What will the 2022 GCSE pass mark be?

Further GCSE boundaries info:

• Ofqual Blog: GCSE 9 To 1 Grades
• Pearson: GCSE 9-1 Grades Explained
• AQA: Grade Boundaries Mini Guide

What are 2022 GCSE high tariff exam questions?

These GCSE exam questions:

– Have the greatest mark allowance;

– Are largely unchanged from 2021 GCSE plans; and

– Will include other mitigations to compensate students for the last two years’ Covid pandemic disruption. For example, providing formulae sheets for  maths GCSE and science GCSE exams in summer 2022.

Ofqual said that no hybrid approach was planned for the 2022 GCSEs. Hence, in 2022 teacher assessment for GCSEs would only be used only if another variant prevented 2022 GCSE exams from taking place.

Where can I find GCSE exam board guidance for 2022 GCSE exams?

• • Grade boundaries vary from year to year according to the composition of papers and the exam board’s moderation of standards after marking of scripts has taken place.
  • In making decisions about grade boundaries, heads of department will draw on historic grade boundaries from 2017-19 as they relate to the assessment materials used or adapted, and on the exam boards’ published grade descriptors, in order to ensure that the school is conforming as closely as possible to normal grade standards.

The revised 2021 GCSE grade system was devised by Ofqual – the GCSE exams regulator. The aim is for secondary schools to apply a combination of mock exams and coursework to decide GCSE grades 2021.

To summarise the key points about GCSE grades percentages:

• • • The GCSE 2021 pass marks are still split into 9 grades.
    • There are still two pass marks. A 4 is a standard pass and 5 is a strong pass.
    • This is the same as previous GCSE exams.
    • In other words, a pupil who gets nine grade-4s has, technically, passed all their exams.

GCSE Grade Trends

Around 5.3 million entries to GCSE qualifications have been made this year, a rise of 0.4 per cent on 2020.

But there was a sharper increase in entries from year 11 pupils, from 4,756,135 to 4,847,140, a rise of 1.9 per cent.

Ofqual said this was likely to be partly due to a 2 per cent increase in the number of 16 year olds in schools this year.

This is offset by a decrease in entries from younger and older candidates this year.

There was a slight increase in the entries in higher tiers. For example, in biology, 88 per cent of entries were in higher tier compared to 85 per cent last year.

2021 GCSE ENTRIES UP

In 2021 biology GCSE entries were up 3 per cent. Plus,

• • • • • Despite all the 2020/21 GCSE disruption, teachers now want to focus their very precious face-to-face teaching time with pupils.
          • 021 chemistry GCSE and physics GCSE entries up 4 per cent.
          • Geography GCSE entries increased by 4 per cent, and
          • English Literature GCSE by 2 per cent.
          • Food preparation and nutrition GCSE entries increased by 5 per cent.
          • GCSE business studies by 4 per cent.

        • In 2022 GCSE’s teaching

          … should be the full GCSE A curriculums.

      GCSE Exam board statements

       

      • • OCR GCSE 2021 grade boundaries explanation.
        • new GCSE CCEA exam board grade boundaries guide.
        • GCSE Pearson Edexcel board grade boundaries explanation.

      2021 GCSEs

      AQA GCSE 2021 grade boundaries guide.

    What were the GCSE 2021 pass marks?

    The focus was how the GCSE 9-1 system grades percentages are normally calculated.

    Last year’s GCSEs 2021 article included the following questions: What is GCSE pass grade? What is GCSE grade 3? Is grade 3 GCSE a pass? What is GCSE grade 4? Is grade 4 GCSE a pass? What percentage is a grade 7 GCSE? What is a pass for GCSEs in 2022?

    AQA GCSE Pass grades and GCSE grade percentages 

    Here is AQA’s own guidance for its AQA GCSE 2021 grade percentages.

    Mathematics

    Grade 4 score = 19.6%   /   Grade 7 score = 57.5%.

    Biology

    Grade 4 score = 26.5%   /   Grade 7 score = 51%.

    Chemistry

    Grade 4 score = 26%   /   Grade 7 score = 56%.

    English Language

    Grade 4 score = 47.5%   /   Grade 7 score = 67.5%.

    English Literature

    Grade 4 score = 38.1%   /   Grade 7 score = 66.3%.

    Geography

    Grade 4 score = 35.3%   /   Grade 7 score = 57.1%.

    Physics

    Grade 4 score = 25.5%   /   Grade 7 score = 51.5%.

    German

    Grade 4 score = 37%   /   Grade 7 score = 65.8%.

    French

    Grade 4 score = 38.3%   /   Grade 7 score = 63.3%.

    Spanish

    Grade 4 score = 35.8%   /   Grade 7 score = 60.8%.

    Computer Science

    Grade 4 score = 48.8%   /   Grade 7 score = 75%.

    OCR GCSE Pass marks and grade percentages 

    Here is OCR’s guidance for its OCR GCSE grades percentages.

    English language

    Grade 4 score = 41.9%   /   Grade 7 score = 65.6%

    English literature

    Grade 4 score = 34.4%   /   Grade 7 score = 68.8%

    Mathematics

    Grade 4 score = 20%   /   Grade 7 score = 54.6%

    Physics A (Gateway)

    Grade 4 score = 35%   /   Grade 7 score = 61.1%

    Physics B (Twenty First Century)

    Grade 4 score = 26.6%   /   Grade 7 score = 50%

    Religious studies

    Grade 4 score = 38.5%   /   Grade 7 score = 61.9%

    What are the GCSE grade percentages?

    New GCSE Pass marks and grade boundaries – CCEA exam board

    See the CCEA Website for the new GCSE CCEA exam board grade percentages.

    See the Pearson Edexcel Website for the new new new GCSE Pearson Edexcel board grade percentages.

    Mathematics

    Grade 4 score = 20.8%   /   Grade 7 score = 57.9%.

    Biology

    Grade 4 score = 26.5%   /   Grade 7 score = 56.9%.

    Chemistry

    Grade 4 score = 26%   /   Grade 7 score = 56%.

    English language

    Grade 4 score = 46.9%   /   Grade 7 score = 69.4%.

    English literature

    Grade 4 score = 41.9%   /   Grade 7 score = 68%.

    Physics

    Grade 4 score = 25.5%.    Grade 7 score = 57.5%.

    French

    Grade 4 score = 33.2%.    Grade 7 score = 57.1%.

    German

    Grade 4 score = 28.9%.    Grade 7 score = 55.7%.