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FCSE explanation of results
Explanation of results
Level 1 Certificate (FCSE)
The Foundation Certificate of Secondary Education (FCSE) awards are reported on a three point scale which corresponds to the National Curriculum levels 4, 5 and 6.
Achievement is reported as one of Pass (level 4), Merit (level 5) and Distinction (level 6), of which Distinction is the highest.
A Distinction (level 6) equates to the performance table points of a full-course grade D GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education).
Short courses
The short course is designed to cover half the specification skills of the corresponding full FCSE subject course of study and the same grading standards are applied. The FCSE (short course) is, therefore, broadly equivalent to half the corresponding full FCSE.
Explanation of results symbols
+ The student was exempt from satisfying the full range of assessment objectives in this subject. Details may be obtained from AQA.
# The student was absent from part of the exam in this subject and was awarded zero marks in this part. The grade was awarded on the components actually taken.