Disqualifications Or Penalties at GCE/GCSE

Dear Jay Walsh

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Kind regards
Data Protection

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Dear Jay Walsh,

We are responding to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 as outlined below.

“I am requesting:

How many people (and if possible, per what subject) were disqualified or
had a penalty applied in the 2024 GCE summer exams.

How many people (and if possible, per what subject) were disqualified or
had a penalty applied in the 2024 GCSE summer exams”.

The information requested is as follows. We have provided subject level
information where the numbers were sufficiently high (5 or more cases) to
not risk identifying individuals and impacting on their privacy rights.

GCSE

GSCE Subject No of Cases
Double Award Science 7
Learning for Life and Work 6
Mathematics 12
Single Award Science 5
Total 50

GCE (AS and A Level)

There were a total of 11 cases across all subjects.

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Kind regards

Data Protection

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