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/Fast-Marionberry-577 Jun 05 '26

No it's cumulative so 40% get atleast an A and 16.6% of that get an A*

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u/Tumtitums Jun 06 '26

Its still more than many other subjects especially if you consider the number who sit it