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What happens if someone fails all of their GCSEs

My friends were telling me that two kids from my year 11 class failed all of their GCSEs and that they had to repeat the entire year over again, but then someone told me that that isn't possible. So I just want to know what will happen if someone fails their GCSEs?

Reply 1

QuantumSuicide

They go staright to McDonald's.

RIP future.

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Reply 2

Mimsycrafts

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Its up to them, they can resit either at school or at college.

Reply 3

vd12345

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Original post by QuantumSuicide

They go staright to McDonald's.

RIP future.

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And even that's no guaranteed

Reply 4

Da Di Doo

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They have the choice to redo them or to move on

Reply 5

KittyRe-play

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Life is over mate! Life is over...

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STUDYREVISE

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Reply 7

elmosandy

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They repeat year11 at school or resit GCSE's at college or they do a BTEC, apprentiships or a vocational subject while retaking Maths&English Language GCSE (or more like GCSE science, if they want to, BUT everyone has to take Maths&English Language UNTIL they're 18 x)

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Snufkin

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Original post by QuantumSuicide

They go staright to McDonald's.

RIP future.

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Original post by KittyRe-play

Life is over mate! Life is over...

No, your life isn't over if you fail your GCSEs. Apart from English and Maths, GCSEs are not important. I left school with 3 GCSEs (grades D-F) which I suppose can be viewed as failing. I knew I wanted to go to uni so I self-studied various qualifications at home and now I have a place at one of the UK's top universities. And that isn't unusual, many people for all sorts of reasons do badly in their GCSEs but go on to find success.

My school tried to force me to do BTECs because they believed I was incapable of studying academic subjects. If you do fail your GCSEs, don't just assume BTECs are your only option - if you want to do A levels, do them, even if it means leaving school.

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Reply 9

KittyRe-play

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Original post by Samual

No, your life isn't over if you fail your GCSEs. Apart from English and Maths, GCSEs are not important. I left school with 3 GCSEs (grades D-F) which I suppose can be viewed as failing. I knew I wanted to go to uni so I self-studied various qualifications at home and now I have a place at one of the UK's top universities. And that isn't unusual, many people for all sorts of reasons do badly in their GCSEs but go on to find success.

My school tried to force me to do BTECs because they believed I was incapable of studying academic subjects. If you do fail your GCSEs, don't just assume BTECs are your only option - if you want to do A levels, do them, even if it means leaving school.

Congrats!

Reply 10

turn-to-page394

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Original post by Samual

No, your life isn't over if you fail your GCSEs. Apart from English and Maths, GCSEs are not important. I left school with 3 GCSEs (grades D-F) which I suppose can be viewed as failing. I knew I wanted to go to uni so I self-studied various qualifications at home and now I have a place at one of the UK's top universities. And that isn't unusual, many people for all sorts of reasons do badly in their GCSEs but go on to find success.

My school tried to force me to do BTECs because they believed I was incapable of studying academic subjects. If you do fail your GCSEs, don't just assume BTECs are your only option - if you want to do A levels, do them, even if it means leaving school.