GCSE 2022 Results - the moment of reckoning!

Weirdly was almost more excited that my lovely friends non academic Dd got her maths than my own dds string of 9s. Such a lovely girl

So sorry to read that @TeenDivided It must be so tough when she has given it her all and the effort hasn't been rewarded. Do her teachers have any suggestions?
I know it's easy to say when you're not in that position, but I'm sure there will be a right path for her. Personal qualities, particularly a great work ethic, really do matter and you can't put a value on a person as a result of their grades. I really hope the coming months and years bring her happiness and success.

My son was the same, had B's and C's, we are in Wales so no numbers. Didn't stop him from doing his A levels and he came away with ABCC. He chose not to go to an RG uni. Well done to all, it's been a tough few years.

Thanks @EngHOD . DD didn't hang around to ask the teachers anything so we will be none the wiser (particularly as she won't be going into sixth form at the same school). Heyho.

dd devastated here too. Triple science grades down 2 grades to what was expected. Plus English grades predicted 8 in language (which she got a 4 in!!!!) and an 8 in lit (which she got)

how can it go from an 8 to a 4?!?!

School have requested her papers….

All good here thankfully- five 9s, three 8s and a 6 for art (was predicted). Into the 6th form for the A levels she wanted, so relieved! Think I was more stressed than she was!!

Well done to everyone here.

If your DC hasn't done as well as they hoped, we have been there before. My daughter did her GCSEs four years ago. She underperformed (5-6 except for art). She persuaded the school to let her do the A levels she wanted to even though she didn't quite have the required grades. She did much better in her A levels (one was sat as an exam in November 2020 which went up a grade from her mocks which were used for her CAGs) and has done really well in her first year exams at a RG University. No one is interested in her GCSE grades any more!

My DS was 1 mark off the next grade in two subjects, we've asked for a remark - hope this was the right thing to do, no experience with remarks?

Anyone know how long it takes?

@LouisCatorze sorry - name change fail! So, your DC’s teachers will have the mark breakdowns but I’ve just checked what we are passing on to students and it’s the same: no mark, only grade.

@JudgeJ the grade boundaries are by far and away not as generous as in Lang. Also factor in that it’s very dissimilar to past papers because there was an element dropped. I wonder if they’ve been harsher with grade boundaries because of the changes to the exam itself and now they’ve ended up not being as fair as they should have. Oddly, we have more grade 9s in Literature but overall better results in Lang. Probably down to passion for the texts though.

@daffodilandtulip Sorry to hear that. Did your school overestimate? At least she can still do everything she wants with those grades and doesn't have to spend yet another year trying to pass a core subject.

DD wasn't even well enough to resit her maths this year so still has that to go too. (Sorry, having a pity party for myself as trying to stay strong for DD.)

The English Lit paper my son is a bit puzzled with is AQA paper 1. He felt he did better than paper 2 on it and yet he has a much lower mark. His teacher raised it with my son and said that the school would be applying for review of marks for it.

Congrats to your daughter (for ref 5 = Lower B or high C
4 = Lower C grade which are great grades). What is she planning on doing next?

@TeenDivided I think it's so hard when "Success" is apparently measured via a number on a piece of paper. Lots of our young people have faced a variety of challenges (Covid related and otherwise) and have fought their own demons to get here. I think we should all commend them for that.

Your DD has succeeded in her own way and she will keep succeeding. All the best to her. I'm sorry that she didn't get the validation via her mark as well :(

AQA were fine as far as DD was concerned, but she dropped grades with Edexcel.

@TeenDivided DD is also devastated. She's a high achiever, mocks and predicted were all 8/9. She worked harder after the mocks and has got 7/8. I know this is good, and I'm sorry for your DD - but there does seem to be a lot of unhappy people who've dropped a grade or two. Twitter seems very cross with AQA!

Am I the only person with a devastated DC who actually worked hard? She was resitting English, threw her whole being into it and still got a 3. She's battled anxiety, depression, dyspraxia & dyslexia. The exams were the first time since being ill she actually sat a whole paper in one go. She needs a break.

Jessica, they are passes, so we'll done. What does she need for the next step?

Very happy girl here !
So relieved for her and her friends

I'm having a few beers after I found out pmy DD results ,while she's trying to reassure me that fives and fours are good I'm still worried

EngLit seems to be the outlier for many students, wonder which Boards are involved?

We didn't hang around either @LouisCatorze as DS needed to get to work. (School opened at 9.00 and he was back in the car at 9.04!) However, he's since messaged me to say that all his friends have done similarly or better than him and broadly they have been there or thereabouts compared to their predictions. No terrible shocks or big surprises, except perhaps DS's 8 for French. He was hoping for a 6 and would have been satisfied with a 5 so is very pleasantly surprised. I'm a bit sad he didn't get to see his teacher today actually as she really worked hard with what was recognised as a "difficult" class and I'm sure she'll be thrilled with DS's grade. Our school insists on EBacc subjects and I think the language teachers get a hard time as there are a lot of kids who are quite resentful about it, so I hope there are others like DS who have exceeded expectations.
But overall, the results I have heard from our school seem to be broadly as expected and quite similar to previous years. We're in North West England and they do mostly AQA with a couple of subjects being EdExcel. At our school at least, there doesn't seem to have been the big drop in grades that we were warned about.

Much joy here. 7s 8s and one 9. Knew she'd be okay really, but she has been through a lot of difficult stress so the happiness is especially shiny!

A few years ago a whole batch of papers went missing from my sister's school. They'd been sent out to the marker by the exam board and their neighbour had signed for them, slung them on the side and forgot about them.

@Lovemusic33 - I am raising a glass to you and your DD with a tear in my eye - she has come further (I suspect) than anyone on this thread - a spectacular trajectory and achievement - well done for all your support and encouragement whatever the results and I am cross she has to wait xxx

Are schools now able to see the scripts or did I imagine reading this? We never did but that was a long time ago!