I'm not sure I phrased that title very well - apologies. I've been researching all evening and I've only managed to confuse myself further.
So DD1 is taking GCSE exams in 2018. These seem to mostly be graded 9-1, and I've read a lot on here about how the grading system is changing and understand that.
DS is a year behind her at a different school and will be mostly be taking IGCSE's. Will these be graded according to the same criteria: broadly the same number getting a 4 and above as previously got a c or above, only a tiny percent getting a 9, etc..?
He seems to think not, and that IGCSE will continue to be graded like the a-g exams have been. (So a score for a 9 will be set at, say, 170 marks out of 188, and anyone who achieves that will get a 9, rather than the top 4 percent (or whatever) of pupils getting it regardless of score.) I can't work out from what is available online if he is correct or not.
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Anyone know what the difference should be in expectations for IGCSE's vs GCSE's in terms of 9-1 grades?
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Somerville · 25/04/2017 21:18
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