GCSE Course structure
For the GCSE you will complete 2 coursework projects and an exam project. You will have around 2 terms on each project to develop an exciting, individual project and sketchbook, and an outcome.
Coursework is worth 60% of your total mark, the exam is worth 40%.
Coursework is worth 60% of your total mark, the exam is worth 40%.
2014 Grade Boundaries
Use this as a guide to aim for. Grade boundaries change every year. You are marked out of 80 in total for coursework and your exam project - 20 marks for Artist Research, 20 marks for Experiments, 20 marks for Ideas and 20 marks for Outcomes.
A*: 74 A: 68 B: 56 C: 45 D: 37 E: 29 F: 21 G: 13
A*: 74 A: 68 B: 56 C: 45 D: 37 E: 29 F: 21 G: 13
GCSE Marking criteria
Use the following documents to familiarise yourself with how to get the grade you are aiming for in Art. The assessment grid is the criteria that your teachers use to mark your work. I have then broken this down for you, so that hopefully the difference between the grades is clearer.
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