Academic grading in New Zealand
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| Africa | |
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| Egypt • Kenya • South Africa • Tunisia | |
| North America | |
| Canada • Costa Rica • Mexico • United States | |
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| Asia | |
| China • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Iran • Israel • Japan • Nepal • Pakistan • Philippines • Singapore • United Arab Emirates • Vietnam | |
| Europe | |
| ECTS • European Baccalaureate • GPA in Central and Eastern Europe Albania • Austria • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Moldova • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Ukraine • United Kingdom |
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| Oceania | |
| Academic grading in Australia • GPA in Australia • New Zealand | |
Various methods of Academic grading in New Zealand is shown below.
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[edit] High schools
In 2004, high school grades were changed from various percentage and rank-based scales for different year levels, to a four-grade system (the lowest being a failing grade):
| Official Name | Common Name | Definition |
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| Achievement with excellence | Excellence / E | The candidate has demonstrated in depth understanding of the material tested |
| Achievement with merit | Merit / M | The candidate has met the criteria of the standard which demonstrates substantial knowledge of the material tested |
| Achievement | Achieved / A | The candidate met the criteria of the standard to a level which demonstrates adequate understanding of the material tested |
| Not achieved | Not achieved / N / NA | Fail |
[edit] Universities
New Zealand universities generally award letter grades (i.e. A to E) to students, with +/- variations. These letter grades correspond to percentage mark bands, though these vary between universities (common cutoffs for A+ include 90% and 85%, and even within a university, an A+ from one department may vary from a A+ from another, with the actual cutoff subject to discretion). D and E grades are failing grades, 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.
