% of Students getting 3 As

Private school of course, where the money talks, rather than student intelligence and motivation.

And what is wrong with grammar schools (ignoring the private/public debate at the moment). I went to a grammar school and it dosent change how smart I am, and i dont pay any money to somehow magically make my grade better. Are you saying that my hard work over the last couple of years is worthless?

Many pupils at grammar school attain AAA because they are smart, which is why they passed an exam to go to that school.

I don't think they actually said any of that, only that grammar/private schools would affect the statistics as they tend to have more students with high grades through having a selective input and/or better teaching for less naturally-able students (in my opinion a naturally able student will achieve the same whereever you stick them, and would count myself as evidence of this).

I object to that...I won a scholarship to a private school.

I was just about to say the same thing. My family don't pay for my fees, and couldn't do anyway for that matter.

Just wondering what the % of people getting 3 As at A2 was last year and whether it really is special to get 3 As or not? Thx

Jay

It used to be a big achievement, but now that so many people get it it's not that big a deal overall... though it can still be in context e.g. you were the only one in your school.

I don't want the stat for the % of AAA's, I want the % of AAA's attained by comprehensive school students.

I don't want any gay eton puff included in a stat that includes me because he's reared to get A's by being rich rather than clever, thank you very much.

So don't give us a gay stat.

Normal schools only please.

30 years ago 2As and a B almost guarenteed you a place at Oxbridge

but invisible was just saying how they wern't statistics because they included grammar and public schools... for some reason this suddenly made the worthless-and he was just defending that.

Hell no...maybe not 30, but around 40 years ago, you still needed a good knowledge of Latin to get into Oxbridge. Most students at public schools would also stay on an extra year to get preparation for the special entrance tests. A-levels alone wouldn't cut it.

But surely it would be flawed to include the private/state statistics together, as it's not comparing like with like.

no... that's not totally true, yes you did normally stay a second year, my father had 2As and a B but turned down his cambridge place in favour of not spending another year at school.
A levels were much more respected then 3As was pretty amazing

True, but all statistics are fundamentally biased. The only really fair way to compare your performance is to compare against the people who are in your school, getting the same teaching as you.

2.) It includes private schools and grammars.

The required standard has slipped so much that getting 3As is no real achievement anymore. There's no value in the grades.

Funny that so many people fail to get those grades then....

The required standard has slipped so much that getting 3As is no real achievement anymore. There's no value in the grades.