For many, the OGE is the first serious test, but why is it necessary? The main state exam is needed to assess the student's knowledge over the past nine years of study, this is understandable to everyone. Good results of passing this exam are a guarantor for admission to a specialized tenth grade, technical school, college or other secondary specialized educational institution.

The system itself for passing such exams is no longer a novelty, but the translation of the OGE scores into the usual grades still raises many questions. The article will help you figure out what grades will allow you to successfully pass the exam and enter specialized institutions.

State certification

It was the introduction of the OGE and the Unified State Examination into the educational system that made it possible to abolish the entrance exams to universities and technical schools. The entire system is built on a single scale for transferring USE scores, thanks to which the final grade is obtained. But how do you understand it?

Educational institutions set their own OGE passing score for admission in various areas of study. In the event that the student's score exceeds the passing level established by the institution, then the applicant will be enrolled in the ranks of students.

In addition, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation establishes certain gradations for applicants, therefore the Main State Exam is conducted in accordance with the established requirements.

The passing score of the OGE makes it possible to understand whether the student managed to pass the certification or the exam failed, whether the student has mastered the theoretical minimum of the school course, or whether he will have to re-enroll in grade 9. In turn, the passing threshold of the OGE, established by a secondary specialized educational institution, makes it possible to determine whether an applicant will be enrolled in the ranks of students of this institution.

A bit of history

Exams in the form of the Unified State Examination and the OGE have long become familiar to Russian schoolchildren. However, their form, rules and conditions are periodically changed and adjusted. Students of graduating classes, in order not to inadvertently miss important innovations, have to constantly monitor information about updates in the system.

The exam in the form of the Unified State Exam was first held for the eleventh grades in 2001. But at that time, the experiment was carried out only in five areas and only in eight disciplines. Already by 2008, the exam in this form began to be carried out throughout the country and in almost all subjects.

Transition to tenth grade

For the further continuation of studies at school, it is also necessary to pass the OGE. To move to the tenth grade, a student will have to pass two compulsory subjects (Russian language and mathematics), and in addition to them - two additional ones to choose from. And if last year it was allowed to limit himself to only two academic disciplines, then this year a ninth-grader must pass four exams.

To enter classes with a particular educational bias, you will need to prepare for certification in the main subject of the profile. For example, those entering the tenth grade with a legal bias are forced to pass an exam in social studies and history, with a linguistic one - a foreign language, and so on.

The modern education system gives the full right to undergo certification in almost any discipline mastered during the training period. By the way, it is often difficult for graduates to decide on the choice of a profile direction. Hence, difficulties arise with the choice of special subjects.

Admission to the technical school

Similarly, they consider the passing score of the OGE for admission to a technical school. Two main subjects are required for delivery - Russian language and mathematics. This academic year, two more compulsory exams in disciplines have been added to them, which applicants can choose on their own. Those entering technical schools for economic specialties additionally pass social studies, and the medical direction - chemistry and biology.

There is also the possibility of admission to technical schools for those who did not pass the exam after the eleventh grade. In this case, enrollment takes place on the basis of the results of the OGE exam and, as a rule, immediately to the second year of study.

Graduates of the eleventh grades, upon admission to a technical school, are usually admitted immediately to the second year, because the first course of secondary special education, as a rule, is devoted exclusively to school programs.

How are points calculated?

The main state exam is mandatory for everyone, but not everyone knows how to correctly calculate their results. The OGE passing score for admission is a certain criterion of knowledge and a guideline in the student's aspirations.

For each year, the minimum criteria for passing the exam are approved. Based on them, a system for converting points into the usual marks on a five-point scale is established. However, they play a role in deciding whether a student has passed the exam, but not on admission. To accept a student, the admissions office of the technical school takes into account the passing grade or the average passing grade.

How to calculate the OGE score?

Each admission institution sets its own lower grading thresholds. As a rule, the arithmetic mean of the certificate grades and (or) the total OGE result is taken as a basis. Depending on the maximum indicator approved in the current year, the minimum passing score for admission is set.

