The kids who failed their maths GCSE in the summer had a chance to resit in November and the results have recently come out.
The grade boundaries for the maths papers, the second set of the new fat GCSE were even lower than in the summer. 13% for a 4 (old C) on the Edexcel higher paper.
I know, I know, a 4 means that they have had to answer some difficult questions and they would have to be of a reasonable standard to achieve that amount of marks on higher because it's so hard, but really? 4.5 hours of exams and get 87% of the questions wrong and be awarded your pass. Isn't that just a monumental waste of time? 13% to represent your entire maths education in a single number?
Obviously the answer is that pass grade kids should be entered for Foundation but there will always be chancers on higher.
However, despite low grade boundaries, the resit pass rate for maths was 30%. (39% for English). I guess only those who had a shot at it were entered as well.
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13% for a pass on maths GCSE (November resits)
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noblegiraffe · 11/01/2018 22:21
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