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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2010, 12:55:42 pm »
 ??? Why can't you give O Levels? We give it here. Isn't it a choice made by the Ministry?
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2010, 12:58:34 pm »
Around the world from 2010, the O levels will become no more. This was decided by the exam boards.
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« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2010, 01:22:48 pm »
Any link? So that I can check...
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2010, 02:07:53 pm »
You ppl are so stubborn...i am talking of November '09 session and u are bringing November '08 session...what kind of an argument is this??

...and if any of ur friends gave any subjects in this November '09 session, better ask 'em...

and also one more thing that O Levels is going no where and no exam board has the authority to decide this until unless the number of candidates become too less that the British Council and CIE cannot make huge profits and they suffer loss...so be patient and as i said just concentrate on ur studies and don't worry abt these boards...
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2010, 02:14:00 pm »
Borakk and I did the Nov 09 session. NOTHING was changed to A*. And for all my 8 subjects, I got a distinction 1, > 90%, with an A. There was no A*. Dist. 2, I saw on my friends' result slips were graded A as well.

I don't know if this is true, but some people say that the O Levels are graded A both for dist. 1 & 2 because the papers are more difficult. So that more students get a Grade A in it.

My sister is going to take the O Levels this November, 2010. And NOTHING was said about the grades. Nor was anything said about not having the O Levels. Since years, Mauritians have been attempting the O Level Papers, don't think anything will change now.
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2010, 02:16:41 pm »
my bad...well u belong to a different zone...i was talking abt Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Turkey and other 3 minor countries in the zone 4...
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« Reply #21 on: February 06, 2010, 02:19:10 pm »
No worries.

I don't even know in which zone I belong.  :)
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2010, 02:21:47 pm »
I as a moderator certify, that after the JAN 2010 session for Edexcel, there will no longer be O levels. So please, do not argue, O levels are no more.

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/igcse/igcse09/Pages/why.aspx][url]http://www.edexcel.com/quals/igcse/igcse09/Pages/why.aspx[/url]
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2010, 02:27:09 pm »
now where did the EDEXEL came from???

i was talking abt 'CIE GCE O LEVEL'
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #24 on: February 06, 2010, 02:37:00 pm »
CIE is very likely to follow. I have contacted CIE about this. Maybe astar can give betr insight.
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2010, 02:41:45 pm »
hehe...in the Middle East, forget abt that... :-* :-*
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2010, 02:44:14 pm »
Hey Alpha, I got the full percentage marks for my O level exam just after a few days after getting the provisional result. Just day before yesterday I got % marks for my AS exam too. Not sure why didnt you get it ???
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2010, 03:01:47 pm »
Yes yes yes finally confirmed from someone. Its the edexcel who has dropped O levels and decided to conduct only IGCSE. CIE DID NOT DO IT. In our school many students registered for the may june O level exam.

And Alpha yes CIE HAS NOT adopted an A* grade for GCE O levet. Only in cambridge IGCSE there is A* grade.

Congratulations Alpha. Thats an outstanding result! Hope you do good in AS too!

Hehe! I also got for 9 subjects % marks > 90%. And got A(a) grade. Dont know if I got distinction 1. Those who got 85  or 86 also got the same grade.

And for those who are talking about A*: i got 95% in additional maths in november 2008 which was top in the world for that subject. Still I failed to get an A*. This grade has NOT been adopted by CIE.
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2010, 03:08:46 pm »
Another confirmation: NO distinction 1 or 2 for us. If somebody gets A(a), thats it. No further hassle. He or she got the toppest grade. Dont know the system adopted by mauritius though. ??? We are in zone 4. Mauritius is probably on zone 3.
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Re: IGCSE A* vs. O-level A
« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2010, 04:29:22 pm »
An Astar at IGCSE is equivalent to a distinction at O level.
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