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Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone can help me out with the marks for English language.

The control assessment worths 40% and is out of 80 marks. I've got 62/80

So I was wondering how many marks do I need to get in the exam that worths 60% to get a C?

My teacher said we need 40/80 in the exam to get a C, but I don't know if that's correct or not since it seems a bit too low, she also mentioned that since I got a pretty good mark for my control assessment, getting just below 40 will still be enough to get a C for me...

So if anyone can help me out that would be great!! Thank you
(edited 7 years ago)
Original post by tomlamcw
Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone can help me out with the marks for English language.

The control assessment worths 40% and is out of 80 marks. I've got 62/80

So I was wondering how many marks do I need to get in the exam that worths 60% to get a C?

My teacher said we need 40/80 in the exam to get a C, but I don't know if that's correct or not since it seems a bit too low, she also mentioned that since I got a pretty good mark for my control assessment, getting just below 40 will still be enough to get a C for me...

So if anyone can help me out that would be great!! Thank you


http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-GCSE-GDE-BDY-JUNE-2015.PDF

^ Those have the grade boundaries for last year and 40/80 is indeed a C!
Reply 2
Thanks for your reply, so all I need to get is 40/80? Even if I got nothing on the control assessment? That's the main point I don't get?! They said 40 marks.. but what do you need for the control assessment?
Original post by tomlamcw
Thanks for your reply, so all I need to get is 40/80? Even if I got nothing on the control assessment? That's the main point I don't get?! They said 40 marks.. but what do you need for the control assessment?


With the marks you got in your controlled assessment, 40/80 would give you about a B overall :smile: You would not get a C if you just got 40/80 on the exam alone with no coursework.
Reply 4
You helped me clear out the question on my head for decades! Thanks!
Original post by tomlamcw
You helped me clear out the question on my head for decades! Thanks!


Glad I could help :smile:
what about the foundation tier? How many marks needed in foundation?
Aim for higher!!

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