Raw marks

I got 80/96 raw mark for my art coursework and I checked the grade boundaries form previous yrs and all of them have 81 as a grade 9. This is just a raw mark so on my actual results day will I get a higher mark?

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azaaaa9000

Probably not. Unless your work gets remarked by AQA examiners who have to take samples of coursework from your school. And even then, they only change marks if they're insanely off and it is very rare (my teacher said it only ever happened once at our school.. ever). Depending on your exam mark which you should've been given (at least I got mine), it's still possible to get a 9. Your coursework mark is weighted more highly than your exam one. To calculate a total mark, they multiply the mark for your coursework by 3, and then your exam mark by 2, then they add those together. I believe the boundary then, for a 9, is 403. That would mean you would have to get 82 marks or more on your exam, to qualify for a 9. Sadly, I just missed that boundary by a couple of marks but an 8 is still really good and art is regarded by many to be the most difficult subject to get a 9 in! You have to be absolutely insane and even coming close to one is still a really good achievement. Good luck!