In England a C is a good pass. How the grading is done is on percentages not total marks. So out of 100, a C could be 60 one year and 75 the next. It all depends on how many people get what marks.  

is everything below a C a fail  

Posted by Pazx

is everything below a C a fail

No. A C is good pass, a D is a pass and E is a bad pass and then F is fail and U is just basically terrible. And then there's B, A and A* above C.  

Posted by Blueh

I'm half Asian and I can tell you right now this does not work .-.

I misread this and thought u sayed u had just became asian which made me wonder for a while

@everyone who is saying a C is good Cs arent that great
because the goverment are thinking of adding to the schooling system that u have to have a c, in eng and maths to leave school  

Posted by Hadzz

@everyone who is saying a C is good Cs arent that great
because the goverment are thinking of adding to the schooling system that u have to have a c, in eng and maths to leave school

Don't think anybody is saying a C is good, just that they aren't as bad as people think.  

Yeah im in my final year of high school now (year 11) and the pressure on me is stupid. Im expected all A's in all of my subjects. Also a new rule has been put in place so if you get a D or below in english or maths then when you go into college you have to resit them while doing your other college lessons in the process  

Posted by lord greg

No. A C is good pass, a D is a pass and E is a bad pass and then F is fail and U is just basically terrible. And then there's B, A and A* above C.

Do you have to get above 50% to pass?  

Posted by Hadzz

I misread this and thought u sayed u had just became asian which made me wonder for a while

@everyone who is saying a C is good Cs arent that great
because the goverment are thinking of adding to the schooling system that u have to have a c, in eng and maths to leave school

I hope you don't write like this in school, or else it looks like you won't be leaving school anytime soon.

And you have to understand that people come from different circumstances. Not everyone is cut out and set to get a 3.5+ GPA from the beginning, people do struggle to get anything above a C. What you and your parents value as a good grade is entirely subjective based on your capabilities and circumstances, which are different for everyone.  

Posted by Tyler

He was probably struggling in math constantly and got a passing grade. I couldn't imagine a parent acting that way just for a normal C. It was nice to see how supporting his dad was. I'm just glad it wasn't one of those video where the parents chew their children out for not being an A student.

This. It may come as a surprise, but not everybody finds academics a piece of cake, no matter how much effort they put into studying, private tuition, etc. I for one am **** at maths, but put me in a chair with a piano and some recording equipment and we'll see how it goes.

Different people excel at different things and I'm happy that this kid got the results he needed in the end.

Also, it's not just British kids that find it hard; children all around the world are most probably in the same position he's in. So really "kid passes math class" would be a better title than "British kid passes math class"  

Posted by Thallen

kid's a failure

Oh, sorry that everybody isn't as great and wonderful academically as you.
Have a heart you obnoxious ****. For some, math is extremely tough and can ruin peoples lives, in the description, this kid was averaging an F and he got a C which is a pass. For this kid, its a very big achievement, and here's you're pissy self not appreciating what to this kid is a great success.  

Posted by Kiko

Oh, sorry that everybody isn't as great and wonderful academically as you.
Have a heart you obnoxious ****. For some, math is extremely tough and can ruin peoples lives, in the description, this kid was averaging an F and he got a C which is a pass. For this kid, its a very big achievement, and here's you're pissy self not appreciating what to this kid is a great success.

that escalated quickly  

Posted by Pazx

Do you have to get above 50% to pass?

Nope, 50% is usually a C or a D. Pass levels can be as low as 15% at times.  

Posted by Shadowfox

I get high grades without even studying...

Posted by MrSimons

Same lol, I don't even know how to study, it just doesn't make sense to me.

I used to be like this. You guys are gonna get ****ed in university unless the courses are easy.  

Posted by lord greg

Nope, 50% is usually a C or a D. Pass levels can be as low as 15% at times.

In England there's two tiers lower tier and higher tier. With lower tier the highest grade you can get is a C and pass is F I think (I don't do any lower tier). Higher tier is A* to C, anything below C is a fail. People who would probably fail higher tier will have to take lower tier which is pretty easy compared to the higher tier. Although you get a pass if you got a D in lower tier obviously an A would look a lot better on a job application.  

Posted by Crono

my mom would get infuriated if i ever had a C in a progress report

same