GCE A2 Biology, Chemistry & Geography grade boundaries

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Mr Collins,

I am acknowledging receipt of your request dated 16 April 2019 requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. As per section 10 of the Act, you can expect a response no later than 20 working days from the date of receipt of your request ie before 15 May 2019.

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Dear Mr Collins,

I am responding to the following request submitted by you via email on 16 April 2019 which I am dealing with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 :

“I wish to make a request the GCE raw mark conversion to UMS mark file for 2011 - 2018 legacy and new specification exams for Biology, Chemistry and Geography. Your website contains only the UMS marks, and I would appreciate getting the raw mark conversion".

The information requested is attached. It should be noted that the Uniform Mark boundaries will not change for the lifetime of the specification. However, the Raw Mark boundaries are set independently each examination series. If you are planning to use these Raw Mark boundaries to estimate future grades they must be used with caution as they are prone to change.

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