GCE 'A' Level Grading System

• Muller

  16 Nov 10, 20:58

  Hello! I'm interested in how the subjects in GCE 'A' Level examinations are graded.The teachers in my school say that every grade is given to a specific percentage of the number of candidates who took the exam.'

  For example, Top 30% -A, Next 20% -B, so on and so fourth.

  Is this true?Or is it just a rumour?What is the real grading system then?

  Thank You.

• jonchao72

  16 Nov 10, 22:26

  i think its more or less true

  lets say for chem, half the cohort gets more than 70 percent

  cant be that all of them would be getting the A right? if not it would be pretty unbalanced.

  so what they will do would be (maybe) give the A to those who got 85 and above and B for those below 85?

  again, it really depends on how well the cohort does

• wee_ws

  17 Nov 10, 05:37

  Hi Muller and jonchao72,

    Quota and adjustment of grade boundaries that you both mentioned are practised in the university. Perhaps so, at A-level. Thanks.

  Cheers,
  Wen Shih