The new combined Science qualification has a double grade grading schema. This involves a student getting a paired grade rather than a single one, but the pairs will only be consist of two of the same grade or a grade a whole number higher or lower (so you can have grade 7-7, grade 6-7, grade 8-7 but not grade 8-6). In the SELF-EVALUATION section, Combined Science displays grades with decimal points rather than the 4/4 double grade format:
Attainment level: science double award GCSE
Estimated | Actual |
---|---|
4.6 | 5.0 |
4.2 | 4.5 |
6.0 | 5.5 |
3.5 | 4.5 |
2.7 | 4.5 |
5.1 | 4.5 |
3.4 | 4.0 |
2.98 | 1.5 |
These are displayed thus:
GCSE grade | Aspire grade |
---|---|
9-9 | 9 |
9-8 | 8.5 |
8-8 | 8 |
8-7 | 7.5 |
7-7 | 7 |
7-6 | 6.5 |
6-6 | 6 |
6-5 | 5.5 |
5-5 | 5 |
4-5 | 4.5 |
4-4 | 4 |
3-3 | 3 |
3-2 | 2.5 |
2-2 | 2 |
2-1 | 1.5 |
1-1 | 1 |
You’ll notice that if you average the elements of the double GCSE grade you get the Aspire grade (i.e. (8+7)/2=8.5).
The threshold measures are calculated a bit differently to our usual way due to the double grading system.
- for Grade 4+ we include from Grade 4-3 (which only counts as 0.5 of an entry);
- for Grade 5+ we include from grade 5 and do not include 4-5;
- for Grade 7+ we are including from grade 7-6.