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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 [24]
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". [3]
However, in England and Wales, the high school diploma is considered to be at the level of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), which is awarded at Year 11. [5] [6] For college and university admissions, the high school diploma may be accepted in lieu of the GCSE if an average grade of C is obtained in subjects with a GCSE ...
The revised version of the National Curriculum covered more content; [28] the one for KS4 science was published in December 2014 and a version specifically for GCSE combined science was published in June 2015, [38] and implemented in September 2016. [39] The increased content triggered a change in the GCSE grading system from A*–G to 9–1.
Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία geōgraphía; combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. [1] Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also ...
According to the British Department for Education, in the academic year 2014/15, approximately 7.3%, 2.7%, 1.0%, and 0.3% of all the candidates from the GCSE cohort (548,480) achieved one to four A*s or a better result in the GCE A-level examination. This percentile rank is one important input for equating the levels in both examinations.
In the same year, the Telegraph placed Habs in 15th place based on A- and AS-level results, [35] and 8th (out of 2703) in their full list ranked by average score per A-level entry. [36] In the 2015 private school League tables, The Telegraph placed the School 10th in the country for GCSE and achieved a 74% overall A* grade. [37]
The society produces cases studies, lesson plans and activity ideas for an all levels of learning, from KS1 up to post-GCSE. [56] The Geography in the News website is available for student members and young geographers. It has more than 300 topical case studies. [57] Many of the society's other resources are free to use.