New Ham Radio Syllabus: Exam Pass Rate Figures Released

The minutes of the RSGB Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) meeting held at the Barnes Hotel, Cardington, on February 1, 2020, are now available to download

The minutes give the pass rate for exams run using the new syllabus. The period covered starts 1st September but no end date is given; it could be up until the end of January. The numbers that appear in the minutes are:

  • Foundation - 429 candidates, 90 failed, 79% pass rate

  • Intermediate – 73 candidates, 15 failed, 58% pass rate

  • Full – 80 candidates, 36 failed, 55% pass rate

The minutes note the above figures include ‘no-shows’ by candidates.

Download the minutes - https://rsgb.org/main/blog/esrg-minutes/2020/02/24/esrg-meeting-1-february-2020/

Reports from the Exam Standards Committee - https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/committees/examination-standards-committee/esc-reports/

The RSGB Tutors email group - https://groups.io/g/RSGBtutors