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"A star" no longer available at A-level?

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CompleteDelete · 26/12/2016 11:27

My nephew is currently in the lower 6th. When I visited over Xmas he assured me that his A-levels don't offer an "A star" rating any more and that a grade A is the highest he can get.

Is this really true?

I have a feeling that he may be attempting to lower my expectations. When I Googled there was lots of conflicting explanations probably because some were out of date.

What's the correct situation?

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Manumission · 26/12/2016 11:29

AS-levels don't go up to A* but full A levels do.

Perhaps you were at cross purposes? I'm sure his main focus this year is the ASs.