i's guide to GCSE results day
And in England, the grades themselves will look a little different to what parents and older siblings may remember from their own secondary school days.
Introduced as part of a complete overhaul of the GCSE system in 2014 by then-education secretary Michael Gove, this numerical system is designed to bring in more differentiation at the top end of the grading scale to allow sixth forms, colleges, universities and employers to better understand what level young people are working to.
While a C used to be the grade needed to have passed any particular exam, pupils can now achieve a “standard pass” by earning a 4 or a “strong pass” by getting a 5. Private candidates can similarly contact the school or college that submitted their exam, or otherwise choose to contact the exam board directly.
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