The Education (School Performance Information) (Wales) Regulations 1992

Determination of examination results

6.—(1) The provisions of this regulation have effect for the purpose of determining the examination results referred to in Schedule 1.

(2) In the case of examinations for which pupils aged 15 and 17 were entered at the school, the particulars shall be placed in alphabetical order of subject, and for those subjects shall show separately the percentage of male pupils, of female pupils and of all pupils.

(3) If a pupil has been entered for two or more examinations in the same subject in the same school year, or in different school years which are treated as the same school year by virtue of regulation 2(5), only the examination in which he achieved the higher or highest grade shall be taken into account.

(4) In the case of an examination leading to the award of the GCSE in two subjects, a pupil shall be included only once in the number of pupils entered for the examination and taken into account only once in calculating the relevant percentages but each grade awarded to him shall be treated as having been awarded in a separate subject.

(5) In the case of a pupil who has been entered either for GCE ‘A’ level or GCE ‘AS’ examinations the following grades of achievement equate to the following points, namely:

• GCE ‘A’ level: grade A=10 points; grade B=8 points; grade C=6 points; grade D=4 points; and grade E=2 points. GCE ‘AS’: grade A=5 points; grade B=4 points; grade C=3 points; grade D=2 points; and grade E=1 point.