Dulwich College · GCSE · summer 2009

2006–09 · The A* arrives

Dulwich College, GCSE 2009: 42.2% at top grades (A* or 9–8)

Compared

42.2%

GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8) · Comparable figure · A*–G GCSEs only this year; the school’s own figure is used

The school’s figure: 42.2%. The same figure: it is the school’s own.

The original grades

A*–G: 42.16

This year’s exams: A*–G GCSEs only.

We know because the qualification is the only one it could be.

The comparison, the school’s headline and the original grades
Grade bandComparable figure (our calculation)The school’s figure (as the school published it)Original grades
GCSE high grades (A*–A or 9–7)Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 7 with the bottom of the old A. 79.9% The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–A 79.92%
GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8)A* or 9–8 is a convention: grade 9 is rarer than A* was. 42.2% The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A* 42.16%
GCSE C/4 or better (A*–C or 9–4)Ofqual aligned the bottom of grade 4 with the bottom of the old C. At these schools it sits close to 100%, so it is not offered first in comparisons. 99.6% The same: it is the school’s own figure GCSE A*–G: A*–C 99.6%
GCSE grade 9 (9–1 entries only) No figure No combined figure from the school —

How the figure is calculated

The number of entries at or above the band, across every exam system, divided by all the entries. We never average two percentages.

  • High grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–A 79.92%, as printed
  • Top grades: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 42.16%, as printed
  • C/4+: GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A*–C 99.6%, as printed

The results used in the calculation

Cite this figure

Dulwich College, 2009, GCSE top grades (A* or 9–8): 42.2% (comparable figure, our calculation; GCSE/IGCSE A*–G A* 42.16%, as printed). Method harm-v1. Records: new:dulwich:2009:gcse-full-short:isc-return. The Schools Record, https://theschoolsrecord.co.uk/evidence/harm:v1:dulwich:2009:gcse/

Record details

Record ID harm:v1:dulwich:2009:gcse. Quote it if you report a problem.

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

High grades: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
High grades: precision
2 decimal places, as printed
Top grades: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
Top grades: precision
2 decimal places, as printed
C/4+: basis
GCSE/IGCSE A*–G only this year, so this is the figure in the school’s ISC return
C/4+: precision
1 decimal place, as printed
Grade 9: reason
No entries were graded 9–1 this year, so there is no grade-9 figure.
A*–G: entries
unknown (no entry count printed)
A*–G: note
The ISC return counts full and short courses, short courses at half weight; for 2009 the school printed 96% A*–B where the return gives 95.38%, so the two count slightly different entries.
Which exams were sat: evidence
A*-G: 1 school or ISC record (e.g. new:dulwich:2009:gcse-full-short:isc-return)
Which exams were sat: evidence
GCSE 9–1 was first awarded in 2017, so every entry was graded A*–G.

Source references

Method and version

Method
harm-v1 1.0.0
Inputs digest
sha256:59e8dcb59468309b8dca1821d1db54f83f82389afd5a9454d614e7d2b1d831b3
Qualification mix
A*-G (by-definition)

Dulwich College: exam results · How comparable figures work

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