Translation of OGE points into an assessment

The school translates the final indicator into an assessment according to the approved scale. The result obtained affects the grade in the student's certificate. This translation is advisory in nature. The following data were approved for 2017:

1. The minimum OGE score, that is, the extreme indicator for passing the exam in the Russian language, is 15, the maximum is 39.

A student will receive a "two" mark if they score only 14 points or less. "Satisfactory" starts from 15, "good" - from 25 and "excellent" - from 34. Moreover, to get a four, you need to score at least 4 points for literacy and at least 6 to earn an A.

2. OGE in mathematics. The passing score for this exam is 8. To get a C in this discipline, you need to score a minimum of 3 points in algebra and 2 points each in geometry and real mathematics.

The maximum possible score for this exam is 32 points, which includes 14, 11 and 7 points in algebra, geometry, and real mathematics, respectively.

Starting from the minimum passing threshold and up to 14 - the score is "three", from 15 points scored and up to 21 - "four", and 22-32 - "excellent".

Upon admission to specialized institutions, applicants are considered whose result is at least 18.

3. In physics, you can score a maximum of 40 points. The deserved three is at least 10. To earn a four, you need to score at least 20, and for a five - at least 31 points.

4. The maximum result of the exam in chemistry is 34. The three is guaranteed with nine points scored, the mark "four" - at 18-26, and "five" - ​​at 27 and above.

23 points - the minimum for those entering specialized institutions.

In addition, the chemistry exam includes a part with a real experiment, which is also scored. The maximum result in this part of the exam is 38, the passing threshold is 9. For the mark "excellent", you need to score 29 points, and for a four, it is enough from 19 to 28. The allowable minimum is 25 points.

5. Preparing for the passing of biology, the student should know that the passing mark for the technical school is 33 points. A graduate who scored from 13 to 25 points in the corresponding exam will receive the top three, and the top five - from 37 to 46.

6. The minimum for geography is 12 points, but this will not be enough for admission to specialized institutions. In this case, the passing score of the OGE must be at least 24. Passing with "excellent" means getting from 27 to 32, and for "good" - from 20 to 26.

7. For the social studies exam, the following translation applies:

• 15-24 - "satisfactory";
• 25-33 - "good";
• 24-39 - "excellent".

30 points - the minimum for those who chose training in this direction.

8. Future students who have chosen the history of their profile discipline must score 32 points for admission. For all others, the history score is determined according to the following scheme:

• 13-23 - "three";
• 24-34 - "four";
• 35-44 - "five".

9. To get a C in the literature exam, it is enough to score from 7 to 13 points, 14-18 - for a four and at least 19 for an "excellent" mark. To continue training in the profile, only applicants who have scored at least 15 are considered.

10. The exam in computer science is estimated in the range from 5 to 22 points, where up to 11 inclusive is a three, up to 17 inclusive - a four, respectively 18-22 is a score of "five".

11. Exam in a foreign language (can be French, Spanish, English and German) - the most extensive. The maximum possible score for it is 70. The minimum threshold is 28. In addition:

• 29-45 - score "three"
• 46-58 - score "four"
• 59-70 - score "five".

The minimum score for applicants in the direction is 56.

How to calculate the passing score of the OGE?

Here, too, everything is simple. It is enough to know the approved standards for translating points into assessment and your results.

Upon admission, as a rule, two indicators are formed from the OGE scores and grades. The first is the average score of the certificate's assessments. It is calculated as the arithmetic mean, that is, the sum of all ratings is divided by the number of items. The second indicator is the overall result of passing the state exam, that is, the sum of all points scored. More often it is brought to a percentage, which is calculated from the total maximum result.

