Martin, Basingstoke Gazette
Jonathan Massey, Watford Observer
Andrew McCreaddie, Knutsford Guardian
Sean McFarlane, The Sentinel
Richard Meade, Barking & Dagenham Post
Katya Mira, The Argus, Brighton
Kathryn Moore, Yorkshire Evening Post
Owen Morton, Courier Newspapers
Thomas Moseley, The News, Portsmouth
Emma Mountford, Middleton & North Manchester Guardian
Jonathan Muir, Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Sally Munro, Gloucestershire Echo
Gavin Murray, Wakefield Express
Sara Nelson, News Shopper
Edward O’Mara, Stamford Mercury
Jane O’Neill, Northumberland Gazette
Benjamin Page, Slough Observer
Colin Parker, Surrey Advertiser
Amy Parkes, Worksop Guardian
Thomas Pegg, Mansfield Chad
Jenna Pudelek, Kent & Sussex Courier
Eric Randolph, Daily Echo, Bournemouth
Benjamin Raza, Bedfordshire Times & Citizen
Jennifer Rivett, Basingstoke Gazette
Brendan Rooney, Dunfermline Press
Christina Savvas, The Sentinel
Aleisha Scott, Western Daily Press
Laura Sharpe, Accrington Observer
Thomas Sharpe, Rotherham Advertiser
Victoria Sheard, Dewsbury Reporter
Thomas Shipp, Hertfordshire Mercury
Eleanor Simmonds, Oxford Mail
Andrew Simpson, Northwich Guardian
Gordon Simpson, Wiltshire Gazette & Herald
Anna Smith, Sheffield Star
Elizabeth Smith, South Wales Argus
Jessica Smith, East London Advertiser
Steven Smith, Hampshire Chronicle
Lindsay Southall, Bury Times
Matthew Squires, Lancashire Evening Post
Clara Story, Surrey Comet
Andrew Streat, Maidenhead Advertiser
Nadia Stone, The Bath Chronicle
Simon Thacker, Accrington Observer
Helen Thomas, Wiltshire Times
Paula Thompson, Southern Daily Echo
Rebecca Thomson, South Wales Argus
Laura Thorpe, The Somerset County Gazette
Naomi Tolley, Herald Express
Liz Trist, Express & Echo, Exeter
Claire Truscott, The Argus, Brighton
Joseph Tulip, Hexham Courant
Stuart Turner, Rugby Advertiser
Samuel Underwood, Littlehampton Gazette
Christopher Walker, Doncaster Free Press
Emily Walker, Swindon Evening Advertiser
John Ward, Reading Evening Post
Matthew Westby, Grimsby Telegraph
Alison White, News Shopper
Christopher Wickham, Richmond & Twickenham Times
David Williams, Waltham Forest Guardian
Ruth Williams, Northants Evening Telegraph
Kate Yates, Worcester Evening News
Christopher Young, Hartlepool Mail
Email pged@pressgazette.co.uk to point out mistakes, provide story tips or send in a letter for publication on our "Letters Page" blog
