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**andrei155** · 03-30-2008, 09:19 AM

I am told that in American an 80% is the equivalence to a B ( when dealing with grade letters), and the only A starts from 90% +

In Canada, this is very different, where:
50-59 = D
60 - 69 = C
70 - 79 = B
80-100 = A

I am wondering why the systems differentiate so much? In the UK is it the same?

**God Of War** · 12:27 PM

Hi, Nice question.

Every country having the different Education System with Grade level.

If fact in India, they do not having grade level. They are having marks level.

0-40 == Poor Student ( Fail Marks ) (0-40 out 100 )
40-60==Average Student ( Pass mark ) (40-60 out of 100)
60-80== Good Student (60-80 out of 100)
80-100== Outstanding Student. ( 100 out of 100 )

Even when you see the Their Education System 10+2+3/4/5

(ie) Upto 10th class they are in Secondary School level
When +2th class they are in Higher Secondary School level
Then +3/4/5 mean College level (+3= Bachelor degree +4=Engineering
+5=Doctorate level )

This education System in India has been introduced by McAlley

Have you got it. Andrie155

God Of War.

**tripy** · 01:57 PM

EDIT
I just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPA
gives an insight of different country systems.
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Here in Switzerland, it's even worse.

The country is sliced in 26 regions, and each region can have it's own system (talk about efficiency...)
So, in some places, the grades goes from 1 (worse, you where just present, but did nothing) to 6 (excellent) the mean value being 4 (just enough).

In some regions next to France, the French system is used, ie the students are notes from 0 (worse) to 20 (best).

And finally, some regions think that grades are bad for the childs, and are replacing them with written evaluations, but no more separations between grades (which is plain stupid, because the kids don't know how strong they are anymore).

The worse of all is that depending of the cursus of the kids/teenagers, they swap from 1 system to another.
Toddlers start with appreciations, which is ok for them.
Then, when "real" school begins, it's usually the 1-6 system that applies.
But if the move and change of region (which is fast done in a small country like mine), they end up with another notation system.
and it changes again when they go in the superior cursus (university and such).
My wife passed her doctorate last year, and she was noted in Latin "summa C.U.M.M laude"
As I have understood, the grades are:
° "summa C.U.M.M laude" (excellent)
° "magna C.U.M.M laude" (very good)
° "C.U.M.M laude" (good)
° "rite" (sufficient)

PS:
replace the C.U.M.M with small caps and without the dots to have the right word.
Seems like the word filter doesn't recognize Latin from badly written English
:-/

**andrei155** · 03-30-2008, 04:17 PM

Thanks for the insight. In Canada we start off with the Letter system ( A B C D R) and after grade 7 adapt the percentage system. However, our mentality is still that 80%+ is very good, since it was considered an A back in elementary school!

Then teachers choose to grade us on a small little number system. Giving us a Lever 1, 2, 3, or 4. 4 being the highest, and 1 being the lowest:
1- D
2 - C
3 - B
4 - A

My problem is, lets say I want to apply for a school in the states, and that university requires an A average. In Canada an A average is 80%+ and in American an A average is 90%+. What do I abide by?

My mentality is that it is easier to get a 90% in America, than it is in Canada, since these are signs of good academic grades. Then again, what nationalist human being wouldn't think that! Meaning that I'm Canadian, so I feel that ours is better, when really it could be the opposite.

Thanks for sharing that Thierry. Really I feel that they should make a universal standard.

**cbwm** · 05:15 PM

Don't Canadians have to take the same standardized tests to get into a U.S. University? Depending on the school, your acceptance will be made of a variety of factors, your GPA being just one of them. These factors can include: