GCSE 2019 grade boundaries: Grade 1 to 9 is equivalent to THESE grades
GCSE exam results have been released and many might be wondering as to how the secondary school examinations are graded. Here is how grades 1 to 9 are equivalent to past grading systems.
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GCSE grades have changed - and the new system can be a little confusing. The original marking system saw students graded from A to G and this has now changed to 9 to 1. Grade boundaries by exam boards are set after students have sat their tests, so this years won’t be announced until results day. But concerned students and parents can check back here on results day to see the 2019 grade boundaries. Until then, Express.co.uk explains exactly what the new grading system means for your child’s results.
Schools will be measured on the number of students who achieved a Grade 5 or “strong pass” - which is a high C or low B.
The following are how grades 9-1 compare with the previous A*-G
- Grade 9 is the equivalent of above an A*
- Grade 8 is the equivalent of in between grades A* and A
- Grade 7 is the equivalent of a grade A
- Grade 6 is the equivalent of just above a grade B
- Grade 5 is the equivalent of in between grades B and C
- Grade 4 is the equivalent of a grade C
- Grade 3 is the equivalent of in between grades D and E
- Grade 2 is the equivalent of in between grades E and F
- Grade 1 is the equivalent of in between grades F and G
The new system is designed to make it harder for students to get the top grades.
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When is GCSE results day in 2019?
Results day for GCSEs is on Thursday, August 22, 2019.
There is also the Attainment 8 score to factor in, which measures the achievement of a pupil across eight qualifications.
These eight qualifications include mathematics (double weighted) and English (double weighted).
There are three more qualifications which count in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) and three which can be GCSE qualifications or any other non-GCSE qualifications from the Department for Education approved list.
To calculate the Attainment 8, you add up the points of all your eight subjects and divide by 10.
A school’s Attainment 8 score is calculated from the average of all its students’ scores.
Pearson Edexcel, CiDA, DiDA and BTEC
The GSCE grade boundaries for June 2019 Edexcel exams, CiDA, DiDA and BTEC Level 2 are available here.
AQA
The GCSE grade boundaries for June 2019 exams from AQA are available here.
WJEC
The GCSE grade boundaries for WJEC June 2019 exams are available here.
OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA)
The GCSE grade boundaries for OCR June 2019 exams are available here.
CCEA
The GCSE grade boundaries for CCEA June 2019 exams are available here.
Last year these were the grade boundaries for each exam body
AQA grade boundaries (subject, grade 4 score, grade 7 score)
- Mathematics, 19.6 percent, 57.5 percent
- Biology, 26.5 percent, 51 percent
- Chemistry, 26 percent, 56 percent
- English Language, 47.5 percent, 67.5 percent
- English Literature, 38.1 percent, 66.3 percent
- Geography, 35.3 percent, 57.1 percent
- Physics, 25.5 percent, 51.5 percent
- German, 37 percent, 65.8 percent
- French, 38.3 percent, 63.3 percent
- Spanish, 35.8 percent, 60.8 percent
- Computer Science, 48.8 percent, 75 percent
OCR grade boundaries (subject, grade 4 score, grade 7 score)
- English language, 41.9 percent, 65.6 percent- English literature, 34.4 percent, 68.8 percent
- Mathematics, 20 percent, 54.6 percent
- Physics A (Gateway), 35 percent, 61.1 percent
- Physics B (Twenty-First Century), 26.6 percent, 50 percent
- Religious studies, 38.5 percent, 61.9 percent
Pearson Edexcel grade boundaries (subject, grade 4 score, grade 7 score)
- Mathematics, 20.8 percent, 57.9 percent
- Biology, 26.5 percent, 56.9 percent
- Chemistry, 26 percent, 56 percent
- English language, 46.9 percent, 69.4 percent
- English literature, 41.9 percent, 68 percent
- Physics, 25.5 percent, 57.5 percent
- French, 33.2 percent, 57.1 percent
- German, 28.9 percent, 55.7 percent
- Spanish, 30.7 percent, 57.1 percent