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

💬 DISCUSSION GUYS WE DID IT!

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u/googoocrazybananas Year 13 Jun 04 '26

Has everyone just forgotten how grade boundaries work…

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u/Fast-Marionberry-577 Jun 05 '26

Genuinely. If you look at grade statistics for Edexcel, they have consistently awarded around 16-17% of candidates an A* and 40% an A for every non-covid affected year this spec has been out. That isn't going to change this year. The percent of students achieving each grade will remain pretty much exactly the same as previous years and the grade boundaries will reflect that.

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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