Country specific guidelines

The information below is based on the more commonly used grading scales in different
countries/regions. It is provided only as a guide to the values you should use in the calculator.

Your official academic transcript will contain the grades or marks you obtained. These values must
be entered into the calculator, together with the grading scale used at your previous institution.

Country Min Pass Max Pass* Minimum A grade Minimum B

range equivalent grade range
equivalent

Australia 50 100 80 or 85 60 or 65

(HD/First Class) (Credit/Second

Class)

Australia 4 7 6.5 5

Austria Sufficient Very Good Good (2) Satisfactory (3)

(1)
(4)

Bangladesh 40 (D/2.0) 80-100 70 (A-/3.75) 55 (B-/2.75)

(A+/4.0)

Belgium 10 18-20 16 14 (Distinction)

(Grande
Distinction)

Belgium 60 90-100 80 70

China 60 100 85 (Mid-B) 75 (Mid-C)

Denmark (Post 2 12 9 6
Aug-2007)

Denmark (Pre 6 13 11 9
Aug-2007)

Finland Sufficient Excellent (5)

(1)

France 10 16-20 14 (Very) 12 (Good)

Germany Pass (4) Very Good

(1)

Ghana 40 90-100 70 (First class) 60 (Second Class)

* Where the Max Pass is a grade range, use the minimum value of that range
 Country Min Pass Max Pass* Minimum A grade Minimum B grade
range equivalent range equivalent

India 33 90-100 65 (High-First Class) 50 (Mid-Second

Class)

India 40 90-100 70 (First Class) 55 (Second Class)

India 4 10 8 (A/First Class) 6 (C/Second Class)

Indonesia 2 4 3.67 (High-B) 2.67 (High-C)

Iran 10 19-20 17 (A/Excellent) 14 (B/Good)

Italy 66 110 e 107 101

lode/cum
(Final exam)
laude
(use 111)

Italy 18 30 cum 28 24
(Individual laude
exams)
(use 31)

Kenya 40 90 70 (First Class) 60 (Second Class

Upper Division)

Malaysia 1 4 3.67 (A-) 2.67 (B-)

New Zealand Achieved Excellence

(Achievement
(1) (3)
Standards)

Nepal 40 90-100 73 (High First 50 (Second

Division) Division)

Nigeria 40 90 70 (First Class) 50 (Second Class)

Nigeria 1 5 4.5 2.4

Norway (Post E/Sufficient A/Excellent B/Very Good (4) C/Good

2002) (1) (5)
(2)

Norway (Pre 4 1 1.8 3

2002)
* Where the Max Pass is a grade range, use the minimum value of that range
 Country Min Pass Max Pass* Minimum A grade Minimum B grade
range equivalent range equivalent

Pakistan 60 (D or DD) 90-100 85 (B+ or BA) 70 (C or CC)

(A or AA)

Pakistan 40 (D or DD) 80-100 80 (A or AA) 58 (Mid-C or Mid-CC)

(A or AA)

Philippines 3 1 1.5 (Very Good) 2.0 (Good)

Russia 3 5
(Satisfactory) (Excellent)

Singapore 1 4 3.7 2.7

Singapore 2 4.5 or 5.0 4.0 (Second Class 3.0 (High Pass)

(honours) Honours, Upper)

South Pacific 2 4.5 4 (A) 2.75 (High-C+)

(USP)

Spain 5 9-10 8 6

Sri Lanka 1 4 3.7 (First) 3 (Second Lower)

Switzerland 4 6 5.5 4.5

Taiwan 60 94-100 80 (A) 70 (B)

Thailand 2 4 3.7 (High-B+) 2.8 (High-C+)

The 5.5 or 6 9-10 8 (Good) 7 (Very Satisfactory)

Netherlands

UK 35 or 40 90-100 70 (First) 50 (Lower Second)

UK 50 90-100 70 (Distinction) 57 (Strong Pass)

USA 1 4 or 4.33 3.7 2.7

Vietnam 5 9-10 8 6.5

* Where the Max Pass is a grade range, use the minimum value of that range