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What do grades 1 to 9 mean, how do they compare with A* to G, and what are the grade boundaries for 2023?
GCSE results day is finally here, with students across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland finding out the grades they achieved.
The number of top grades achieved in 2023 have fallen in comparison to those achieved in 2022, 2021, and 2020, but have remained higher than in 2019. The drop was steepest in England, as exams regulator Ofqual vowed a full return to pre-pandemic grading, but in Wales and Northern Ireland marking is not expected to return to pre-Covid-19 until 2024.
But how exactly does grading work for GCSEs? What do grades 1 to 9 mean, and how do they compare with A* to G? What are the grade boundaries for 2023, and will they change as results across the cohort are expected to drop? Here’s everything you need to know.
The number of top grades achieved in 2023 have fallen in comparison to those achieved in 2022, 2021, and 2020, but have remained higher than in 2019. The drop was steepest in England, as exams regulator Ofqual vowed a full return to pre-pandemic grading, but in Wales and Northern Ireland marking is not expected to return to pre-Covid-19 until 2024.
But how exactly does grading work for GCSEs? What do grades 1 to 9 mean, and how do they compare with A* to G? What are the grade boundaries for 2023, and will they change as results across the cohort are expected to drop? Here’s everything you need to know.
How does the grading system work for GCSEs?
In 2017, the GCSE grading system in England began to change from the traditional A* - G to a numerical system of 9 - 1. Maths, English language, and English literature were the first subjects to move over to the new grading system, with more subjects changing over in 2018 - and the final subjects making the shift by 2020.
At the time, the government said the change was being implemented to bring academic standards in England up to par with other high-performing countries, and to reflect the new and more demanding content of the courses.
In 2017, the GCSE grading system in England began to change from the traditional A* - G to a numerical system of 9 - 1. Maths, English language, and English literature were the first subjects to move over to the new grading system, with more subjects changing over in 2018 - and the final subjects making the shift by 2020.
At the time, the government said the change was being implemented to bring academic standards in England up to par with other high-performing countries, and to reflect the new and more demanding content of the courses.