Calculating approx GCSE art grade

[GirlsonFilm]

My DS has received his raw art gcse scores, it's AQA fine art, but how do we work put his approx grade?

His portfolio was worth 60% and he got 59 out of 98.

His final piece was 40% and he got 60agson out of 98

Any ideas how we get a rough idea of which grade this might result in.

Also why give results when they've still got weeks if exams?? He's now focused on this result rather than his maths exam tomorrow🙄

I'm no expert on marking of art GCSE but looking at last year's GBs it’s marked out of 480 so the marks are scaled.

His marks would be equal to 297/480 which last year would have been a high grade 5. Is that about what he expected? The GBs will vary year on year but looking at 2018-2024, that mark would always have been a 5 (ignoring 2020-2022 which were anomaly years). Grade 6 has been 303-306.

I asked my DC who is also about to receive theirs. They estimated those marks to be around a 5.

Thanks so much, he worked it out to be a grade 2 so had a complete meltdown. A 5 is as expected.

@GirlsonFilm he maybe just added the scores and took that figure? The marks are scaled so all good.

My DC received theirs today

Course Work 64/96
Exam 60/96

They think your child has worked it out wrong as their teacher said it could be a high 5 to a grade 6.

I make that 312/480 which in the last few years would be a low grade 6. But the OP's DC has gained those few marks less. Remember it is all multiplied up.