GCSE 2019 support thread 6

Another AQA English disappointment here- 6&7 today versus mock/predictions of 7/8. Selective boys school. All 8/9 otherwise so very chuff med and relieved!

I was a right muppet and burst into tears at DD2's results. It was such a relief. She got an 8 in Drama, 5 in Maths and 6/7's in everything else.

We have had a tough year with my Dad dying , her big sister going to uni and I had breast cancer with a mastectomy/chemo/rads. It's been a lot so I am super proud of her!

Most importantly though it has boosted her confidence!

@ArthurtheCatsHumanSlave

Sounds very similar!
DD got 1 x 9, 6 x 8, 1 x 7 and a 5 for Latin and is gutted she hasn't done better. All she can do is look at others with higher results and beat herself up

Am interested that Oxford treat 9 and 8 as the same - have any others heard this?

We got results just after 9am. Lots of nerves but nothing like as bad as her sister was.

If any of you remember DD refused to sit one exam - and got a very high 3 in that subject (1 mark off a 4).
The subject, Eng Lit where she had a panic attack so only sat one paper - she got a 7.
And everything else was 9,8 and another 7 in Spanish. Our problem now is that she isn't sure she wants to do her original A'levels and could do several others..
We may just end up going into college tomorrow to get advice.

76 means a 7 and a 6. It's 2 GCSEs and it means her paper 1s was slightly stronger than her paper 2s.

Only the school can advise whether a remark is worth it. Do you know what she got on each paper?

My DD's grades were much higher than her mocks (they did 3 sets- November, January, March) and her teacher's predictions. She's wondering if the school had a mark harsh policy to make the kids work harder or the teachers don't have enough data on how to predict final grade for these GCSEs?

@sammi38. It does sound worth considering a remark on the english given the surprise but where does her mark sit in the grade band?

Interesting to see people reporting lower than expected grades for AQA Eng Lang - in DD's case she exceeded expectations with an 8 in Lang but then did "worse" (still very well!) with a 6 in Eng Lit which is supposed to be her stronger of the two! Not sure what happened there and school have not provided the scores so we can't see how far she was off the boundary for a 7.

I'm still confused about double science - her results sheet said "76". DD says that means she got between a 5 and a 6, but when I googled it suggests she got between a 6 and a 7. Can anyone shed any light?? It seems such a confusing way of marking it to me!

My DS got a mix of 6/7/8, the 8s were for physics and maths, which he wants to do for a level, so very happy with that for him.

The 6s were all for subjects he loved, like computing and music, so he is a bit disappointed with that.

I realise it is VERY MC and MN to be disappointed with a B

Someone kick me

Justrichmall, it depends on the exam board

Aqa do not give points, only the final grade

Hi, I have a question. Dd was predicted 8in history. She got a 7 in the Mick and worked really hard.
She ended up with a 5.
Would you ask for a remark? I've tried to contact the school but no answer on phone or e mail yet.
Is it likely she just flunked it, or could there be an error?
All her other grades were pretty much as expected, 8,8,7,6,5,55,4
Thanks

Hi all,

Just after some advice please.

Dd collected her results today, she done well although not so well in the English language and English lit. They were the AQA board.

In her English language mocks she got an 8, in the actual gcse she got a 5. The difference is 3 grades. My Dd has said she found the paper fine and didn’t struggle with it, so not sure what’s gone on there?

Not sure whether there’s been a mistake with the marking, or she’s not done as well as she thought she had? Not sure wether to send it for review in case her grade drops to a 4. Anyone else been through this?

Also, she was one mark away from a 6 in literature so we are going to send it for review.

My Dd school had slips of paper advising about any remarks they recommended which was a good idea.
She has one grade 7 which they suggested for a remark, her lowest grade which was for English lit.

Once the celebrations/commiserations are over...
It's worth remembering that university is only 5 terms away 😬😂

Some great results here. Congratulations to all for the hard work that went into them!

@Hugo thanks. I will email the school and ask.

DS did well enough for someone who did no revision and no homework in year 11. He is happy as he’s able to do the A levels he wanted. Well done to everyone’s DC who got the grades they wanted.

My nephew, whose mum died suddenly and unexpectedly after Easter, did so well, with 8s and 9s in everything. Couldn’t be prouder of his determination to carry on.

1x6
2x7
4x8
2x9 (one being English language where he was put in top set originally to push up the number of boys). Very unexpected result.
Very pleased. Well done everyone.

@fabtasticmrpox

That’s great news about phone - marks not affected, especially as she was so honest at time.