percentages-->grades

[archenemy]

I was just wondering but would anyone happen to know what percentages map onto what grade (for SACs) so before moderation etc.

i.e high A+ -> +95% (idk if that's the actual value)...


thanks c:

[keltingmeith]

This actually differs across subjects and GAs - for example, check out the grade distributions for biology and economics. For GA1, an A+ in bio was anything above 93%, but for economics it was anything above 89%. Then for GA2, an A+ in bio was above 90%, and also above 90% for economics. So, across four GAs, we have three different mark ranges for an A+.

This is also only the trend for last year - different years might have had different cut-offs.

If you're really interested in this kind of stuff, you'll have to look at the grade distributions (preferably across several years) to come up with a nice mean across each subject.

EDIT: in fact, for something really outrageous, check out the distribution for methods from last year. 2013 had the hardest exams for methods I'd ever seen, and this is reflected in the grade distribution - while exam 1 (GA2) has a respectable range of above 89% for an A+, exam 2 (GA3) only required for any student to get above ~77% for an A+ for that whole GA.

[archenemy]

ok thanks for the replies I should probably go and look at the specific subject right? As for the strength of my cohort, I think they are strong/above average...?

[archenemy]

Yep look at the specific subject, and if you want a rough indication, go back to your 2013 marks... Look at your Chinese/Physics SAC marks throughout the year and compare it to the GA you received in December.

I don't think Chinese/Physics would be good indication for this specific subject (English). My cohort was decent/pretty strong for Chinese/Physics, but I have no clue about this year's strength in English c: