Is it still possible to get a 50 in a subject if you lose 5 marks or more SACs?

[wildareal]

Just curious.

[TrueTears]

ofcourse...

[Albeno69]

doing a subject that scales down i wouldnt think so, but for eg latin or spesh definetly

[m@tty]

Ranking and cohort performance are what matters... So yes!

[the.watchman]

Just curious.

Defs, three main reasons:

(1) SACs are not based on scores but ranking; if your rank is good enough, then of course you can get 50
(2) Everything in the end depends on your final exam mark and cohort mark
(3) SACs only make up a small proportion of your marks

[shinny]

Ranking and cohort performance is what matters... So yes!

Exactly. Your raw SAC marks mean jack all. It's just a way to get a ranking of students in the school. That's why MHS can have such difficult SACs and still maintain so many high marks.

[mba]

Were you rank in your cohort and your performance on your exam, in my experience, is most important.

[wildareal]

I see. Say for Methods you have an ok ranking say 4-5th, but you blitz the exam, is a 50 or a 45+ grade still possible?

[the.watchman]

I see. Say for Methods you have an ok ranking say 4-5th, but you blitz the exam, is a 50 or a 45+ grade still possible?

Absolutely, a friend of mine was ranked fifth and sixth consistently throughout his SACs, but still came out with a 50 (obviously aced the exam)

[appianway]

Eh, just had my first methods SAC today and I made at least one careless mistake (and possibly/probably more). Thankfully it only counts for 10% of our SAC mark, but even so, I'm hoping to gun the rest to get a decent rank ==

*hopes desperately that good marks are possible without brilliant SACs*

[slothpomba]

All depends on the ranking man.

[appianway]

It's sooo hard to get a good rank in my school though. Especially in the methods cohort of around 225 students.

[vea]

It's sooo hard to get a good rank in my school though. Especially in the methods cohort of around 225 students.

I feel your pain...

[davidle_10]

If everyone in your school gets 50-60%, and you are the highest ranked with 70%, does that affect your SS in anyway?

[the.watchman]

If everyone in your school gets 50-60%, and you are the highest ranked with 70%, does that affect your SS in anyway?

Nah, only the rank is submitted, but if the cohort is the same in the exam, then it matters