This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Create standard mark for GCSE grade 4
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Create a specific mark to award GCSE grade 4 to give all students opportunity to achieve a pass.
The current system unjustly ensures some students can never pass regardless of national outcomes. This limits a large proportion of students from achieving A-levels, even if they have the capability to be on these courses. This system limits capabilities and opportunities of young people, education in the twenty-first century should promote students' futures rather than limiting opportunities.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about grading for exams are a matter for exam boards, individual schools and Ofqual.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.