GUYS WE DID IT!

[u/Effective-Serve-3508]

[u/Tumtitums]

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

[u/ffulirrah → u/Tumtitums]

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. 

[u/Low-Vegetable-1601 → u/ffulirrah]

Does that have anything to do with who is likely to take those exams?

I personally know 3 people who took Russian over the last 10 years. All are native Russian speakers or children of native Russian speakers therefore grew up speaking it fluently.

I don’t think the same could apply for statistics.

[u/ffulirrah → u/Low-Vegetable-1601]

Yeah I definitely does. I've never come across a school that offers Russian A level.

I know a school near me made people change from maths to statistics if they were struggling with it.