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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: BigLan on February 15, 2009, 03:42:35 pm

Title: Grade Distributions?
Post by: BigLan on February 15, 2009, 03:42:35 pm

Just like to know what range each grade is in?
eg: A+ for 90s.
Though, i like to know exactly the range for each grade.
The Grades VCAA uses.

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: iamdan08 on February 15, 2009, 03:44:30 pm

Here is the grade distributions for the last few years, they can change dramatically each year though!

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/subjectstats.html

Just click the year, and then grade distributions

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: polky on February 15, 2009, 03:46:17 pm

The grade distributions/ranges change each year for every subject.  It is dependent on the cohort's performance.  You won't know what exactly will give you an A+ till after you get your Study Score, but past year's grade distributions might give you an idea of what you might want to aim for!

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: iamdan08 on February 15, 2009, 04:10:59 pm

An example is the physics mid year exams in 2007 and 2008.

2007 A+ Range: 76.5/90
2008 A+ Range: 82/90

That is a 5.5 mark difference between the two years!!!

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: NE2000 on February 18, 2009, 03:57:49 pm

For getting an A+

Biology 2006 midyear: new study design introduced: 54/75
Biology 2007 midyear: one year into the study design: 60.5/75

So if you are doing a subject that's in the first year of a study design this year, then be careful not to assume they will give you an easy exam.

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: /0 on February 18, 2009, 06:06:38 pm

Oh crap does this mean the physics exam will be easy? Since they took out transistors?

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: kurrymuncher on February 18, 2009, 06:49:14 pm

Quote from: NE2000 on February 18, 2009, 03:57:49 pm

For getting an A+

Biology 2006 midyear: new study design introduced: 54/75
Biology 2007 midyear: one year into the study design: 60.5/75

So if you are doing a subject that's in the first year of a study design this year, then be careful not to assume they will give you an easy exam.

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: methodsboy on February 18, 2009, 06:54:23 pm

Quote from: NE2000 on February 18, 2009, 03:57:49 pm

For getting an A+

Biology 2006 midyear: new study design introduced: 54/75
Biology 2007 midyear: one year into the study design: 60.5/75

So if you are doing a subject that's in the first year of a study design this year, then be careful not to assume they will give you an easy exam.

thats not necessarily true. Take chem for example, they had a really hard exam last year and it was the first year of the new course...

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: kurrymuncher on February 18, 2009, 06:56:11 pm

Quote from: methodsboy on February 18, 2009, 06:54:23 pm

Quote from: NE2000 on February 18, 2009, 03:57:49 pm

For getting an A+

Biology 2006 midyear: new study design introduced: 54/75
Biology 2007 midyear: one year into the study design: 60.5/75

So if you are doing a subject that's in the first year of a study design this year, then be careful not to assume they will give you an easy exam.

thats not necessarily true. Take chem for example, they had a really hard exam last year and it was the first year of the new course...

Thats what he is trying to say

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: methodsboy on February 18, 2009, 07:04:13 pm

^ OH OK....

Title: Re: Grade Distributions?
Post by: NE2000 on February 19, 2009, 05:00:02 pm

lol thanks kurrymuncher