Page 2 | Exam results tomorrow.

combust22 · 2014-08-04T20:22:51+00:00

Good luck to all the Scottish kids who will get their exam results tomorrow- especially to all those who have sat the new National 5s and may be feeling nervous - I know I am!!

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combust22 · 05/08/2014 13:56

Ok thanks, the school has an open session on Monday to discuss appeals and Higher course changes.

Not the end of the world.

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PurpleFrog · 05/08/2014 14:05

SquirrelledAway - well done to your DS!

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combust22 · 05/08/2014 14:24

I am genuinly delighted for all those who did well in the exams. It has been a challenge for schools, and looks like ousr has cocked up.

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wigglybeezer · 05/08/2014 14:45

I am trying to understand DS1's certificate, he only sat three Nat5's and the rest were NAT4's, unfortunately he has managed to totally flunk Nat5 biology - ungraded! (although he passed some individual units), Business management a disappointing D but amazingly he got a B for Nat5 English which is what we are latching onto to feel proud about as that has exceeded our expectations.

We had a bit of bad luck in that his brother had an accident in the Easter holidays and I had to spend three weeks of the holiday and exam leave period staying with him in hospital. Our carefully worked out revision programme went up in smoke and as DS1 has concentration problems he is rubbish at revising without me to keep him on task.

He will be ploughing on with resits and more Nat5's in fifth year and having a go at Higher English. The school would rather get shot of him I think, lots of hints about applying to college, but I don't think he is mature enough to cope with college and I do think he will manage a handful of core Nat5's and maybe a Higher or two (even if one is PE!) eventually.

Well done everyone else's DC's.

PiggyPlumPie · 05/08/2014 16:49

That was a horrible cross post combust . Sorry to hear your results were not so good.

I sometimes think we put too much pressure on our youngsters - it shouldn't be the end of the world although it may feel like it now.

I failed most of my O Levels and after a uncertain few years settled down and got a good degree aged 26.

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combust22 · 05/08/2014 16:55

piggy I know- I sometimes think schools are too focussed on academic attainment- even for the brightest kids. I am self employed - have been for 10 years. My degree has nothing at all to do with how I earn money now, not sure what the whole point of it was.

I have been an academic high achiever myself though and very hard to get out of that mindset. My Ds is very clever and could easily sail through these exams, he either doesn't care, no motivation, not sure what's going on. He's very happy otherwise, just finds studying a drag.

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combust22 · 05/08/2014 16:57

piggy well done to your DD.

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wigglybeezer · 05/08/2014 18:56

Our school was one of the few where kids were sitting 10 subjects in S3 and then 8 in S4, I think it was too much for the less academic kids like DS1. The teachers were definitely struggling by the end of the year and had no patience left for the stragglers. It's a shame but not a disaster for DS1 who is not aiming for Uni.

dotdotdotmustdash · 08/08/2014 07:04

My did sat 8 nat 5s and ended up with four As, 2 Bs and 2 Cs. One of the Cs was expected, maths, but the other was in History which was one of her strongest subjects and she got an A for it in her prelim. We're not sure what happened there and we'll ask for it to be checked. She will also have to resit maths as many units want a B at minimum even for their humanities courses. These exams certainly seem to have been more challenging than the standard grades were.

dotdotdotmustdash · 08/08/2014 07:05

Units = universities.

dotdotdotmustdash · 08/08/2014 07:05

My did sat 8 nat 5s and ended up with four As, 2 Bs and 2 Cs. One of the Cs was expected, maths, but the other was in History which was one of her strongest subjects and she got an A for it in her prelim. We're not sure what happened there and we'll ask for it to be checked. She will also have to resit maths as many units want a B at minimum even for their humanities courses. These exams certainly seem to have been more challenging than the standard grades were.

Salmotrutta · 08/08/2014 11:12

dotdot - the results can only be changed if there were extenuating circumstances during the exam diet (e.g bereavement, illness) which the school knew about.
They then would have had 10 working days after the subject exam to send in evidence from prelims and tests.

RawCoconutMacaroon · 08/08/2014 11:15

A re-mark can be requested. The deadline is 20th aug for urgent re- marks and about a week after that for the non urgent ones.

RawCoconutMacaroon · 08/08/2014 11:17

I should say, we are in the same situation, a very much lower than expected result in one Higher.

Salmotrutta · 08/08/2014 11:33

Yes, sorry you are right - forgot about re-marking .

Problem there is the mark can also go down.

There is also a fee for the re-mark but the school pays as far as I'm aware.

You can also have a clerical check to make sure all marks are totalled correctly, no pages missed etc.

A colleague once told me about a pupil who had received a much lower than expected mark - the requested a check and it was discovered that a section of the paper had been completely missed out!

RawCoconutMacaroon · 08/08/2014 12:13

As the result is a C when an A was expected, I don't think he has much to lose by requesting a re-mark... Exam done electronically (due to writing issues), so we are hoping that something has gone wrong that can be put right!

I think the school only gets billed if the original grade is found to be correct... I'm not sure who actually decides if a re-mark goes ahead as we have a meeting to discuss it just before the start of term. I'm pretty sure his subject teacher will be shocked at the mark, and will support a re-mark.