MrsChubbs wrote:
Where the student misses one of the exams (e.g. say paper 2 of 2) in these cases, "a mark is calculated for the missing unit provided the student has completed enough of the specification to meet the minimum requirements specified by JCQ (the 25% referred to in Tinkers post). The calculation of the missing mark takes into account the student's performance in the other comparable units of the exam and the national average for those units. This method is considered to be fair and consistent". So they would look at how well they did in the other exam(s) or that subject and give them the same percentage depending on whether the national average achieved for that paper was the same as the paper they sat. If you see what I mean.
This would suggest that if your DC has a doctor certifiable condition that flares up on the day they are supposed to sit the exam, they might be better not sitting it (providing they have done ok on the other exams for the subject) rather than sitting it, performing badly and getting a 5% max adjustment. But you would need very good medical support for this.
So they can't miss exams...