GCSE level 7 boundary description changed?

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I thought it was acknowledged that the same number of pupils getting a 7 and above would be the same this year as last year (in English and Maths).
However it is only true for grade 4 / C.
Quote from www.gov.uk/government/news/new-gcse-9-to-1-grades-coming-soon
'In the first year each new GCSE subject is introduced, broadly the same proportion of students will get a grade 4 or above as would have got a grade C or above in the old system.'
I was hoping that would give hope to those that sat the horrendous higher maths paper. Effectively now we could have lots of students getting a 5 and 6 on it. What does everyone else think?

Here is the quoted link
New GCSE 9 to 1 grades

The other day Dd's school sent out a Dept of education letter ( date of publication June 2017) called ' Is your child studying for GCSEs'
I can't find it anywhere online on D of E website
But it states that " Ofqual, the exam regulator , will ensure that broadly the same proportion of students will get grades 1, 4 and 7 and above in any subject as would have got grades G, C or A and above respectively in the old system, other things being equal"

Thanks Fresh for the working link.
Yes troutspout that's the information I have seen before. The new information though (as above) does not mention Level 7 at all. Does Ofqual info over-ride the Government website?!

That link you gave says March 2017.
So I'm sticking with my June 2017 letter

They'll definitely be pegging the results at 1 - G 4 - C 7 - A, it has been confirmed in every bit of literature about the new GCSE.

The DfE are just highlighting the grade that will be the pass grade because that's what colleges and employers will be interested in.

I have heard at hub meetings for our exam board that as well as the pegging mentioned above, they will have a similar proportion getting each grade as before, in English Language and Maths anyway. I think the grade boundaries will be quite low this summer. God know what will happen in other subjects.....

I think the government are now aiming for parity across years, so norm referencing rather than criteria referencing, as they believe this caused grade inflation before.

True for the first year only, as was stated originally. From your link, one click to the "Grading Postcards"
www.gov.uk/government/publications/your-qualification-our-regulation-gcse-as-and-a-level-reforms

Another click to the PDF
Grading new GCSEs from 2017

"In the first year each new GCSE subject is introduced, broadly the same proportion of students will get grades 1, 4 and 7 and above as would have got grades G, C and A and above respectively in the old system"

Thanks for the reassurance. We got the March letter from our school today which is why my alarm bells started ringing.
I think this is the June letter other
schools got:
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/619839/15_June_2017.pdf