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how are A levels actually graded?

I have two exams left and for reference, I take french, spanish and music tech btec.

For the languages, we're marked on various components, the speaking exam, the reading, listening, translation exam and the essay exam.

When we get our final results on aug 15, will we see the marks we got for each component??

How does grading work?? Each exam has a threshold of marks you need to reach a certain grade. I'm aiming for A* in both (hopefullyyyyy!!!!!).

What would the minimum amount of marks be to get an A*? Would I need an A* in all 3 components ??? Or could I get an A* in two components but enough marks in total to balance it out to push me over the A* for another component ???

Last year, the grade boundaries for A* in french (eduqas) were:
speaking: 57/60
rlt: 81/100
essays: 37/40

Would it just be 175/200 total marks to get an A*???
Reply 1
Original post by charmaine.d
I have two exams left and for reference, I take french, spanish and music tech btec.
For the languages, we're marked on various components, the speaking exam, the reading, listening, translation exam and the essay exam.
When we get our final results on aug 15, will we see the marks we got for each component??
How does grading work?? Each exam has a threshold of marks you need to reach a certain grade. I'm aiming for A* in both (hopefullyyyyy!!!!!).
What would the minimum amount of marks be to get an A*? Would I need an A* in all 3 components ??? Or could I get an A* in two components but enough marks in total to balance it out to push me over the A* for another component ???
Last year, the grade boundaries for A* in french (eduqas) were:
speaking: 57/60
rlt: 81/100
essays: 37/40
Would it just be 175/200 total marks to get an A*???


Usually with a level grading each year it can slightly change. Ever year examiners mark the papers and they use the results to work out nationally what were the highest score students got. If a paper for example was out of 100 and the highest people got was around 85 marks then they would put that as an A star for the paper it depends on how students do
Reply 2
Original post by aishah14x
Usually with a level grading each year it can slightly change. Ever year examiners mark the papers and they use the results to work out nationally what were the highest score students got. If a paper for example was out of 100 and the highest people got was around 85 marks then they would put that as an A star for the paper it depends on how students do

sorry, i think you misunderstood my question, i was just using the grade boundaries from last year as a reference for some numbers to just show what how i thought they'd be marked :flower2:
Reply 3
Original post by charmaine.d
sorry, i think you misunderstood my question, i was just using the grade boundaries from last year as a reference for some numbers to just show what how i thought they'd be marked :flower2:


Oh sorry my bad I think when you do get your a level results on the sheet of paper it will tell you overall what you got in terms of the marks but if you wanted a breakdown on the exact marks you got for each paper you could ask your teachers or college to request the papers back
Original post by charmaine.d
I have two exams left and for reference, I take french, spanish and music tech btec.
For the languages, we're marked on various components, the speaking exam, the reading, listening, translation exam and the essay exam.
When we get our final results on aug 15, will we see the marks we got for each component??
How does grading work?? Each exam has a threshold of marks you need to reach a certain grade. I'm aiming for A* in both (hopefullyyyyy!!!!!).
What would the minimum amount of marks be to get an A*? Would I need an A* in all 3 components ??? Or could I get an A* in two components but enough marks in total to balance it out to push me over the A* for another component ???
Last year, the grade boundaries for A* in french (eduqas) were:
speaking: 57/60
rlt: 81/100
essays: 37/40
Would it just be 175/200 total marks to get an A*???

It really depends on the qualifications.

For A'levels, it's the total marks which decides your grades.




When we get our final results on aug 15, will we see the marks we got for each component??


Potentially, it depends on the data system your school uses.

How does grading work?? Each exam has a threshold of marks you need to reach a certain grade. I'm aiming for A* in both (hopefullyyyyy!!!!!) What would the minimum amount of marks be to get an A*?


It varies year-on-year, but for most subjects it can be from the high seventies to the high eighties.




Or could I get an A* in two components but enough marks in total to balance it out to push me over the A* for another component
Yes.
(edited 5 months ago)
Reply 5
Original post by mesub
It really depends on the qualifications.
For A'levels, it's the total marks which decides your grades.
Potentially, it depends on the data system your school uses.
It varies year-on-year, but for most subjects it can be from the high seventies to the high eighties.
Yes.
thanks so much !!! :woo:

i only needed to know abt A levels because my teacher's been over the btec mark scheme

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