City of London School: A-level A*/A claim under student wording, 2017, A-level

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What it counts

PDF page 17, A-level A*/A claim under student wording

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Notes and original wording (4)

What it counts: PDF page 17, A-level A*/A claim under student wording
Note: Sentence says nearly 90% of A-level students gained A*–B, 69% of which achieved A*–A. Ambiguous conditional/pupil/grade denominator; not a pure grade percentage.
Who is counted: unresolved
Year: 2017

Where it’s from: Original publication
Worth knowing: Sentence says nearly 90% of A-level students gained A*–B, 69% of which achieved A*–A. Ambiguous conditional/pupil/grade denominator; not a pure grade percentage.
How the source defines it: PDF page 17, A-level A*/A claim under student wording

Record details

Record ID new:city-of-london:2017:gazette:5b2e2ffdf106:worded-a-star-a. Quote it if you report a problem.

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

Collection note: Sentence says nearly 90% of A-level students gained A*–B, 69% of which achieved A*–A. Ambiguous conditional/pupil/grade denominator; not a pure grade percentage.
Source note: Primary

a_star · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star_a · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P
a_star_b · research observation outside matched schoolwide scope; incompatible definitions; unknown population basis; missing value · missing · As published; not an exact number · origin P

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