1. Exemplification of Examination Performance Events
GCSE History
Exemplification of Examination Performance Events
October 2011

2. Overview of day Morning session Introductions and update
Exemplification of Examination Performance:
Paper 1 Foundation
Paper 1 Higher

3. Overview of day Afternoon session
Exemplification of Examination Performance:
Paper 2 Foundation
Paper 2 Higher
Questions/answers
Close

4. GCSE History Can sit Paper 1 in Year 11 Can repeat Paper 1 in Year 12
Resit - best result counts as long as 40% terminal rule is met
Can mix and match tiers of entry, for example, Paper 1 (H) and Paper 2 (F)
Resitting a unit after Year 12 – terminal rule applies

5. GCSE History Unit 1: Paper 1 Unit 2: Paper 2 50% weighting
Max 100 raw marks
Max 200 uniform marks (H)
Max 139 uniform marks (F)
Unit 2: Paper 2
25% weighting
Max 50 raw marks
Max 100 uniform marks (H)
Max 69 uniform marks (F)

6. Awarding GCSE History raw marks - number of marks on the paper
3 separate awards (Unit 1, 2 and 3)
raw mark grade boundary set by senior examining team
judgemental grade boundaries:
A, C and D (Higher tier)
C and F (Foundation tier)
raw mark grade boundaries can change from series to series

7. Awarding GCSE History: uniform mark grade boundaries
raw mark grade boundaries are mapped across to uniform mark scale
uniform mark grade boundaries will remain the same every year
final grade will be an aggregation of uniform marks (Units 1, 2 and 3)

8. Summer 2011 Unit 1 Raw mark to uniform mark conversions
Paper 1 (H)
Raw Uniform
Paper 1 (F) A* C A D B E C F D G E

9. Summer 2011 Unit 2 Raw mark to uniform mark conversions
Paper 2 (H)
Raw Uniform
Paper 2 (F) A* C A D B E C F D G E

10. Overall Award Outcomes GCSE History Summer 2011
Grade
Cumulative Percentage A*
11.1% A
33.0% B
61.1% C
81.9% D
91.1% E
95.7% F
98.1% G
99.0% U
100.%

11. Continued Support Online accessibility
Visit for past papers, mark schemes and Chief Examiner Reports
Visit for subject specific support material
Revised ‘Top Ten Tips’
Centre Visits

12. GCSE History – Codes Unit 1: Paper 1 GHY11 (F) GHY12 (H)
Unit 3: Controlled Assessment
GHY31

13. Contact CCEA Officer with Subject Responsibility Clare McAuley
(028) ext 2906
Specification Support Officer
Arlene Ashfield
(028) ext 2291