Explanation of Results – GCE
Overall Advanced Subsidiary/ Advanced Level Qualification Grade Boundaries:
Art & Design Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Art & Design Advanced Level
Art & Design: Critical and Contextual Studies Advanced Subsidiary
(Legacy)
Art & Design: Critical and Contextual Studies Advanced Level
Art & Design: Fine Art Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Art & Design: Fine Art Advanced Level
Art & Design: Graphic Communication Fine Art Advanced Subsidiary
(Legacy)
Art & Design: Graphic Communication Advanced Level
Art & Design: Photography, Lens and Light-Based Media
Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Art & Design: Photography, Lens and Light-Based Media
Advanced Level
Art & Design: Textile Design Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Art & Design: Textile Design Advanced Level
Art & Design: 3 D Design Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Art & Design: 3 D Design Advanced Level
*Biology Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
**Biology Advanced Level
*Human Biology Advanced Subsidiary
** Human Biology Advanced Level
Business Studies Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Business Studies Advanced Level
* Chemistry Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
** Chemistry Advanced Level
Computing Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Computing Advanced Level
Design & Technology: Food Technology Advanced Subsidiary
Design & Technology: Food Technology Advanced Level
Design & Technology: Product Design Advanced Subsidiary
Design & Technology: Product Design Advanced Level
Design & Technology: Systems and Control Technology
Advanced Subsidiary
Design & Technology: Systems and Control Technology
Advanced Level
Drama and Theatre Studies Advanced Subsidiary
Drama and Theatre Studies Advanced Level
Economics Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Economics Advanced Level
*Electronics Advanced Subsidiary
**Electronics Advanced Level
English Language Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
English Language Advanced Level
English Language and Literature Advanced Subsidiary(Legacy)
English Language and Literature Advanced Level
English Literature Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
English Literature Advanced Level
Film Studies Advanced Subsidiary
Film Studies Advanced Level
French Advanced Subsidiary
French Advanced Level
Geography Advanced Subsidiary
Geography Advanced Level
* Geology Advanced Subsidiary
** Geology Advanced Level
German Advanced Subsidiary
German Advanced Level
Max
200
400
A
160
320
B
140
280
C
120
240
D
100
200
E
80
160
200
160
140
120
100
80
400
200
400
320
160
320
280
140
280
240
120
240
200
100
200
160
80
160
200
160
140
120
100
80
400
320
280
240
200
160
200
160
140
120
100
80
400
320
280
240
200
160
200
400
200
400
300
600
300
600
200
400
300
600
200
400
200
400
200
400
160
320
160
320
240
480
240
480
160
320
240
480
160
320
160
320
160
320
140
280
140
280
210
420
210
420
140
280
210
420
140
280
140
280
140
280
120
240
120
240
180
360
180
360
120
240
180
360
120
240
120
240
120
240
100
200
100
200
150
300
150
300
100
200
150
300
100
200
100
200
100
200
80
160
80
160
120
240
120
240
80
160
120
240
80
160
80
160
80
160
200
160
140
120
100
80
400
320
280
240
200
160
200
400
200
400
300
600
200
400
200
400
200
400
200
400
200
400
200
400
300
600
200
400
160
320
160
320
240
480
160
320
160
320
160
320
160
320
160
320
160
320
240
480
160
320
140
280
140
280
210
420
140
280
140
280
140
280
140
280
140
280
140
280
210
420
140
280
120
240
120
240
180
360
120
240
120
240
120
240
120
240
120
240
120
240
180
360
120
240
100
200
100
200
150
300
100
200
100
200
100
200
100
200
100
200
100
200
150
300
100
200
80
160
80
160
120
240
80
160
80
160
80
160
80
160
80
160
80
160
120
240
80
160
Government and Politics Advanced Subsidiary
Government and Politics Advanced Level
History Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
History Advanced Level
Information and Communication Technology Advanced Subsidiary
Information and Communication Technology Advanced Level
