If you got 96.5percent in a good maths paper what grade would that be ?

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Any ideas ?

I have no idea but I assume that would get the top grade available.

How on earth do you expect anyone here to know that, with no context whatsoever! What was it for? What was the pass mark? What level were the questions? What was the average mark?

depends

In theory an A or A+ depending on what's the top grade. It's unlikely there's a grade boundary above that.

Usually 90, 80, 70 etc or 95, 90, 85 etc.

Why can't you ask the person who graded it?

Depends on the grade boundaries obviously

do you mean in a gcse paper? Paper 1 or paper 2?

Depends entirely on the grae bundaries, which move with every exam sitting!

But, unless even a single person got 100% and everyone else got 90+% you'd have to expect a high grade!

In my scenario you'd probably get a mid grade and the question setter would get sacked!

You do like a random question, don't you?

It's a starred alpha, or maybe an upper distinction.

(Silly question gets a silly answer).

Is it a foundation paper?

I thought that too, Dinosforall.

Not enough information to grade the paper. If it was basic arithmetic being done by NT 16 YO, you might need to get 100% to pass.

But it does sound like an excellent stealth boasting opportunity, high percentage on a 'good' maths paper.

@Beechview

Is it a foundation paper?

This would be the only situation in which it wouldn't be the top grade unfortunately.

Sorry ment to say gcse maths

Why

GCSE Maths

• Higher tier it would be a 9
• Foundation tier it would be a 5

And if you get that on a Foundation paper I would query why you aren't doing Higher.

Foundation or higher? It matters, due to specification and where they overlap in content. For example:
Foundation, approx 70%= C, but on higher 18%= approx C

Thanks teenplustwenties yes it my dd she’s year 9 they want her to sit her gcse early
I knew she was strong in maths as some won some award in a national math competition when she was in primary

But I’ll have to look into pros and cons of her sitting it this early I guess

Thank you

But what tier paper was it?
And was it a 'proper' GCSE paper, or just one made up of GCSE questions?

And what would she do in maths lessons going forward?
Would she be with others also doing Further maths?

She shouldn't sit it early unless she is a shoe-in for a 9 && she will continue with maths until end y11. The worst thing would be to take early, not get the top grade, and then have a break from maths prior to A levels.

Also, if planning June 2021 I would think with all the uncertainty that would be the worst time to enter it early.

If she sits it this year what will she do during the next two years? That's what I would want to know. If A-Level - will that stress her to the detriment of her other subjects?

My school would routinely enter the top set of students for maths and French one year early. The maths dept was great - we went on to do an A-Level module the following year thus reducing the workload for 6th form. The Modern Languages dept didn't handle it nearly so well. Apparently the class spent the year reading Le Petit Prince so that they wouldn't be ahead the following year, and I know the boredom of doing very little that year meant they lost at least one A-Level student.

I think sitting maths gcse early is absolutely fine if they are likely to get 8 or 9 on the whole thing (was this one paper, the full gcse is typically 3 papers, or 2 longer ones for igcse). AND, and this is the important bit, if they get to continue making progress in their maths. Following through with additional maths, and a plan for after that if not ready for a levels, and keeping doing the maths challenges, moving into olympiad problem solving.

I would also strongly recommend ensuring she is being encouraged and extended in physics and coding skills.

She might also be interested in the national cipher challenge which has just started so is one to look up straight away.

My eldest did maths GCSE in yr 10, add maths in yr 11, which worked well for her (and i think they kept the cohort together for a levels apart from those doing further maths as well). She had a great science teacher in yr 7 and 8, and in retrospect wishes she could have done physics gcse early as she feels she didn't learn much more after that ... By contrast my youngest is at a school that doesn't do maths gcse early but does ensure they are extended thoroughly in maths and sciences as appropriate; I don't feel that he is missing out by not doing an early gcse.

OP I really hope your daughter can continue to be stimulated by maths, it opens so many exciting doors if you enjoy and are good at it!

she’s year 9 they want her to sit her gcse early

If she in a private school that has fast tracked her? In a state school she wouldn't have covered most of the syllabus at this point, so I'm not sure how she would have been able to sit a GCSE paper and score so highly (unless she studies maths at home independently?).

If it's just a school regular assessment paper, they are often devised so the most able children get 100% or close to 100%, so not so good as a guide.