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On my results for GCSEs I got a distinction in ICT. My teacher says its the highest possible grade. Does that mean I can class it as an A*?
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No, because it's a distinction. It might be equivalent in terms of being the top grade but that doesn't make it an A*.
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Apparantly it is equivalent to an A* (according to my school as I got 3 distinction awards for ICT) but Im confused when doing my UCAS as to what to write I got??
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OK, thanks. I'm just going to say I've got a distinction from now on instead of saying A/A*
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(Original post by downpour)
i hate how instead of writing "distinction" my school puts "D"
i hate how instead of writing "distinction" my school puts "D"
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Annoyingly no, it means A.
I wish it did because I got two distinctions at GCSE for ICT.
I wish it did because I got two distinctions at GCSE for ICT.
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(Original post by soutioirsim)
Annoyingly no, it means A.
I wish it did because I got two distinctions at GCSE for ICT.
Annoyingly no, it means A.
I wish it did because I got two distinctions at GCSE for ICT.
Pass - C
Credit - B
Merit - A
Distinction - A*
"DiDA qualifications are available at two levels, providing full A* - G equivalence." - Edexcel.
I'm counting my CiDA distinctions as 2 A*s whenever anyone asks me; there's nothing to stop me from doing that. No one's going to arrest me for not using the stupid equivalent grades.
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I think it is.
I was quizzing my teacher on this before, she seemed preddy adamant that it counts as an A*
I was quizzing my teacher on this before, she seemed preddy adamant that it counts as an A*
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(Original post by Edwin Okli)
Distinction is an A* in any qualifications that do not have a distinction* grade.
Pass - C
Credit - B
Merit - A
Distinction - A*
"DiDA qualifications are available at two levels, providing full A* - G equivalence." - Edexcel.
I'm counting my CiDA distinctions as 2 A*s whenever anyone asks me; there's nothing to stop me from doing that. No one's going to arrest me for not using the stupid equivalent grades.
Distinction is an A* in any qualifications that do not have a distinction* grade.
Pass - C
Credit - B
Merit - A
Distinction - A*
"DiDA qualifications are available at two levels, providing full A* - G equivalence." - Edexcel.
I'm counting my CiDA distinctions as 2 A*s whenever anyone asks me; there's nothing to stop me from doing that. No one's going to arrest me for not using the stupid equivalent grades.
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Never heard of a credit?
For my qualification (OCR Nationals ICT and OCR National Business) it's Pass (C), Merit (B), Distinction (A).
For my qualification (OCR Nationals ICT and OCR National Business) it's Pass (C), Merit (B), Distinction (A).
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OCR Nationals, which it seems you're referring to, goes up to A.
CiDA/DiDA, a seperate BTEC course does go up to A*, but it's a lot less common.
CiDA/DiDA, a seperate BTEC course does go up to A*, but it's a lot less common.
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(Original post by downpour)
i hate how instead of writing "distinction" my school puts "D"
i hate how instead of writing "distinction" my school puts "D"
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Does getting a distinction in OCR Nationals ICT definitely equate to an 'A'? Will employers, universities etc acknowledge the grade as an A and will I get the same number of points for a distinction grade as I would for an 'A'?
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(Original post by emilym94)
Lol same, the first time I saw DDDD on my work I almost had a heart attack! Then suddenly realised it meant AAAA. I felt a little better after that
Lol same, the first time I saw DDDD on my work I almost had a heart attack! Then suddenly realised it meant AAAA. I felt a little better after that
2 Distinction=AA*
3 Distinction=AA*A
4 Distinction=AA*AA*
5 Distinction=AA*AA*A
6 Distinction=AA*AA*AA*
So basically one A* one A per every two distinctions took hope this helps
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I also got a Distinction in my DiDA ICT course which we were told was equivalent to an A* hence the fact that it gives 58 points like an A* in any other gcse.
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