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In August 2018, Ofqual announced that it had intervened to adjust the GCSE Science grade boundaries for students who had taken the "higher tier" paper in its new double award science exams and performed poorly, due to an excessive number of students in danger of receiving a grade of "U" or "unclassified".
At GCSE, awards a qualification at Level 1 of the RQF. U: ungraded/unclassified – no certificate or qualification awarded ^a 9–1 grades phased in by subject between 2017 and 2019 in England ^b New A*–G grades in Northern Ireland from 2019 [3] ^c A*–G grades as used in Wales since 1994, and in England and Northern Ireland between 1994 ...
The 9-1 grading system for GCSEs began in 2017 in England.
For GCSE Science the old single-award ‘science’ and ‘additional science’ options are no longer available, being replaced with a double award ‘combined science’ option (graded on the scale 9–9 to 1–1 and equivalent to 2 GCSEs). Alternatively pupils can take separate qualifications in chemistry, biology and physics.
GCSE grades 3 to 1 (D to G) – Certificate and qualification awarded. At GCSE, awards a qualification at Level 1 of the RQF. U: ungraded/unclassified – no certificate or qualification awarded ^a 9–1 grades phased in by subject between 2017 and 2019 in England ^b New A*–G grades in Northern Ireland from 2019 [6]
A table showing approximate equivalences between the GCSE grading systems and its predecessors, the O-Level and CSE. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status No parameters specified The above documentation is transcluded from Template:GCSE grades/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create ...
Like AQA's trilogy, each science part is broken into topics in combined science A's specification document , but unlike AQA combined science, practicals are suggested rather than specified, although practicals are still compulsory (the same goes for combined science B). The GCSE combined science A exam is made up of six papers (each one hour ...
Examination boards in the United Kingdom (sometimes called awarding bodies or awarding organisations) are the examination boards responsible for setting and awarding secondary education level qualifications, such as GCSEs, Standard Grades, A Levels, Highers and vocational qualifications, to students in the United Kingdom.