Law Advanced Subsidiary
Law Advanced Level
* Mathematics Advanced Subsidiary
** Mathematics Advanced Level
* Pure Mathematics Advanced Subsidiary
** Pure Mathematics Advanced Level
* Further Mathematics Advanced Subsidiary
** Further Mathematics Advanced Level
Media Studies Advanced Subsidiary
Media Studies Advanced Level
* Music Advanced Subsidiary
** Music Advanced Level
Physical Education Advanced Subsidiary
Physical Education Advanced Level
*Physics Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
** Physics Advanced Level
Psychology Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Psychology Advanced Level
Religious Studies Advanced Subsidiary
Religious Studies Advanced Level
Sociology Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
Sociology Advanced Level
Spanish Advanced Subsidiary
Spanish Advanced Level
*Welsh First Language Advanced Subsidiary (Legacy)
** Welsh First Language Advanced Level
* Welsh Second Language Advanced Subsidiary
** Welsh Second Language Advanced Level
World Development Advanced Subsidiary
World Development Advanced Level
Applied Business Advanced Subsidiary Single Award
Applied Business Advanced Subsidiary Double Award
Applied Business Advanced Level Single Award
***Applied Business Advanced Level Double Award
Health and Social Care
Advanced Subsidiary Single Award
Health and Social Care
Advanced Subsidiary Double Award
Health and Social Care
Advanced Level Single Award
*** Health and Social Care
Advanced Level Double Award
Applied ICT Advanced Subsidiary Single Award
Applied ICT Advanced Subsidiary Double Award
Applied ICT Advanced Level Single Award
***Applied ICT Advanced Level Double Award
* Applied Science Advanced Subsidiary
** Applied Science Advanced Level
Travel and Tourism Advanced Subsidiary Single Award
Travel and Tourism Advanced Subsidiary Double Award
Travel and Tourism Advanced Level Single Award
*** Travel and Tourism Advanced Level Double Award
*subjects with 3 units
**subjects with 6 units
***subjects with 8 units
Max
200
400
200
400
200
400
200
400
300
600
300
600
300
600
200
400
300
600
200
400
300
600
200
400
200
400
200
400
200
400
300
600
300
600
200
400
200
400
400
800
A
160
320
160
320
160
320
160
320
240
480
240
480
240
480
160
320
240
480
160
320
240
480
160
320
160
320
160
320
160
320
240
480
240
480
160
320
160
320
320
640
B
140
280
140
280
140
280
140
280
210
420
210
420
210
420
140
280
210
420
140
280
210
420
140
280
140
280
140
280
140
280
210
420
210
420
140
280
140
280
280
560
C
120
240
120
240
120
240
120
240
180
360
180
360
180
360
120
240
180
360
120
240
180
360
120
240
120
240
120
240
120
240
180
360
180
360
120
240
120
240
240
480
D
100
200
100
200
100
200
100
200
150
300
150
300
150
300
100
200
150
300
100
200
150
300
100
200
100
200
100
200
100
200
150
300
150
300
100
200
100
200
200
400
E
80
160
80
160
80
160
80
160
120
240
120
240
120
240
80
160
120
240
80
160
120
240
80
160
80
160
80
160
80
160
120
240
120
240
80
160
80
160
160
320
200
160
140
120
100
80
400
320
280
240
200
160
400
320
280
240
200
160
800
640
560
480
400
320
200
400
400
800
300
600
200
400
400
800
160
320
320
640
240
480
160
320
320
640
140
280
280
560
210
420
140
280
280
560
120
240
240
480
180
360
120
240
240
480
100
200
200
400
150
300
100
200
200
400
80
160
160
320
120
240
80
160
160
320
At Advanced level, grade A* will be awarded to candidates who have achieved grade A in the overall A Level
qualification and who have also achieved 90% of the maximum uniform marks on the aggregate of their A2 units.
GCE ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY
A pass in an Advanced Subsidiary subject (and Single award for applied subjects) is indicated by one of the five
grades A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d), E(e), of which Grade A(a) is the highest and Grade E(e) the lowest. Candidates whose
level of attainment is below the minimum judged by WJEC to be of sufficient standard to be recorded on a GCE
certificate will receive an UNCLASSIFIED (U(u)) result.
The AS Double Award qualification will be reported on a nine grade scale AA, AB, BB, BC, CC, CD, DD, DE, EE.
