GCSE 2019 support thread 6

DS still in bed and didn’t want to hear exciting news about grade boundaries I dunno, youth of today.......

That’s brilliant @bimkom - congratulations! Good luck everyone, I hope you all have smiles! All fairly calm still here - I think we all know she couldn’t have tried any harder than she did, so no regrets to think about. I actually feel calmer about the GCSE’s than I did the 11+ as dd wasn’t tutored but it appeared after the exam everyone else was. This time it was all on her and no guilt on me if I could have done more if that makes sense!

Well done to your ds Bimkom stunning results.

I’ve woken up with a splitting headache. 15 minutes till I wake ds up and then I’m dropping him into school for you this 8.30. I thought I was nervous on 11+ results day but that was a walk in the park in comparison just hope ds gets what he needs - he’s bright but his revision wasn’t great.

Good luck to all those waiting x

I would be too excited to go back to sleep with those grades Bimkom

morning all, great to see you all here. Our results available from 10, but DS, super cool, doesnt want to be there as the doors open, he wants to make an entrance I think, (drama llama) so we are leaving here at 10ish and will be there by 10:20 latest. Then he can have his little moment. He is predicted high grades, but I feel I have to reiterate to him that a 7 is an A in old money, because he has put so much pressure on himself to achieve those higher grades. Madness.

DfD is terrified. I am hoping for a pass in English and Math. Anything else will be a bonus. Shes planning BTecs which will work well for her. If she gets the grades to get in.

I've survived the huge tantrums from anxiety last night and they are both sleeping late.

Morning all,
I had to wake DD2 up a few minutes ago, she's really not wanting to get up and we have to leave in about 30 minutes

Well done Bimkom's DS and Good Luck everyone.

Not slept a wink, no grades released yet.

I'm afraid my brain isn't up to converting into % at this time in the am.

I did a quiz on the sky news website - how would you do in a gcse exam?
Various questions on most topics.
I got 8/10 which is an 8!

Hmmm. Don't think so! :)

Thanks all. Not giddy and jumping about, more a sense of relief really. Just overwhelming relief.
Sorry you all are having to wait until later. I really appreciate that DS's school makes the results available on line from the earliest they are permitted to. I am going to miss the school (well, I still have DD there), it has a lot of strengths, but DS wanted something else, and I do understand his frustrations with it too.
I have been tossing and turning all night, so actually am tempted to go back to bed. DS is up and probably too wired to sleep at the moment, but I reckon he will crash shortly.
I really hope everybody has got what they need. Good luck all, only a couple more hours at worst (that is what I said to myself when i woke at2, and at 3, and at 5, and all the points in between).

Gosh .. just looking at AQA English literature boundaries. Pretty hard to get those top grades! I don’t think I realised how different the language and literature boundaries were

Another newbie signing in. Good luck to everyone. We can get to the school from 9am. Everyone else is still asleep here.

If her bedroom door gets flung open and i hear running footsteps i know shes done well. If i hear loud hysterical crying or get a facebook message things won't be great.

I had a terrible nights sleep. Am dreading work today.. my brain is fizzy. Dd is going in for 9am on the dot. I’m hoping I get her text just before I start (9.30) . Coming home early at lunchtime and will work from home for a bit. If she gets the grades, we need to take her to her new school with her results to enrol .

Thanks for posting the grade boundaries Tabby. DS’s school doesn’t open till 10am either. He is getting the bus there and back, so I probably won’t find out until at least 11.00. He’s still asleep.

My heart keeps skipping beats. Honestly this much stress can't be healthy! Can't remember what exam boards she did although pretty sure it was igcse maths edexcel. Edexcel rs is the only one I can remeber and the grade boundaries for a 9 look pretty low.

I'm awake. Grade boundaries are up on the exam board websites but it has been so long I can only remember History being OCR. Arggghhh. Maths is the one that is most important to him.

Ds2 is up, but it is Ds1 getting his GCSE results. He is usually up before 7 but wants to sleep as long as possible this morning because the wait will be worse than getting his results.

Good luck to every child getting their results today, and to all the parents and carers who rode alongside them through the hell that was revision and exams.

I’m losing my marbles
Ours are up at 8am
Are they posted without boundaries ie you get he raw grade but not the 5/6/7/8/9?

Sorry bad formatting but Edexcel and AQA there. You have to convert them to % yourself as it gives marks.

DD woke me twice in the night (not on purpose, just being up), though now she seems to be asleep and I'm the one awake and knackered. 10am for us, so a while yet.

Maths (Edexcel) and physics (AQA) for DD being at around 33% for a 5 make me feel a bit more hopeful about those two, thigh really it works be nice if she gets a couple of 8s or 9s in her good subjects.

Monty that sounds positive
Do you know what he needed for 6th form?

Looked at boundaries....I'm still clueless! Can't remember what boards he did!!

Aww Bimkom .. I’m super happy for your Ds! That is fantastic! All that hard work paid off! The dread sixth form will be lucky to have him

Dd and your Dd seemed to be mirror their exam experiences after each exam. let’s hope Dd gets something she is happy with too ( I don’t think they will be in that ballpark though!)
Are you giddyly jumping about? I would be

Edexcel qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/Support/Grade-boundaries/GCSE/1906-GCSE-9--1-subject-grade-boundaries.pdf

AQA filestore.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-GCSE-GDE-BDY-JUN-2019.PDF

Fantastic, Bimkom ! 🎉

Which exam board is it Arewedone?

Deep breathe , igcse grade boundaries looking achievable.. drive will be ok !! Will check back in once we get into London .