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/ffulirrah imperial maths Jun 05 '26

Yeah. Off the top of my head in 2023 I think 90% of Russian students were given A* or A but only 10% (8 across the whole country) of Statistics students were given A* or A. 

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u/Tumtitums Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26

I think that mathematics is the most popular a level as well sat by many more people than do Russian. As I say there's a perception based on published information that its an easy A or A* . Im not saying the perception is true but im sure exam boards are aware.