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Help understanding A level/Btec results

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diamon · 26/08/2022 18:00

Please could someone explain these results? Are some of the D's Distinctions and not D grade? Also I don't understand the numbers on the right.

Help understanding A level/Btec results
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titchy · 26/08/2022 18:04

You posted this before where it was explained Confused For the A level and EPQ, the grades are on an A to E scale. For the two BTECs, the top and bottom rows, the D is distinction, the M merit.

turtletum · 26/08/2022 18:09

Teacher here. BTEC is graded D for distinction, M for merit. The A levels are graded as you may expect, A, B, C, D, E and U.

turtletum · 26/08/2022 18:11

The numbers are UCAS points, for University entry. Courses often specify a minimum number of UCAS points, rather than specific grades.

titchy · 26/08/2022 18:34

turtletum · 26/08/2022 18:11

The numbers are UCAS points, for University entry. Courses often specify a minimum number of UCAS points, rather than specific grades.

They're not UCAS points!

diamon · 26/08/2022 20:15

The D for extended project - is that a D or Distinction?

I understand the maths and physics grades, it's the others that I'm unsure of.

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titchy · 26/08/2022 21:34

EPQ uses the same grade system as A level grades, so it's a D, same as the Maths.

turtletum · 27/08/2022 08:09

titchy · 26/08/2022 18:34

They're not UCAS points!

Woops, you're right, not UCAS points. Those points on the results slip are meaningless for candidates. They're how the school measures progress.

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