GCSEs Pass or fail??

Question

Is a grade D a pass or a fail??? Sorry, thick Mummy here and son has gone out so can't ask him!!

Answer 1

It's a pass but not one acceptable for employers. But a D in Science doesn't really matter unless he wants to be a doctor (or work in another science based profession) or a primary school teacher.

And it doesn't really matter as he got a B and 7 Cs which is more than enough to get into college for his A-Levels and he can retake the science later on.

Answer 2

I'm not too sure if scotlands gradeing is the same as england but up here a D is a fail (means u got 40-50%) but when applying for uni, a D gives you some ucas points so it does count towards something  

Answer 3

Fail at Higher level, A pass at Intermediate, not sure if it possible to get a D at Foundation.

Answer 4

Any grade above a U is a pass, yes.

But when it comes to college etc, they tend to take into account only grades A*-C

Answer 5

i think its a pass, but if u go to sixthfrom they wont accept it. and it probably doesn't look good on your cv. i wouldn't worry about, most employers look at HOW MANY GCSE's you have rather then your grades

Answer 6

The ONLY grade that is fail is U.

Answer 7

pass  

Answer 8

for 6th form at my school you need to get at least 5 C's to get in..im not sure if it's the same everywhere though

Answer 9

its a pass, but to get into college its C's and above that matter

Answer 10

its a pass but if its a fail for employers    

Answer 11

It's as much to do with it's usefulness as whether it's a pass or fail. No employer or college takes much account of anything below 'C'.

Many universities require 'B' as a minimum in some subjects.

Answer 12

A C grade(or above) is required for most good non university graduate jobs so 7 x C is good!

Unless it's in things like Klingon that is!LOL