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Grading Scheme

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O Level papers are graded following a percentile grading system, which means that the grade thresholds change every session. For example, in the May/June session of a particular paper, A may be at 85%, and in the Oct/Nov Session it may be at 75%. The percentile for a particular letter grade is determined by analyzing the general performance of students throughout the world.
 
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O Level papers are graded following a percentile grading system, which means that the grade thresholds change every session. For example, in the May/June session of a particular paper, A may be at 85%, and in the Oct/Nov Session it may be at 75%. The percentile for a particular letter grade is determined by analyzing the general performance of students throughout the world.
Thanks for telling! :)
 
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O Level papers are graded following a percentile grading system, which means that the grade thresholds change every session. For example, in the May/June session of a particular paper, A may be at 85%, and in the Oct/Nov Session it may be at 75%. The percentile for a particular letter grade is determined by analyzing the general performance of students throughout the world.
Sorry brother there is no such type of thing that A for oct/nov is 75. A is 80-89 for all of the sessions :)
 
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O Level papers are graded following a percentile grading system, which means that the grade thresholds change every session. For example, in the May/June session of a particular paper, A may be at 85%, and in the Oct/Nov Session it may be at 75%. The percentile for a particular letter grade is determined by analyzing the general performance of students throughout the world.

That is correct, the raw marks for a particular grade vary from one session to the other according to difficulty of the exam to make sure the achievements by past and future candidates remain on an equivalent level in terms of fairness.

The uniform mark for an A however is always mapped on to 80-89% and for an A* 90-100 %

In practise that's how it works out 'basically' http://www.wikihow.com/Curve-Grades
 
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According to the CIE website as of today:

"The process of grading in Cambridge O Level involves deciding the minimum mark necessary for each grade. We do not have predetermined thresholds ( or quotas of candidates ). After each examination series we decide the minimum marks for each threshold ( grade boundaries ) for each individual component. We carry out this process in order to ensure that the demands on the candidates are the same for every subject and every examination series. We are therefore unable to provide a general list of percentages required for each grade."
 
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