What's the "points" on Result Day sheet?

Not the ums, but the points you're given for each grade of the full course GCSE?

For example, I got an A* in maths and I got "58" points?

Thank you!!

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UCAS points I think.

What's ucas?

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Chief Wiggum

I don't think it's UCAS points. I'm not sure what it actually is though.

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Pectorac

Original post by revisioner

What's ucas?

Original post by ckfeister

UCAS points I think.

Original post by Chief Wiggum

I don't think it's UCAS points. I'm not sure what it actually is though.

It's used to calculate your average GCSE points score; it has nothing to do with UCAS. A* is 58, A is 52, B is 46, C is 40, D is 34, E is 28. It's used by sixth forms and colleges to determine how many, and which, subjects people can take at A-level. You average out the numbers according to your grades; some places will stipulate you have to have a certain APS (average point score) to be able to study there, or ask for a certain APS to be able to study 4 A-levels as opposed to 3.

UCAS is the system you have to use to apply to university.

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Original post by revisioner

Not the ums, but the points you're given for each grade of the full course GCSE?

For example, I got an A* in maths and I got "58" points?

They are QCA points and irrelevant to students - they only matter to schools.
GCSE
58 - A*
52 - A
46 - B
40 - C
etc.

AS
(150 - A* - EPQ only)
135 - A
120 - B
105 - C
etc.

A level
300 - A*
270 - A
240 - B
etc.

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Original post by ckfeister

UCAS points I think.

You don't get UCAS points for GCSEs.

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revisioner

Thank you

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Reply 8

Its_Tito

When it comes to applying for university, you use http://www.ucas.com/ in order to do so. They deal with everything to do with university and even when you find out whether you got into your first choice uni on A Level results day, you can check the website at around 8 am before going into school.

(Experience from my brother who's going to uni in 2 weeks).