The Baccalaureate 2024 results, after the appeals, came with a major surprise: over 90% of the grades challenged by the students were wrong and later modified by the evaluating teachers.
Almost all the challenged grades have been changed. Photo source: archive
Almost 49,000 grades from Baccalaureate 2024, June-July session, were wrong and changed after appeals, the Ministry of Education reports in a press release published after the announcement of the final results.
Out of 51,373 appeals, 48,896 were amended. In percentage terms, 95.1% of grades were wrong and corrected on appeals and only 5% of grades remained unchanged. “51,373 appeals were submitted (54,632 – in the similar session last year, 49,115 appeals – in 2022, respectively 55,980 appeals – in 2021).
Of this total, 21,770 appeals concerned grades in the Romanian language and literature, 592 appeals were in the mother tongue, 14,694 appeals in the mathematics and history test and 14,317 appeals were registered in the profile choice test.
“After going through the reevaluation procedure, for 48,896 papers the initial marks were changed (plus or minus, according to the methodology)”, announces the Ministry of Education.
As a result of the corrections, the passing rate of the exam also increased. This is now over 78%.
The number of students increased by 10
59 candidates who took the 2024 Baccalaureate exam, June-July session, obtained an average of 10, after the appeals were resolved, according to the results published by the Ministry of Education. Initially, when the initial results were published there were only 39 candidates with an average of 10. In 2024, the number of averages of 10 in the national Baccalaureate exam is the lowest since 2014.
Counties with averages of 10
- White – 1 average out of 10;
- Bucharest – 16 averages out of 10;
- Bacău – 2 averages out of 10;
- Bihor – 2 averages out of 10;
- Bistrita-Năsăud – 5 averages out of 10;
- Brăila – 1 average out of 10;
- Botoșani – 2 averages of 10;
- Cluj – 4 averages out of 10;
- Călărași – 1 average out of 10;
- Caraș-Severin – 1 average out of 10;
- Dâmbovița – 1 average out of 10;
- Gorj – 2 averages of 10;
- Galatians – 3 averages out of 10;
- Hunedoara – 1 average out of 10;
- Ialomita – 2 averages out of 10;
- Iasi – 3 averages out of 10;
- Mehedinti – 1 average out of 10;
- Prahova – 3 averages out of 10;
- Sibiu – 1 average out of 10;
- Satu Mare – 1 average out of 10;
- Suceava – 1 average out of 10;
- Timiş – 1 average out of 10;
- Teleorman – 1 average out of 10;
- Vâlcea – 1 average out of 10;
- Vrancea – 1 average out of 10;
Autumn 2024 Baccalaureate Calendar
15 – 22 July 2024: Registration of candidates for the second exam session, including candidates who have passed the qualifying exams
August 8 – 9, 2024: Assessment of oral communication skills in Romanian – test A
August 9, 2024: Assessment of oral communication skills in the mother tongue – test B
12 August 2024: Assessment of digital skills – test D
13 – 14 August 2024: Assessment of language skills in a language of international circulation – test C
August 19, 2024: Romanian language and literature – test Ea) – written test
August 20, 2024: Mandatory profile test – Ec test) – written test
August 21, 2024: Test of choice of profile and specialization – Ed test) – written test
August 22, 2024: Mother tongue and literature – test Eb) – written test
August 26, 2024: Displaying the results of the written tests (until 12:00) and submitting appeals (12:00 – 18:00)
August 27 – 29, 2024: Resolution of appeals
30 August 2024: Display of final results
