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Continue reading to understand what do those grades on your statement of results mean.
Syllabus grades for all examination types are reported on the Statements of Results as an upper case letter followed by the corresponding lower case letter in brackets, e.g. B(b). This format is used as a security feature to prevent grades being altered by hand.
‘NO RESULT’ or ‘X’ means one of the following:
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For each qualification, ‘PENDING’ or ‘Q’ indicates that a result cannot be issued at present but will follow in due course.
‘UNGRADED’ indicates that the student has failed to reach the standard required for grade G(g). ‘UNGRADED’ will be reported on the Statement of Results but not on the certificate.
For some Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses, ‘TO BE ISSUED’ or ‘Y’ indicates that the result will be awarded in a subsequent series.
For example:
If you sat for the exam in the June series, you will get your result in the November series.
For some language syllabuses, separate oral endorsement grades are reported on a scale of 1 (ONE) to 5 (FIVE). With 1 (ONE) being the highest and 5 (FIVE) the lowest.
Candidates who fail to reach the standard required for grade 5 (FIVE) will have nothing reported on the statements of results.
The Cambridge ICE group award result will be reported on IGCSE Statements of Results for students who satisfy the ICE award rules as follow:
You will find details of the award rules for the Cambridge ICE group award in the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries, which is available from the ‘Support Materials’ section of CIE Direct. (Learn more about Cambridge ICE group award in this post.)
* Note: Related info taken from CIE (Cambridge International Examination).
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I know that the grades depend on the threshold but I don’t understand uniform based marks. Can you please clarify this for me.
So if I get say 150 out of 200 and the grade threshold says you need 145 to 160 to get an A so that means I get an A right?
So what do the uniform based marks have to do with this?
thank you for such having this helpful website IGCSE
Hello there,
You are very much welcome. We’re more than glad to assist you.
With regards to your question, yes, grade threshold is the minimum number of marks that a candidate needs to obtain a particular grade in a paper or in a subject.
On the other hand, Percentage Uniform Mark is the number shown in a bracket in your statement of results. It is a point on a common scale for all syllabuses to show whether the candidate’s performance is close to the top, middle or bottom of the grade. For example, a student who gets the minimum mark necessary for a Grade A* obtains a percentage uniform mark of 90. A student who gets a mark halfway between the Grade D threshold and Grade C threshold achieves a percentage uniform mark of 55.
Hope this helps.
if i score 127 out of 160 marks in any subject, then will it be a grade. i know it depends on percentile. i am extremly worried about it. according to my friends the physics paper was easy. just let me know are there any chances of scoring a grade
A GRADE.
Hello Atharv,
We can’t speculate that. Every year, the exam questions have slight differences on the level of difficulty. In order to provide equivalent A* achieving chance, the threshold is used to determine the grades for that year. These thresholds are decided after each examination has been taken and marked. The aim in each year (or examination series) is to set each threshold in just the right place to ensure that it is no more difficult and no less difficult to obtain that grade than it was in the previous year.
actually I got f in chemistry and physics and g in biology so can I know whether it’s considered as a pass or a fail?
Hello Nimra,
“F” and “G” are considered pass. However, if you plan to further your studies, you must get confirmation from respective schools/colleges/universities on this matter. Each school/college/university has its own entry requirement.
How can I get my pending results?
Hi Rida,
Kindly contact your school/exam centre for follow up.
Hello
I have a question
What if my (TIME)values and my friends value for chemistry lab the practical are the same ?
Hi Musas,
What is important is you record readings using suitable accuracy.
I got
F in Math core is it pass or fail?
F in ECNOMICS extended Igcse is it fail or pass
C in O level Arabic
G in IGCSE chemistry extended is it pass or fail?
I got E in Information technology and E in English is it pass or fail?
UNGRADED in biology Igcse
Hello Raneem,
Thank you for writing in.
Grades “C” to “G” are considered pass. However, if you plan to further your studies, you must get confirmation from respective schools/colleges/universities on this matter. Each school/college/university has its own entry requirements.
On the other hand, “UNGRADED” means you were not able to reach the standard required for a pass. If Biology is required for your further studies, we suggest that you retake this subject.
You might want to consider our A* Revision courses to help with your exam preparations. Please have a read at this page to learn how it works: https://www.skolatis.com/cambridge-igcse-revision-courses/
We hope this helps. Thank you.
Hi,
I’m Eddie and I have a question regarding the grading thresholds for CIE 0450 business studies paper.
Paper 12 and 22 has a total mark of 80 marks each.
The percentage assessed from each paper is 50% .
But the grading thresholds, the total marks after weighting is 160. Can you please breakdown the 160 and explain how it is calculated if a student gets 60/80 and 76/80 in paper 12 and 22? What would be the grade if so?
Hello Edwin,
For both Paper 1 and Paper 2, the maximum raw mark is 80 marks. Furthermore, the weighting factor assigned for both paper is 1.
As such if you add the maximum raw marks for both paper and multiply it by its weighting factor, it will lead you to the the maximum total mark for this syllabus which is 160.
To guide you with the grading and marking process, kindly read this article: https://www.skolatis.com/guide-to-the-marking-and-grading-process-of-exam-papers/
Is G is a past grade
Hi Jame,
Grade G is a pass. However, if you plan to further your studies, you must get the confirmation from respective school/college/university on this matter. Each school/college/university has its own entry requirement.
Fail is when you see ?UNGRADED? on your Statement of Results.
If I get an F in Mathematics , will that be a fail or an “UNGRADED” ? And does that mean the college wont accept me?
Hi Marvin,
Grade F is a pass. However, if you plan to further your studies, you must get the confirmation from respective school/college/university on this matter. Each school/college/university has its own entry requirement.
Fail is when you see ?UNGRADED? on your Statement of Results.
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Should the diagrams be drawn in pen or pencil?
Hi Scar,
Pencils or pens in other colours may be used for diagrams and maps only if indicated on the question paper.
Answers that are written in pencil will be marked as normal, however, CAIE recommend that candidates write their answers in ink as this reduces the risk of them becoming illegible.
If a candidate does write their answers in pencil, CAIE recommend that the school photocopy their script and attach it to the original script before sending it to CAIE.
When will November 2018 papers will be posted?
Hello,
We do not have a fixed date to upload the papers. We upload the past exam papers as soon as we get ahold of them ? can be anytime after the results are released. You may need to check our website from time to time.