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Higher English Cut off Marks !

i know in general an a is 70 %, b is 60 etc...

but i have heard that in recent years the pass marks have been lowered considerably for each grade ??

Anybody know what they have been lowered too in the past ??

Reply 1

James-Thornton.

It'll be 70% for A
60% for B

But if alot of people do badly it'll get lowerd

Reply 2

Greig_R

heres the official cut of marks http://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/English_Course_Report_2009.pdf

Year Grade cut off (%)

A B C D
2009 66 55 44 38
2008 65 54 43 37
2007 66 55 45 40

Reply 3

garlicbreadman

James-Thornton.

It'll be 70% for A
60% for B

But if alot of people do badly it'll get lowerd

It has been 65% for the past few years, the pass/A rate is very low for Eng so I seriously doubt they would put it up to 70%

It was 63% for an A in 2007, but only 13.5% got an A that year so..........