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AQA ONLY - Are the Grade Boundaries going up by a lot?

Do you guys think that the grade boundaries are going to be significantly higher because for example for AQA chemistry last year 50 was an A* and in 2014 47 was an A*

Reply 1

luciie

I thought grade boundaries were based on how hard/easy people found the exams?

Reply 2

waagh

Boundaries are dependant on how many people do good or bad each year. Can't really see A* being above 52 AT MAX.

Reply 3

ShaikhaAlK

Original post by luciie

I thought grade boundaries were based on how hard/easy people found the exams?

Yup! it is based on how people found it but do you think it's gonna go up? well if the exam is easy they yeah, right?
Thank you anyways! xo

Reply 4

Carnationlilyrose

Original post by ShaikhaAlK

Do you guys think that the grade boundaries are going to be significantly higher because for example for AQA chemistry last year 50 was an A* and in 2014 47 was an A*

Nobody, not even examiners, knows at this stage what the grade boundaries are going to be, and that is because they are not set until all the papers have been sat and marked.

Reply 5

ShaikhaAlK

Original post by luciie

I thought grade boundaries were based on how hard/easy people found the exams?

Yup! it is based on how people found it but do you think it's gonna go up? well if the exam is easy they yeah, right?

Thank you anyways! xo

Reply 6

waagh

looking at my years attempts at science, they aren't going up :u:

Reply 7

neil20143

Original post by ShaikhaAlK

Do you guys think that the grade boundaries are going to be significantly higher because for example for AQA chemistry last year 50 was an A* and in 2014 47 was an A*

No, it's just that the papers were easier last year for C1 and C2. Like you can see with C3 (which was quite challenging) was 40 for an A*. It's just altering. The situation is worse for AS tbh, like to get an A in Core 1 Maths is increasing on a yearly basis.

Reply 8

ShaikhaAlK

Original post by waagh

Boundaries are dependant on how many people do good or bad each year. Can't really see A* being above 52 AT MAX.

Thank you!xo

Reply 9

AmirahxRashid

Original post by luciie

I thought grade boundaries were based on how hard/easy people found the exams?

True , if students found the exam extremely hard the grade boundaries would be
quite low
just a tip, on chemistry C3 will have the highest grade boundary

Reply 10

ShaikhaAlK

Original post by neil20143

Oh haha I hope they are even easier this year (: OMG im so sorry if you're doing AS maths I hope they are not too high this year! xo

Reply 11

ShaikhaAlK

Original post by AmirahxRashid

just a tip, on chemistry C3 will have the highest grade boundary

Wait by highest do you mean it would be the hardest do get an A*? xo

Reply 12

V ugvg jhi

they are. It has gone from 39 to 47 to 50 in three years time. Anyone who says otherwise about GCSE science says rubbish

Reply 13

BethM98

to be honest it's hard to tell if boundaries are going to rise or fall, for a lot of subjects they'll be really high one year and then lower the next. But it does depend on the difficulty of the paper :u:

Reply 14

ShaikhaAlK

Original post by Carnationlilyrose

Nobody, not even examiners, knows at this stage what the grade boundaries are going to be, and that is because they are not set until all the papers have been sat and marked.

Ohh! I see so they won't know until after exams
Thank you! xo

Reply 15

Carnationlilyrose

Original post by ShaikhaAlK

Ohh! I see so they won't know until after exams
Thank you! xo

No. The boundaries are adjusted when all the marks are in so that the same proportion of grades is maintained from year to year (roughly). If the paper is hard, the boundaries will be lower and if it is easier then they will be higher. It's more or less supposed to make it so that you get the grade you would have always got in comparison with your peers, no matter how hard or easy the paper is.

Reply 16

TheConfusedMedic

Maybe they're increasing because students are getting smarter/working harder for these exams each year :dontknow:

Reply 17

AmirahxRashid

Original post by ShaikhaAlK

Wait by highest do you mean it would be the hardest do get an A*? xo

Yes, because it has less content than C1 and C2
but GOOD LUCK to all of us
xx

Reply 18

AmirahxRashid

Original post by surina16

Maybe they're increasing because students are getting smarter/working harder for these exams each year :dontknow:

They are also doing it because more pupils are getting A*
so they are increasing the grade boundaries so there is more competition
for jobs, as jobs are decreasing
xx

Reply 19

Bulletzone

No, They are going down. I can see it happening.