| Esmoreit said: Anyone care to explain me how this grading works :D? |
GCSEs are usually taken at 16, the last year of compulsory education. GCSE Grading is from A* to G (A*, A, B, C, D, E, F, G) with a U grade for failure. Although D-G are technically passes, C and above is the minimum to say you are qualified and that is what is usually asked for by employers. Most exams are in two tiers: Higher, where grades from A* to C are achievable and below that is a fail (though "safety net" D and E grades are sometimes used too), and Foundation, where C to G can be achieved but the exam content is much easier.
The A* grade was introduced when the number of A grades became too high due to political influence. Unfortunately, it became the new A, and it is much easier to get an A* in a subject now than an A in the 1970s.
