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Level 2, approaching government standards (C; 60–69 percent) Level 1, well below government standards (D; 50–59 percent) The grading standards for A− letter grades changed in September 2010 to coincide with a new academic year. The new changes require a higher percentage grade by two or five points to obtain an A or A+ respectively.
Grading in education is the application of standardized measurements to evaluate different levels of student achievement in a course. Grades can be expressed as letters (usually A to F), as a range (for example, 1 to 6), percentages, or as numbers out of a possible total (often out of 100).
Grade Letter Grade Percentage Description Notes 6 A 84-100 Отличен (Excellent) Best possible grade 5 B 62.5-83.75 Много добър (Very good) Next highest 4 C 40.75-62.25 Добър (Good) Average performance 3 D 30-40.5 Среден (Average) Lowest passing grade 2 F 0–29.75 Слаб (Weak) Failing grade 1 N/A N/A Лош (Bad)
In South Africa, the grading system used in secondary schools until 2008 (when the education minister implemented Outcomes Based Education or OBE curriculum) was as follows:
Generally, at the school level percentages below 65 are below average, percentages of 75-80 are considered average while above 95 is exceptional. ... Letter Grade ...
Grade Percentage H2 Rank Point H1 Rank Point Remarks A 70-100 20 10 Distinction may be given for top scoring students. B 60-69 17.5 8.75 C 55-59 15 7.5 D 50-54 12.5 6.25 E 45-49 10 5 Minimum passing grade at consideration. O/S 35-44 5 2.5 Conditional Pass (denotes standard is at AO level only) U 0-34 0
D grade is a failing grade, corresponding to work receiving less than 50%. However, for Honours degrees, the letter grades also correspond to degree classes, with A+/A/A- grades corresponding to a first, B+/high B corresponding to 2:1, etc. Most universities in New Zealand mark C− as the minimum passing grade.
In the Netherlands, most institutions grade exams, papers and thesis on a scale from 1 (very poor) to 10 (outstanding).The scale is generally further subdivided with intervals of one decimal place, although the use of halves (e.g., 7.5) and quarters (e.g., 7+ or 7−, rounded to 0.8 or 0.3) is also common.