Petition · past parliament
Lower The GCSEs/1-9 Grade Boundaries
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
starting from the new 1-9 system a lot of students have suffered from the change and are now struggling in there mock exams and are getting bad grades if this dose not get lowered over 50 percent will fail the maths and english GCSE in the uk and this will look bad for our country next generation.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Grade boundaries aren't decided by the Government or Parliament. They are set by exam boards.
You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-a-level-exams-how-marking-and-grading-works
You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-a-level-exams-how-marking-and-grading-works
Timeline
| 21 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.