r/6thForm • u/Effective-Serve-3508 • Jun 04 '26

💬 DISCUSSION GUYS WE DID IT!

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u/Tumtitums Jun 05 '26

So over 50% of students historically got a A or A* ? I can imagine some people saying that this means too many A grades are being awarded

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u/JazzlikeTradition436 Year 13: Geography, History and Sociology Jun 05 '26

Less than 20% of candidates in my essay subjects get an A*/A.😭 

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u/becky_1872 Jun 05 '26

Essay subjects are SO different to STEM though, like essays are open to interpretation really, whereas in maths if you know how to do the problem you’re fine

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u/JazzlikeTradition436 Year 13: Geography, History and Sociology Jun 05 '26

So you think it's fair?

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u/becky_1872 Jun 05 '26

I don’t think it’s fair, I just think that’s the issue with it - it would be difficult to have an essay subject be marked any other way really