GCSE

24th August 2018

**Results for GCSE was out yesterday! Did you get the results you want? **

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Since September 2015, new GCSE courses have started with a new 9-1 grading system being phased in from summer 2017 to suit the curriculum but how much do you know about the new grading system?

1. What are the grades and why are they changed?

The new grading scheme is being brought in alongside a new GCSE curriculum in England and is part of a new curriculum introduced in England’s schools in 2014. It is introduced to allow more differentiation among the highest-achievers.

Under the new grading scheme, 9 is the highest grade, while 1 is the lowest, not including a U (ungraded). The three number grades, 9, 8 and 7, correspond to the old-style top grades of A* and A. The grade 4 is regarded as a “standard pass” and grade 5 a “strong pass”.

2. What else has been changed?

There is no Foundation Level in the new English GCSEs so students of all abilities will be taking the same exams. There are also fewer course options in the new Science GCSEs so most students will either take the new Combined Science course or three separate GCSEs for the three sciences.

The new GCSE courses include much less coursework than before, with grades in almost all subjects depending on exams which are taken after two years of study, rather than exams being taken in modules along the way.

3. How are the new system being phased in?

The first new exams for GCSE Maths, English language and English literature were taken in summer 2017 and in summer 2018, the new system was used in 20 more subjects including sciences, history and geography. More subjects will start using this new system next year and by summer 2020, all subjects will be examined using the new 9-1 grading system.

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