GCE ADVANCED LEVEL
A pass in an Advanced Level subject (and a Single Award for Applied subjects) is indicated by one of the six grades
A*(a*), A(a), B(b), C(c), D(d), E(e) of which Grade A*(a*) is the highest and grade E(e) the lowest. Candidates whose
level of attainment is below the minimum judged by WJEC to be of sufficient standard to be recorded on a GCE
certificate will have an UNCLASSIFIED U(u) result.
The Advanced level Double Award qualification will be reported on an eleven grade scale A*A*, A*A, AA, AB, BB, BC,
CC, CD, DD, DE, EE.
GCE UNIT RESULT
All Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level GCE schemes use a nationally agreed uniform mark scale (UMS) to
report the result of each unit and subject awards. The maximum uniform mark for a subject depends upon the total
number of units contributing to the qualification and the maximum uniform mark for a unit depends upon the
importance (weighting) of the unit within the qualification.
There are a number of separate UMS, each with a different maximum unit mark. The maximum uniform mark for each
unit is given overleaf. The minimum uniform mark required for each grade of a Unit Result for each UMS are:
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
Maximum Uniform Mark of
60
70
80
90
100
102
105
108
120
130
132
140
180
A
48
56
64
72
80
82
84
86
96
104
106
112
144
B
42
49
56
63
70
72
74
76
84
91
92
98
126
C
36
42
48
54
60
62
63
65
72
78
79
84
108
D
30
35
40
45
50
51
53
54
60
65
66
70
90
E
24
28
32
36
40
41
42
43
48
52
53
56
72
X indicates that a result is not being issued because of absence from all parts of the examination or because of a
decision not to issue a result for any other reason.The subject will not appear on a certificate.
# indicates that the candidate was absent from part of the examination in the subject and was awarded a zero mark
for this part. The grade was awarded on the components actually taken.
GCE A/AS Units – Maximum UMS Mark for each subject unit.
Subject Unit
Art & Design ART 1 (Legacy)
Art & Design ART 2 (Legacy)
Art & Design ART 3
Art & Design ART 4
Biology BY1 (Legacy)
Biology BY2 (Legacy)
Biology BY3 (Legacy)
Biology BY4
Biology BY5
Biology BY6
Business Studies BS1 (Legacy)
Business Studies BS2 (Legacy)
Business Studies BS3
Business Studies BS4
Chemistry CH1 (Legacy)
Chemistry CH2 (Legacy)
Chemistry CH3 (Legacy)
Chemistry CH4
Chemistry CH5
Chemistry CH6
Computing CG1 (Legacy)
Computing CG2 (Legacy)
Computing CG3
Computing CG4
Design & Technology DT1
Design & Technology DT2
Design & Technology DT3
Design & Technology DT4
Drama & Theatre Studies DA1
Drama & Theatre Studies DA2
Drama & Theatre Studies DA3
Drama & Theatre Studies DA4
Economics EC1 (Legacy)
Economics EC2 (Legacy)
Economics EC3
Economics EC4
Electronics ET1
Electronics ET2
Electronics ET3
Electronics ET4
Electronics ET5
Electronics ET6
English Language LG1 (Legacy)
English Language LG2 (Legacy)
English Language LG3
English Language LG4
English Lang & Lit LL1 (Legacy)
English Lang & Lit LL2 (Legacy)
English Lang & Lit LL3
English Lang & Lit LL4
English Literature LT1 (Legacy)
English Literature LT2 (Legacy)
English Literature LT3
English Literature LT4
Film Studies FM1
Film Studies FM2
Film Studies FM3
Film Studies FM4
French FN1
French FN2
French FN3
French FN4
Geography G1
Geography G2
Geography G3
Max
UMS
120
80
120
80
120
120
60
120
120
60
80
120
100
100
120
120
60
120
120
60
130
70
130
70
80
120
80
120
80
120
120
80
80
120
100
100
105
105
90
90
120
90
120
80
80
120
120
80
80
120
120
80
80
120
80
120
100
100
