Rejected petition Decrease grade boundaries for AS Level and A Level exams

AS and A-Levels exams are extremely hard. They play many negative emotions on the students such as depression and stress. These exams are very important and may undermine some students' capabilities. This is wrong as without them, intelligent students cannot get into good universities.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Grade boundaries aren't decided by the Government or Parliament. They are set by exam boards.

You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-a-level-exams-how-marking-and-grading-works

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 10 February 2016
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