17% for a pass (grade 4 or a C)

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jacobibatoli · 29/08/2017 21:26

back in the day a pass was an A,B or C and I think a C was about 45%
now it appears that a pass in old money is 17%
and approx only 2/3 get an A*-C
I thought that the fact that only 2/3 could achieve a pass in Maths was very worrying, to find out that the lower limit of that pass is 17% is far worse than I could have imagined

please correct my figures if incorrect

what is happening to our education system
the reduction in the lower limit for a pass has gone under the radar

surely this is a disservice to our kids

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orangeowls · 29/08/2017 21:43

The grade boundaries are worked out differently for each paper depending on how easy/hard the papers are. If everyone across the country does badly the boundaries are lower, if everyone does well the boundaries are higher. Approximately the same number of pupils will pass each year as the grade boundaries are altered to reflect that. It also depends on if you do a higher or foundation paper. A higher paper will require much fewer marks to get a 'pass' grade, but it will be much harder to get those marks.

Spam88 · 29/08/2017 21:38

The percentage needed for a particular grade depends entirely on the number of marks available in the paper at each level, so comparing the pass mark for two different papers is completely meaningless.

Sofabitch · 29/08/2017 21:28

That is the rate on the higher paper. Where there are plenty of grades above and only level 4 and above questions. So no low hanging marks.

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