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  2. Ninth grade - Wikipedia

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    Ninth grade (also 9th grade or grade 9) is the ninth or tenth year of formal or compulsory education in some countries. It is generally part of middle school or secondary school depending on country. Students in ninth grade are usually 14–15 years old, but in some countries are 15–16.

  3. Grading in education - Wikipedia

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    GPA is calculated by using the number of grade points a student earns in a given period of time. A GPA is often calculated for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. A cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is the average of all the GPAs a student has achieved during their time at the institution. [3]

  4. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For example, an AB would receive a 3.5-grade point and a BC would receive a 2.5-grade point. Weighted GPA Some high schools, to reflect the varying skill required for different course levels, will give higher numerical grades for difficult courses, often referred to as a weighted GPA .

  5. Former Harvard president Larry Summers slams Ivy League ... - AOL

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    About one in five students from Harvard’s graduating class of 2024 reported having a nearly perfect GPA, rounding to 4.0, according to the Harvard Crimson. Nearly 80% had an average GPA of 3.7 ...

  6. Commentary: Why grade inflation is spreading from high ... - AOL

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    Not to pick on L.A. schools or students: Grade inflation is omnipresent and more common in affluent areas. To avoid discouraging students, some school districts did away with D and F grades .

  7. Why valedictorians rarely become rich and famous — and the ...

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    In fact, a study of 700 American millionaires found that their average GPA was just 2.9. There are two potential reasons for this phenomenon, Barker writes: 1. "Schools reward students who ...

  8. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The second is the ISCED upper secondary phase, a high school or senior high school for students ninth grade through twelfth grade. [2] There is some debate over the optimum age of transfer, and variation in some states; also, middle school often includes grades that are almost always considered primary school .

  9. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, most schools calculate a student's grade point average (GPA) by assigning each letter grade a number and averaging those numerical values. Generally, American schools equate an A with a numerical value of 4.0. Most graduate schools require a 3.0 (B) average to take a degree, with C or C− being the lowest grade for course credit.