Confusion over GCSE pass marks for university entries
There are warnings of confusion over university admissions from changes to GCSE exams in England which will create two different pass grades.
According to the BBC, a number of universities have minimum entry grades at GCSE level - such as a C grade pass at maths and English.
But GCSEs are switching to numerical grades, from 9 to 1, and there is uncertainty because both 4 and 5 are officially classed as pass grades.
As a result, universities are now setting different “pass” grade equivalents.
University College London says a C grade pass now requires a grade 5, while Manchester University has set the benchmark at grade 4.
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