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Original poster

If a child got 52% in a mock, what grade is that?

27 replies

ImFuminHun · 14/07/2022 09:02

If they got 33 out of 63 (52%) what grade is that?

I've been Googling but it appears to be a different answer for different subjects.

This is geography.
Could anyone help?

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Legrandsophie · 14/07/2022 09:03

Which subject? They are all different. Also, which exam board? Which paper?

Also, you need the raw score and not the percentage.

Legrandsophie · 14/07/2022 09:04

Sorry, just seen that you have the raw mark.

Here is where you can find the grade boundaries.

AQA Grade boundaries 2019

TeenDivided · 14/07/2022 09:06

Who knows? Depends on so many things. You haven't even said whether this is GCSE or A level or something else. Ask the school.

surreygirl1987 · 14/07/2022 09:29

Grade boundaries change from year to year. You can look at what the raw marks mean online but it's not fixed.

KarrotKake · 14/07/2022 09:39

Was it a full exam paper?
The grade boundaries change year to year, and are different for each subject. If you know the examboard, paper number and year you should be able to search the information online.

As a very, very, very rough rule of thumb in my subject and board (which isn't Geography), 50% would be around a grade 5.

Plinkton · 14/07/2022 09:48

It's a 6 I think possibly even a 7

Plinkton · 14/07/2022 09:49

It's a decent mark for their first mock

Original poster
ImFuminHun · 14/07/2022 09:57

Legrandsophie · 14/07/2022 09:03

Which subject? They are all different. Also, which exam board? Which paper?

Also, you need the raw score and not the percentage.

I gave the raw score and the subject.

did you only read the title? 😂😉

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Original poster
ImFuminHun · 14/07/2022 09:58

Plinkton · 14/07/2022 09:48

It's a 6 I think possibly even a 7

Bloody hell! I'm really pleased!!

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Carrotzen · 14/07/2022 09:59

It's completely dependent on the paper. Also is it GCSE or Alevel?

Yodaisawally · 14/07/2022 10:00

A 6 or 7 seriously for 52%?!

Newnormal99 · 14/07/2022 10:04

Yodaisawally · 14/07/2022 10:00

A 6 or 7 seriously for 52%?!

It's just scraping a 6 according to AQA boundaries for 2019.

CoastalWave · 14/07/2022 10:04

Plinkton · 14/07/2022 09:48

It's a 6 I think possibly even a 7

A old Grade B for half marks!

You're having a laugh

It will be a 4 or a 5.

Carrotzen · 14/07/2022 10:06

It's more a 5 or maybe 6 but is dependent on the paper and exam board and also the level, this is assuming GCSE. Some papers it maybe a 4.

Gertrudetheadelie · 14/07/2022 10:10

They are done comparing students within the cohort so if everyone gets over 50% that will be less impressive and so the grade lower. If it is a particularly tough paper, then the grade might be higher despite a lower percentage compared to a previous year. Obviously you can say that in general the higher the percentage the better but it can be hard to be specific anymore.

BaconMassive · 14/07/2022 10:17

The only acceptable answer here is nobody knows.

We don't know if it was a full exam paper or one the geography department had altered to just cover topics taught so far.

We don't know for what year or by which exam board the paper was originally set so we don't know what the grade boundaries were, 52% could equate to a grade 4, or a grade 6 depending on how difficult the paper was, we just don't know.

The teachers would be able to give a much better indication compared to people on an internet message board.

easyday · 14/07/2022 10:22

The school should give you the average for the year group and the grade boundary. Out of context it's pretty meaningless.
It doesn't sound like a full paper either.

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 14/07/2022 11:12

About a 4 or 5 so just a pass.

noblegiraffe · 14/07/2022 11:16

Is it a mock (I.e. a full past exam paper), although it doesn’t sound like it if it’s out of 63?

Otherwise if it’s something the school have come up with, no one can tell you a grade for that exam. The school might fudge something based on year group rankings, or make something up. Strangers on the internet will be useless.

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ImFuminHun · 14/07/2022 11:43

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 14/07/2022 11:12

About a 4 or 5 so just a pass.

Fuck me this is confusing.

it was easier in my day.

I emailed the teacher to ask so I will be interested to find out what grade that is considered.

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Comefromaway · 14/07/2022 11:46

It is impossible to know without knowing whether it was a past paper set by the exam board, and if so which year it was from, or whether it was a paper written by the teacher themselves. Also whether it is the whole syllabus or based only on work already covered.

DelisButAlsoCrime · 14/07/2022 11:49

Ok so AQA (to use one exam board as an example) GCSE geography consists of:

x2 papers, 88 marks each, 35% each of the qualification (70% total)
x1 paper, 76 marks, 30% of the qualification

Grade boundaries for anything other than this are a complete guess and not reflective of the actual qualification.

Original poster
ImFuminHun · 14/07/2022 14:28

I got a reply it's a "high grade 5"

so not "just a pass" which is what I suspected as this is a subject he is thriving in.

Pleased with that!

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Carrotzen · 14/07/2022 16:31

Its not confusing, the grade boundaries just change dependent on the paper, how difficult it was and who wrote them, which posters have repeatedly said but you ignored and still expect a definitive answer

worriedatthistime · 14/07/2022 17:51

Don't the boundaries change every year so you cannot be sure