GCSE Maths: Foundation or Higher?

[Jack.Lfc]

If i was you i'd do foundation, so many in the top sets in my school failed higher and had to resit doing foundation.

[Alkaz]

They scrapped intermidiate in 2007. I was in year 10 as one of last to take int, but ye I would go for higher as a D is still a pass on higher now, they lowered the boundries.

[Immenseman]

I really struggled in maths, did higher got a C, took it. My weakest subject by a long shot really.

[Imp!]

They scrapped intermidiate in 2007. I was in year 10 as one of last to take int, but ye I would go for higher as a D is still a pass on higher now, they lowered the boundries.

In the eyes of your school, any grade is a pass but in the university, its not a pass, a C is considered a pass, and I really feel that I would feel comfortable sitting with a paper I would consider " easy " compared to something I would burst into tears over lol

[Neversoft]

I done the foundation paper first time back in school and got a D, was 4 marks off a C. I then retook the exam a few months later (without revising) but this time did the higher paper and got a high C. So I'd definitely say that with the higher paper you have more chance of passing, especially if you show all the working out in your answers as well. I thought I was going to get an F or something because I swear I knew nothing on that higher paper, but I somehow got a C... must have been due to my epic calculations. :eusa_danc

[Soy]

Foundation gaurenteed a C

Higher small risk of getting a D-

I went for the foundation as I hate maths and will not carry it on. At the end of the day you only need a C unless you want to carry it on in Sixth Form

[Janet Snakehole]

i've left school now but i was FORCED to do the higher paper instead of foundation
i answered hardly any questions and i still passed with a C, but i dno whether thats cos my coursework brought the overall grade up!

[luce]

Okay so the problem is I dont know which one to do for my GCSEs. Ive done two modules and got a C and a D (repeating the D in foundation.) But the problem is people are telling me that I need to get most of the foundation paper correct in order to get a C and that I may only need to get 50% of the Higher right. Tbh Im not that good at maths and I really don't want to take that risk. Any suggestions?

Take the risk. getting a C in higher is looked upon as better then a C in foundation. And you have to get most right in foundation to achieve that! Whereas in higher it's hard to get under a C. I've done it and dropped like 1 mark each module.

[BeanEgg]

Go with the higher, to get a D in higher it's 40%.

I'd say go with higher.

[PaulMacC]

Im doing higher but I can scrapes C's if I try hard enough, predicted a B.
Last year in the Northern ireland CEA exam results it was like 45% was a C.