WJEC GCSE Summer 2021 Results Guide - Results Day - Grade Explanation - Appeals

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Comprehensive guidance for WJEC GCSE Summer 2021 results, covering how candidates collect results from their school or college centre, what is shown on results slips, and how provisional grades may change after centre review or appeal. Explains single and double award grade scales, use of symbols such as X and Q, and the options for candidates concerned about a result. Describes certificate availability, checking personal details, and timelines for centre reviews and exam officer reporting.

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Results Day

Collecting Exam Results

What to expect

How are results displayed on a results slip?

Symbols used on a results slip

Explaining Grades

What to do if a candidate is concerned about a result

When are certificates available?

Guide to results WJEC GCSE Summer 2021 Contents 1. Results Day....................................................................................................................... 3 i) Collecting Exam Results ................................................................................................. 3 ii) What to expect............................................................................................................... 3 iii) How are results displayed on a results slip?.................................................................. 3 iv) Symbols used on a results slip ...................................................................................... 3 2. Explaining Grades............................................................................................................. 4 3. What to do if a candidate is concerned about a result ....................................................... 4 4. When are certificates available?........................................................................................ 4 1. Results Day i) Collecting Exam Results Candidates must collect their examination results from their school or college (centre) , usually on the published Results Day. For Summer 2021, the publication of results is from 8:30am on Thursday 12 August. Schools and colleges should inform all candidates of the arrangements for obtaining their results and with which members of school or college staff they should discuss any results queries or concerns. It may be necessary for arrangements to be different to those in previous years, and these arrangements will need to take account of the latest government advice foryour area. WJEC is unable to provide or discuss results over the telephone or via email communication with candidates or parents, even if the school or college is closed. Candidates should, therefore, check with their school or college when and where results will be available for collection and how, when and with whom they can discuss any issues or concerns. Results must not be divulged to others including local authorities and the media until after 9.30am on the Thursday. Full details including the restrictions surrounding the release of results are published in the JCQ document Release of results June 2021. ii) What to expect On Results Day, candidates normally receive a results slip showing their results. If qualifications have been taken with different exam boards, candidates may receive more than one results slip, or the school or college may create one single slip showing all results together. At this point , results are designated as provisional; changes may be made at a later point, for example, following a centre review or an appeal. iii) How are results displayed on a results slip? Results slips will show candidate results for the subjects/ qualifications taken within that examination series. Result slips will display the overall qualification grade for the subject. iv) Symbols used on a results slip In addition to grades results slips may also contain other symbols: X indicates that a result is not being issued due to a candidate being absent for all components/units. It may also be because a decision has been made not to issue a result. Any subject with an (X) will not appear on the certificate. Q indicates that a result is not being issued as a grade has not been provided. 2. Explaining Grades Single award grades are reported as A* -G (with grade A* being the highest) . Double Award grades are reported on a 15-point scale of grades: A*A*, A*A, AA, AB, BB, BC, CC, CD, DD, DE, EE, EF, FF, FG, GG. Candidates whose level of attainment is below the minimum standard will receive an unclassified (U) result which will not appear on certificates. 3. What to do if a candidate is concerned about a result It is important that candidates discuss any concerns with their centre and decide on the best options available. It

FAQs

When were WJEC GCSE Summer 2021 results published, and how can candidates collect them?

Results were published from 8:30am on Thursday 12 August 2021. Candidates collect results from their school or college (centre) on the published Results Day.

What do symbols on a results slip mean, such as X and Q?

X indicates a result is not being issued, for example due to absence or a decision not to issue. Q indicates a result is not being issued because a grade has not been provided.

How does a candidate appeal a grade if they believe an error was made?

A centre review (stage 1) must be requested from the school or college within the deadline. If concerns persist after the review, a request form is completed and submitted by the centre to WJEC on or after Results Day, unless the issue is an administrative error by WJEC.

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