Guidance

Requirements for the calculation of results in summer 2020

Requirements and guidance to exam boards in relation to the calculation of results to be issued for general qualifications in summer 2020.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 7 July 2020
• Last updated: 20 August 2020 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Requirements for the calculation of results in summer 2020

Ref: Ofqual/20/6674

PDF, 885 KB, 79 pages

Annex A - subject list

Ref: Ofqual/20/6639/1

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 129 KB

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Template for A level legacy submission

Ref: Ofqual/20/6639/2

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Details

Condition GQCov3.2(a)(i) allows us to specify requirements and guidance in relation to the calculation of results to be issued for GQ Qualifications in summer 2020.

This document, together with the annexes to it, sets out our requirements for the purposes of Condition GQCov3.2(a)(i).

An awarding organisation must comply with these requirements in calculating each result for a GQ Qualification that it issues under Condition GQCov3.1.

Published 7 July 2020
Last updated 20 August 2020 + show all updates

1. 20 August 2020

   Updated to include an annex on this year's application of the National Reference Test to GCSE results.

2. 19 August 2020

   Updated the main document to reflect recent changes in grading of 2020 results.

3. 13 August 2020

   Requirements document updated to include, at Annex E, details of the standardisation process used for the calculation of results in summer 2020.

4. 7 July 2020

   First published.