June's registration exam pass mark was lowest for six years
The pass mark for the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) June registration exam dropped by five percentage points compared to last year, C+D has learned.
The average pass mark for the two papers that pre-registration students sat in June was 63%, the lowest since the regulator took over responsbility for the assessment in 2011.
In comparison, the pass mark in June 2015 was 68%.
Some 95% of students passed this June's exam – the highest pass rate in four years, the regulator announced last week.
Pass mark now set before exam
The GPhC told C+D that under a new process, the difficulty of each question and the pass rate of an exam is now determined before a paper is sat, rather than afterwards. This means the regulator now has a better understanding of the exam in advance, it added.
How have June pass marks varied since 2011?
|
Date |
Average pass mark |
|
June 2016 |
63% |
|
June 2015 |
68% |
|
June 2014 |
69% |
|
June 2013 |
69% |
|
June 2012 |
70% |
|
June 2011 |
68% |
How did you find this year's June registration exam?