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jelly baby · 27-08-2010, 11:44

When I did 'O' levels in 1972, the lowest pass mark for a Grade 'E' was 43%.
Nowadays a percentage of sample papers collected from schools nationally, are marked to set the average pass rate. Therefore, if the exam samplers are poor the pass rate is lowered. I know this to be true as a friend of mine checks the samples in this area.

27-08-2010, 11:44	#28
jelly baby Full Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Accrington, Posts: 494 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 3185	Re: 99% Pass rate?-Are we being fair to our teenagers? When I did 'O' levels in 1972, the lowest pass mark for a Grade 'E' was 43%. Nowadays a percentage of sample papers collected from schools nationally, are marked to set the average pass rate. Therefore, if the exam samplers are poor the pass rate is lowered. I know this to be true as a friend of mine checks the samples in this area. __________________ Jelly Baby Last edited by jelly baby; 27-08-2010 at 11:47.