British Equivalents to Matura Results

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Jun 27, 10, 12:42 #1

In the process of putting a decent cv together i got a bit stuck on this bit. I tried to look online but couldn't find a satisfying answer. I'm not sure if this topic has been covered on here yet, but how do the grades you recieved on the matura exam translate into the British education system grades? I was in the last year to go through the 'stare matury' therefore i had written exams and oral exams, with a grade for each of those, not points or percentages. Is it GCSE's?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 12:45 #2
GCSEs seem more like Standard Grades (Revised) or O-Grades to me. MATURA is closer to Scottish Revised Higher Grades or England's A-Grades.

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 12:46 #3
so shall i just put A-grades down then?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 12:48 #4
Yeah, the stary Matury was a bit harder and A-Grades are seen as fractionally harder then Revised Higher Grades. That's the closest equivalent you'll get, moim zdaniem.

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Jun 27, 10, 12:50 #5

JustysiaS:

Is it GCSE's?

GCSE is more like a Gymnasium exam for 16 year olds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCSE

In most of the British system the GCSE determine whether you'll go on to do A levels (more like the Matura) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Level_(UK)

Maybe also look at the International Baccalaureate (need a degree to spell that!!!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IB_Diploma_Programme

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secondary_school_leaving_certific ates#Europe

No idea how they compare or how to translate the grades. Sorry.

skibumThreads: 13 Posts: 93 Joined: Jan 26, 10 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 12:51 #6
Seanus: MATURA is closer to Scottish Revised Higher Grades or England's A-Grades. You mean levels not grades. The Matura is the equivalent of English A-Levels. Have a look at Wiki to see what grades mean in terms of points.

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 12:51 #7
Thank you Seanus for your informative reply :)

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 12:51 #8
You snuck in on me there, Seanus!

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Jun 27, 10, 12:54 #9
JustysiaS: so shall i just put A-grades down then? both A level and Matura are normally taken at age 18/19 both are used to get one into university both have the same value in my opinion i'd write 'A level equivalent'

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 12:57 #10
will do, thanks guys!!

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 12:58 #11
I don't know if this thread is of any use but someone asks a similar question: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1042354

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 13:03 #12
ok so when i put it down as A-level equivalents, do i just write the grade (A, B, C) or do i have to say something about percentages?? also my grades are in Polish and obviously i need to get those correctly, so how would you translate 6(celujący), 5(bardzo dobry) and 4(dobry) for example? A, B and C?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 13:06 #13
Oh, skibum is right. A-levels is correct :) 6 is A+. Everything else is in accordance with what you said. The scale is A-E.

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 13:09 #14
oh cool, i was never sure how to transalte 6, whether it was A or A+, cos you rarely ever got it especially on matura (i got mine for the oral English exam. why does oral sound so wrong here lol? making the most of it in Britain i am ;D)

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 13:17 #15
JustysiaS: oh cool, i was never sure how to transalte 6, whether it was A or A+, cos you rarely ever got it especially on matura (i got mine for the oral English exam. why does oral sound so wrong here lol? making the most of it in Britain i am ;D) Admit it, Justysia, you only started the thread so you could tell the world about you 6, didn't you;-D Congratulations, little miss smarty pants ;-)

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Jun 27, 10, 13:23 #16

Trevek:

Admit it, Justysia, you only started the thread so you could tell the world about you 6, didn't you;-D

Congratulations, little miss smarty pants ;-)

ha ha ha no, i passed matura back in 2004, hardly anything to brag about now. i would probably get a 7 today if i included all my slang and swearing abilities ;D

now i'm a bit stuck again cos i don't know how to put down that i got such and such grade for something in a written exam and a different grade in the oral one. how do i put that down so it makes sense? Seanus!!! ;D

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Edited by: Wroclaw Jun 27, 10, 13:28 #17
geography - written 1 geography - oral 3 where 1 equals 6

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 13:30 #18
just like that? ok cool

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Jun 27, 10, 13:30 #19

JustysiaS:

now i'm a bit stuck again cos i don't know how to put down that i got such and such grade for something in a written exam and a different grade in the oral one. how do i put that down so it makes sense? Seanus!!! ;D

I'd just put it down as 'oral' and 'written'. A potential employer is perhaps more interested in your spoken ability anyway, as passing a written test doesn't mean you can speak. You can then explain it at the interview (only don't use your swearing abilities!).

Just put ; English Language written exam: 6
English Language Oral (spoken): 6 (although considering some of your jokes on the other thread saying you got a 6 in oral would probably get you the job...)

From an educational point of view (like if you want to enter a uni) they should know these things.

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Jun 27, 10, 13:31 #20
justysia...check my post again

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 13:34 #21
Trevek: although considering some of your jokes on the other thread saying you got a 6 in oral would probably get you the job... depending what postion i'd be applying for of course;) Wroclaw: justysia...check my post again yeah i'm aware that the grades in English are the reverse of the Polish ones and that you have letters instead of numbers :)

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 13:51 #22
JustysiaS: yeah i'm aware that the grades in English are the reverse of the Polish ones and that you have letters instead of numbers :) No, it's 1=6, so 3 = 9 JustysiaS: depending what postion i'd be applying for of course;) Such a 'tongue' in cheek remark!

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 14:16 #23
Tests of verbal competence have sprung up quite a lot. It's all part of the learning curve and I've nothing against it. The Matura is said to be tough but benchmarks are always needed as a yardstick.

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 14:17 #24
JustysiaS: it's good for a start but most of us know that in order to get by one needs to expand their skills beyond their oral abilities it was a bad pun (word play) on French and saying 'swasn't nuff quickly (thinking of French)

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jun 27, 10, 14:29 #25
Trevek: it was a bad pun (word play) on French and saying 'swasn't nuff quickly (thinking of French) the French are well known for their oral skills, and i know what a pun is thank you

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Jun 27, 10, 14:31 #26
JustysiaS: and i know what a pun is thank you sorry, thought you might, it was for the benefit of others too.

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