Grade boundaries

Everybody is saying the maths GCSE grade boundaries for edexcel will be similar to the 2019 grade boundaries. Does anyone have a prediction how similar they will be? Such as if this year's grade boundaries will be slightly lower than the 2019 ones. :smile:

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Muttley79

Original post by Mxxrcell

It's pointless to speculate - the grade boundaries aren;t set until all papers are marked.

All we know is that:

"Grading in 2023

GCSE, AS, and A-level exams in England will largely return to pre-pandemic arrangements next summer as young people continue to recover from the pandemic. In line with the plans set out last September, Ofqual has confirmed a return to pre-pandemic grading in 2023.

To protect students against the disruption of recent years, and in case students' performance is slightly lower than before the pandemic, senior examiners will use the grades achieved by previous cohorts of pupils, along with prior attainment data, to inform their decisions about where to set grade boundaries.

This mirrors the approach used in the first years of reformed GCSEs and A levels in 2017, when early cohorts were protected against the impact of changes to the qualifications and means, for example, a typical A level student who would have achieved a grade A before the pandemic will be just as likely to get an A this summer."
https://www.aqa.org.uk/news/the-department-for-education-dfe-and-ofqual-confirm-the-plans-for-summer-2023