A reasonable question arises as to whether the OGE affects the grades in the certificate? Yes, it does. The mark obtained on the basis of the results of passing the exam is summed up with the received annual mark and divided by two. When rounding, elementary laws of mathematics are applied. Thus, if the annual grade in the subject is "four", and the exam is passed at "five", then the arithmetic mean will be 4.5, which, in turn, must be rounded to five. The graduate's certificate will be "excellent".

Unified State Exam

And how many points do you need to score on the exam?

The assessment system of the Unified State Exam does not differ from the OGE assessment system. The minimum passing threshold is set by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and the institutions themselves form the selection criteria, including how many points you need to score on the exam for admission. Consequently, it is up to the state to decide whether there are enough points for the top three, and whether educational institutions are enough for admission.

Validity of exam results

All exams have a period during which their results will be valid. For students taking the exam in 2017, this period will be limited to four years. Thus, the points earned are valid until May 2021.

If you do not have time to submit documents for the next four years, then you will have to take the exam again for admission. The timing of the relevance of the results of the OGE is the same as for the exam. Good luck with your exams!

At the OGE - 2017 in chemistry, ninth-graders will be offered 22 tasks or 24 tasks (depending on the type of exam), for the solution of each of them you can get from 1 to 5 points. Maximum amount primary points will be 34 (if the OGE is submitted without the experimental part) or 38 (if the experimental tasks are performed). The tables below show the maximum points that can be earned for each assignment.

Table 1. OGE without experimental part

Table 2. OGE with laboratory work

The scores obtained are converted into traditional grades. If a ninth grader receives less than 9 primary points, the OGE in chemistry is considered not passed. There is no need to complete all exam tasks to get an excellent mark.

Table 3. Translation of primary scores of the OGE into grades (OGE without the experimental part)

Table 4. Translation of primary scores of the OGE into grades (OGE with laboratory work)

Do not forget that the conversion scale is changing: in 2016 it was different, in 2018 it will also change slightly (at least due to the change in the test structure and the number of tasks). These figures are valid only for 2017 and only for the OGE in chemistry.

The OGE is an exam that graduates of the 9th grade will have to take in the 2017-2018 academic year. Pupils of schools, gymnasiums and lyceums need to demonstrate the level of knowledge in 5 subjects, two of which will be compulsory (Russian language and mathematics), and three will be asked to choose from the proposed list of disciplines.

To all ninth-graders, their teachers and parents, we offer to understand in more detail such issues:

• What does the OGE score affect?
• How are grades converted to school grade?
• What to do for those who have not overcome the minimum OGE threshold?

The attitude of schoolchildren and parents to final assessments is ambiguous. The need to prepare for a large number of subjects frankly scares high school students, as does the prospect of being left without a long-awaited educational certificate. Is it all so scary in reality?

Before you panic, it is worth grasping the following truths:

• The exam includes questions that are included in the standard secondary education curriculum and are compulsory for study in all secondary schools of the Russian Federation.
• The passing grade threshold for compulsory subjects is really “minimal”. It is more than realistic to overcome it even for a child with an average level of student achievement.
• The format of the examinations is softer than in the 11th grade. Pupils take the OGE within the walls of their native school and she, of course, is not interested in low results.

If everything is so rosy and easy, then a logical question arises - why do we need exams in the 9th grade at all? The ministry explains that the OGE is not only monitoring the level of knowledge of students, but also monitoring the quality of teachers' work. Knowing that exams are ahead, both children and teachers treat the educational process more responsibly.

OGE scores and a five-point score

To translate the primary scores into the grades scored by students when performing examination work in a specific subject within the framework of the OGE 2018, a special correspondence scale will be used. Such a scale has been developed for each of the 14 academic subjects:

If the scale for transferring points for the OGE 2018 seems too complicated, you can use special online systems to interpret the results and find out. with what marks do you finish the 9th grade. Here is one such calculator:

When entering specialized classes, the FIPI recommends that the following minimum indicators of primary points in the OGE subjects be taken as the passing threshold:

Who will be able to retake the exam in 2018

The scale for translating the primary OGE scores into the assessment for 2018 presented to your attention shows that the probability of "failing the exam", although negligible, still exists.

