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Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Lower grade boundaries of 2021 GCSE and A-Level students.

Closed 444 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should lower grade boundaries according to the national average. This could be done by taking the highest total raw mark of a subject, making that the new 100%/A*/9.
I would like the government to take into account the hardships that GCSE and A-Level students have had to face this year due to the Coronavirus. Students sitting exams this year will have missed up to 6 months of education due to the lockdown. Out of a two year course this will be detrimental. Many students have been without any online lessons at all. This lack of tuition will drastically drag down a students grade.

Timeline

15 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
15 Apr 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 444
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 15 Oct 2020
Closed 15 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.