These exams will start on Monday 2 November and finish on Monday 23 November. The deadline for entries will be 4 October for English Language and mathematics. For all other subjects, the deadline will be 18 September.
Summer exams will start on 7 June and end on 2 July 2021 for almost all AS/A-Level and GCSE students. A-Level students will get their results on 24 August, and GCSE students on 27 August, allowing them to start the next academic year as normal.
You can enrol to resit your GCSEs at a local school or college. This means you'll have a timetable and attend classes with other GCSE students. Most schools and colleges will let you study your GCSEs alongside A Levels for other subjects, so don't feel that resitting one or two subjects will completely hold you back.
DISRUPTION to learning caused by coronavirus lockdowns and confirmed cases forcing pupils to stay home may again affect end-of-year exams. Schools in Wales have decided to cancel GCSE and A-level exams in 2021 because of the impact the pandemic has had on lessons.
To help you through, we've gathered together some of the key dates for the 2019 GCSE exam season. The majority of exam board timetables begin on Monday 13 May and finish between Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 June. GCSE results will be published on Thursday 22 August 2019.
G CSEs and A-Levels will “absolutely” go ahead next year, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Thursday. Mr Williamson said he had “every confidence” the Government will be able to run a whole set of exams in the summer of 2021.
The government said the decision to hold the two English and maths GCSE exams before half term, which means a longer gap between them and other exams in the subject, will give year 11 pupils affected by Covid-19 “the best possible chance of still sitting a paper in each of these core subjects”.
8 is plenty. For most sixth form applications you only need 6 or 7. Having more obviously gives you the advantage that you can afford to do worse in some and still get good offers but, if you feel like you can't take more, 8 is plenty.
A couple of days ago, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) confirmed that the 10th 12th Board Exam 2021 would be conducted offline. There is speculation that the CBSE practical exams might begin in January itself. Read more on Latest Exams & Results News on India.com.
Covid-19: A-level students to sit fewer exams in 2021.
- Grades 6, 5 and 4: Higher standard pass. Equivalent to B and C grades. - Grade 4: Standard pass. - Grade 3: D grade.
Grade 7 is the equivalent of a grade A. Grade 6 is the equivalent of just above a grade B. Grade 5 is the equivalent of in between grades B and C. Grade 4 is the equivalent of a grade C.
Equivalent GCSE gradesGrade 5 is a 'strong pass' and equivalent to a high C and low B on the old grading system. Grade 4 remains the level that students must achieve without needing to resit English and Maths post-16.
We have seen quite a few comments about new GCSEs being 'too hard', or similar, as pupils take mock exams. The new GCSEs do have more challenging content – set by the Department for Education – than previously, but they are designed to be as accessible to the same range of student abilities as before.
The Easiest GCSE Subjects to Pass
- Modern foreign languages. With a pass rate of almost 90%, it's clear that these are amongst the easiest to pass!
- Sciences. Science subjects like Biology, Chemistry and Physics (alongside any Combined versions) are also some of the easiest subjects to pass at GCSE.
- English literature.
- Music.
- Religious studies.
Grade 3 ranks somewhere in-between a D and an E, whilst Grade 2 is somewhere between an E and an F. A Grade 1 is similar to an old G Grade, and a U grade still refers to an exam that has been 'ungraded' – it simply did not achieve sufficient marks to get onto the scale.
Of course you can be successful without GCSEs, IMO it just makes it a bit harder - you'll probably need to look at setting your own business up at some point.
The new grading scheme is being brought in alongside a new GCSE curriculum in England. 9 is the highest grade, while 1 is the lowest, not including a U (ungraded). It says that, broadly, the same proportion of teenagers will get a grade four and above as used to get a grade C or above.