If, for any reason (and there can be many of them, both psychological and physical), the student was unable to write the OGE for the minimum score, he will receive another attempt. A 9th grade graduate may even have several such attempts.

In 2018, ninth-graders will get a chance to correct the mistake, provided that no more than 2 subjects are unsatisfactory. If the grade "2" is given for more than 3 examinations of the OGE, the graduate will not receive the right to retake and will have to take a time-out for a year to better prepare for the final examinations.

The exam work of the OGE in the Russian language consists of three parts.

The third part of the work contains a creative task (Task 15), which tests the communicative competence of schoolchildren, in particular, the ability to build their own utterance in accordance with a given type of speech.

Detailed criteria for evaluating the OGE essay are presented in detail in a document published on the FIPI website:

You can briefly familiarize yourself with the criteria for evaluating the OGE composition in the demo version in the Russian language.

Task 15.1. Evaluation criteria for an essay - reasoning on a linguistic topic

Table 1

An essay-reasoning on a linguistic topic, the examinee can write based on both general cultural experience and philological knowledge.

Evaluation criteria for an essay-reasoning on a topic related to text analysis

table 2

Assessment criteria for the assignment 15.3

Table 3

It is important that the student is offered 3 essay options. In each option, a different setting (research, analytical, value) can be implemented, which corresponds to both different types of 6 perception of the text, and different forms of the student's personality orientation.

The presence of different essay options contributes to the development of the competence of the student's responsible choice, allows the teacher, when preparing for the exam, to implement all the variety of educational tools aimed at developing speech. At the same time, it is no coincidence that special attention is paid to the ability to substantiate the provisions of one's work using the text read: fostering a culture of evidence-based reasoned reasoning is the most important task of the modern school. It is also important to note that argumentation is an integrated indicator of the depth and accuracy of understanding the source text and the ability to functionally use the extracted information to solve certain communication goals.

It is indicative that the ability to argue their own statements is not sufficiently developed among 11th grade graduates. The new form of examination work for graduates of basic school contributes to more active work of the teacher in this direction already in basic school.

The scales for converting primary points into marks on a five-point scale for the OGE, developed by the FGBNU "FIPI" specialists, are RECOMMENDED. The system for converting the primary OGE scores into a five-point scale used in a particular constituent entity of the Russian Federation is adopted by the regional ministry / department / committee ... of education.

Social Studies

How many points you need to score in social studies at the OGE in order to get this or that grade (passing score in profile classes) can be found in the document given from the FIPI website

Maximum score, which the examinee can receive for completing the entire examination work, - 39 points. The criteria for evaluating the OGE in social studies can be found in the demo version published on the FIPI website.

Table 1

The table of conversion of points into the assessments of the OGE 2018 social studies

The exam results can be used when admitting students to specialized secondary school classes. A guideline for selection to specialized classes can be an indicator, the lower limit of which corresponds to 30 points.

Passing score OGE in social studies for specialized classes - 30

Minimum OGE score to obtain a satisfactory result in social studies - 15.

FIPI Recommendations - tables for converting primary scores to grades in all subjects

The system for assessing the performance of individual tasks and examination work as a whole.

Correctly performed work is estimated at 39 points.

Each correctly completed task 1–21, 23–25 is estimated with 1 point.

Task 22 is evaluated according to the following principle: 2 points - no mistakes; 1 point - one mistake was made; 0 points - two or more mistakes were made.

The tasks of part 2 are evaluated depending on the completeness and correctness of the answer. For complete and correct performance of tasks 26–28, 30 and 31, 2 points are awarded. If the answer is incomplete - 1 point.

For complete and correct completion of task 29, 3 points are given. In case of incomplete implementation, depending on the representation of the required components of the answer - 2 or 1 point.

Thus, for completing the tasks of part 2 (correct and complete formulation of answers to all six questions), the examinee can receive a maximum of 13 points.