How grades are calculated
T Level Awarding
Students who meet the required elements of their T Level will be awarded an overall grade,
in the form of a Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*.
T Level grades are worked out from students’ grades for the Technical Qualification (TQ)
Core and Occupational Specialisms. These are presented as look-up tables. To ensure
fairness, the tables are slightly different for different T Levels depending on the relative size of the
Core Component and Occupational Specialisms.
- There will be just one look up table for each T Level
- And there will always be the same instances of each grade available in each look up
table: six Passes, six Merits, five Distinctions and one Distinction* - To be awarded a Distinction*, the student must achieve an A* in the Core and a
Distinction in the Occupational Specialism(s)
Relative sizes of wave 1 TQ components
The component sizes and proportions for the first TQs are as follows:
T Level | Core (GLH) |
Occupational Specialism(s) (GLH) |
Total (GLH) |
Proportions % |
Design Surveying and Planning |
600 | 600 | 1200 | Core 50% OS 50% |
Digital Production Design and Development | 600 |
600 |
1200 | Core 50% OS 50% |
Education and Early Years | 360 | 545 - 556 (550average) |
910 | Core 40% OS 60% |
T Level grading look-up tables
Based on the proportions of components, the look up tables will be as follows:
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