GCSEs Double Science

[PrettyWoman]

Evening all. I need some help please. Have been lumbered with doing the GCSE results analysis next week (poor exams officer been stitched up like a kipper). I have built a spreadsheet to calculate the points for the GCSEs and BTECs, but am stuck on the double sciences, with no member of management available or able to help. Basically, what points do you award a double grade?? Simple question, I know, but I have confused myself. For example how many points would a 9-9 get, then a 7-7 etc?? Do you award a single figure, then time is by 2??? Any help gratefully received.

[NotSoFast]

Each one is worth the points for a single GCSE. They are also not forced to be the same (e.g. 3-4). As an aside, I've been doing this for 10+ years and trying to do it all in your own spreadsheet is the way to madness, especially for things like Progress 8. Sign up for a trial of 4Matrix or some other system!

[Cache]

Have a look at the Performance points for qualifications counting in the 2019 key stage 4 performance tables on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores - it is a useful document.

 

For the double science, the qualification has a GCSE Equivalence of a single GCSE, 9-9 being awarded 9 points, 9-8 8.5, 8-8 8 etc decreasing .5 points for each decrease in grade.

[PrettyWoman]

Thank you for the advice. We have technical and staff problems at the moment hence the need for a spreadsheet, but I do use 4M and hope it is working again soon.

[PrettyWoman]

Thank you Cache for the link. It was just what I was looking for. I had it all worked out in my head but just needed some confirmation that I was correct. Good luck to everyone waiting on results this week.