Grade scales

Cambridge Technicals

Cambridge Technicals are awarded on the following grade scales:

Qualification	Grade scale
Award	Distinction, Merit, Pass
Certificate, Extended Certificate, Introductory Diploma	Distinction*, Distinction, Merit, Pass
Subsidiary Diploma, Foundation Diploma, Diploma	Distinction* Distinction, Distinction Distinction, Distinction Distinction, Distinction Merit, Merit Merit, Merit Pass, Pass Pass
Extended Diploma	Distinction* Distinction* Distinction, Distinction Distinction* Distinction, Distinction* Distinction Distinction, Distinction Distinction Distinction, Distinction Distinction Merit, Distinction Merit Merit, Merit Merit Merit, Merit Merit Pass, Merit Pass Pass, Pass Pass Pass

Candidates who fail to reach the minimum standard will be unclassified (U). Only subjects in which the grades shown above are attained will be recorded on certificates.

The near-pass ‘R’ unit grade is designed for Level 3 Cambridge Technicals (2016) students who narrowly miss a Pass on externally assessed units.

This is a ‘safety net’ for Cambridge Technicals students that exists on other qualifications such as A Levels. Students who just miss a Pass on one or more externally assessed units will not be prevented from passing the qualification, providing they have a Pass or above on internally assessed units.

Students can achieve the overall qualification if they obtain at least:

A near-pass grade for the externally assessed units
A pass grade for all the internally assessed units.

This applies to all subjects and sizes of the Level 3 Cambridge Technicals (2016 suite).

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Near-pass ‘R’ grade for Level 3 Cambridge Technicals (2016)

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