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Written question asked by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2016. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 March 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.


GCSE: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what she expects the pass mark to be for each one to nine grade in the new GCSE grading system in (a) English, (b) science, (c) mathematics and (d) a modern foreign language in 2017.

Answer

This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have therefore asked its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey, to write directly to the Honourable Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26929
Session
2015-16
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2016-0249
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
English language Standards Science GCSE Mathematics
Link
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