80
120
80
120
100
100
120
Subject Unit
Geography G4
Geology GL1
Geology GL2
Geology GL3
Geology GL4
Geology GL5
Geology GL6
German GN1
German GN2
German GN3
German GN4
Govt & Politics GP1
Govt & Politics GP2
Govt & Politics GP3
Govt & Politics GP4
History HY1 (Legacy)
History HY2 (Legacy)
History HY3
History HY4
Human Biology BY1
Human Biology HB2
Human Biology BY3
Human Biology HB4
Human Biology BY5
Human Biology BY6
ICT IT1
ICT IT2
ICT IT3
ICT IT4
Law LA1
Law LA2
Law LA3
Law LA4
Mathematics C1
Mathematics C2
Mathematics C3
Mathematics C4
Mathematics FP1
Mathematics FP2
Mathematics FP3
Mathematics M1
Mathematics M2
Mathematics M3
Mathematics S1
Mathematics S2
Mathematics S3
Media Studies MS1
Media Studies MS2
Media Studies MS3
Media Studies MS4
Music MU1
Music MU2
Music MU3
Music MU4a
Music MU4b
Music MU5a
Music MU5b
Music MU6a
Music MU6b
Physical Education PE1
Physical Education PE2
Physical Education PE3
Physical Education PE4
Physics PH1 (Legacy)
Physics PH2 (Legacy)
Max
UMS
80
105
90
105
105
105
90
80
120
80
120
100
100
100
100
120
80
80
120
120
120
60
120
120
60
120
80
120
80
100
100
80
120
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
90
90
120
90
120
90
120
90
120
100
100
100
100
120
120
Subject Unit
Physics PH3
Physics PH4
Physics PH5
Physics PH6
Psychology PY1 (Legacy)
Psychology PY2 (Legacy)
Psychology PY3
Psychology PY4
Religious Studies RS1
Religious Studies RS2
Religious Studies RS3
Religious Studies RS4
Religious Studies RS5
Religious Studies RS6
Religious Studies RS7
Religious Studies RS8
Religious Studies RS9
Sociology SY1 (Legacy)
Sociology SY2 (Legacy)
Sociology SY3
Sociology SY4
Spanish SN1
Spanish SN2
Spanish SN3
Spanish SN4
st
Welsh 1 Lang CY1 (Legacy)
st
Welsh 1 Lang CY2 (Legacy)
st
Welsh 1 Lang CY3 (Legacy)
st
Welsh 1 Lang CY4
st
Welsh 1 Lang CY5
st
Welsh 1 Lang CY6
nd
Welsh 2 Lang CA1
nd
Welsh 2 Lang CA2
nd
Welsh 2 Lang CA3
nd
Welsh 2 Lang CA4
nd
Welsh 2 Lang CA5
nd
Welsh 2 Lang CA6
World Development WD1
World Development WD2
World Development WD3
World Development WD4
Applied Business ABUS1
Applied Business ABUS2
Applied Business ABUS3
Applied Business ABUS4
Applied Business ABUS5
Applied Business ABUS6
Applied Business ABUS7
Applied Business ABUS8
Applied ICT AICT1
Applied ICT AICT2
Applied ICT AICT3
Applied ICT AICT4
Applied ICT AICT5
Applied ICT AICT6
Applied ICT AICT7
Applied ICT AICT8
Applied ICT AICT9
Applied Science ASC1
Applied Science ASC2
Applied Science ASC3
Applied Science ASC4
Applied Science ASC5
Applied Science ASC6
Applied Science ASC7
Max
UMS
60
108
132
60
80
120
80
120
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
80
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
120
90
90
90
90
120
120
90
90
90
120
90
140
60
140
60
80
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
120
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Subject Unit
Applied Science ASC8
Applied Science ASC9
Health & Social Care HSC1
Health & Social Care HSC2
Health & Social Care HSC3
Health & Social Care HSC4
Health & Social Care HSC5
Health & Social Care HSC6
Health & Social Care HSC7
Health & Social Care HSC8
Health & Social Care HSC9
Health & Social Care HSC10
Health & Social Care HSC11
Health & Social Care HSC12
Travel & Tourism TT1
Travel & Tourism TT2
Travel & Tourism TT3
Travel & Tourism TT4
Travel & Tourism TT5
Travel & Tourism TT6
Travel & Tourism TT7
Travel & Tourism TT8
Max
UMS
100
100
80
120
120
120
80
80
80
80
120
120
120
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
80
120
Subject Unit
Max
UMS
Subject Unit
Max
UMS