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statistics 2019 | 5 |\n| Example student responses | 7 |\n| Practical based questions: Variables | 11 |\n| Practical based questions: Types of errors | 14 |\n| Practical based questions: Setting up equipment | 15 |\n| Practical based questions: The purpose of method steps | 17 |\n| Practical based questions: The science behind the practical | 19 |\n| Assessing equations at different levels of demand | 27 |\n| Specification updates | 43 |\n| Resources | 46 |\n\nAQA results statistics 2019  \nGCE sciences: Cumulative percentage attaining each grade  \nFigures in brackets are for 2018.  \nAQA A-level entries increased for each subject , by slightly more than national percentages.  \nAQA A-level cumulative percentages at all grades slightly below national figures for biology and chemistry.  \nThe decline in entries for AS continues following the decoupling from A-level.  \nSummer 2019 is the first examination of A-level Environmental Science.  \nAS and A-level Environmental Studies were final resits only.  \n\n|  | Total entries | Grade E | Grade C | Grade A |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| AS Biology | 4772\u003Cbr>(7812) | 81.2\u003Cbr>(80.7) | 48.3\u003Cbr>(44.7) | 16.8\u003Cbr>(15.2) |\n| A-level Biology | 33 381\u003Cbr>(29 569) | 95.6\u003Cbr>(96.5) | 65.7\u003Cbr>(69.6) | 23.4\u003Cbr>(25.8) |\n| AS Chemistry | 3399\u003Cbr>(5788) | 82.1\u003Cbr>(80.7) | 52.4\u003Cbr>(46.8) | 19.7\u003Cbr>(16.6) |\n| A-level Chemistry | 24 705\u003Cbr>(21 941) | 95.7\u003Cbr>(96.7) | 71.2\u003Cbr>(73.1) | 28.2\u003Cbr>(30.9) |\n| AS Physics | 3239\u003Cbr>(5061) | 81.8\u003Cbr>(81.8) | 53.8\u003Cbr>(47.2) | 22.8\u003Cbr>(20.0) |\n| A-level Physics | 20 385\u003Cbr>(19 323) | 95.5\u003Cbr>(95.9) | 70.5\u003Cbr>(68.6) | 27.9\u003Cbr>(29.6) |\n| AS Environmental Science | 332\u003Cbr>(471) | 80.7\u003Cbr>(76.9) | 44.0\u003Cbr>(38.0) | 9.6\u003Cbr>(7.4) |\n| A-level Environmental Science | 876\u003Cbr>(n/a) | 93.9\u003Cbr>(n/a) | 54.0\u003Cbr>(n/a) | 8.8\u003Cbr>(n/a) |\n| AS Environmental Studies | 3\u003Cbr>(202) | 66.7\u003Cbr>(93.1) | 66.7\u003Cbr>(70.8) | 0.0\u003Cbr>(18.3) |\n| A-level Environmental Studies | 15\u003Cbr>(657) | 86.7\u003Cbr>(91.3) | 60.0\u003Cbr>(55.1) | 6.7\u003Cbr>( 11.4) |\n\nApplied General Science: Cumulative percentages attaining each grade  \nFigures in brackets are for 2018.  \nEntries for Certificate down 10-15% for each unit this summer.  \nThe overall pass rates for the Certificate (units 1-3) and Extended Certificate (units 1-6) are slightly higher this summer. This is likely to be due in part to continuing impact of the ‘near pass’ rule and relaxation of the resit rule on examined papers.  \n\n|  | Total entries | Pass | Merit | Distinction |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Applied Science Certificate | 1513\u003Cbr>(1650) | 65.9\u003Cbr>(66.1) | 15.4\u003Cbr>(15.8) | 0.3\u003Cbr>(0.5) |\n| Applied Science Extended Certificate | 1320\u003Cbr>(987) | 81.4\u003Cbr>(79.3) | 32.3\u003Cbr>(29.0) | 1.8\u003Cbr>(1.9) |\n\nGCSE results 2019: Cumulative percentage attaining each grade  \nFigures in brackets are for 2018.  \nEntries for all AQA GCSE sciences increased this year, by slightly more than the national percentage.  \nPredicted outcomes for this summer were based on the mean KS2 results and the average of all Awarding Bodies’ outcomes in June 2018 for the linear GCSE (16 year olds) . 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