Grading System in Zambia
Grading scales:
Most Common
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Grade
|
Scale
|
Scale 2
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
Notes
|
|
A+
|
11.00
|
86.00 - 100.00
|
Distinction
|
A+
|
|
|
A
|
10.00 - 10.99
|
76.00 - 85.99
|
Distinction
|
A
|
|
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B+
|
9.00 - 9.99
|
66.00 - 75.99
|
Meritorius
|
B+
|
|
|
B
|
8.00 - 8.99
|
56.00 - 65.99
|
Very Satisfactory
|
B
|
|
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C+
|
6.00 - 6.99
|
46.00 - 55.99
|
Definite Pass
|
C+
|
|
|
P
|
5.00 - 5.99
|
40.00 - 45.99
|
Pass
|
-
|
|
|
C
|
4.00 - 4.99
|
36.00 - 39.99
|
Bare Pass
|
C
|
Minimum passing grade
|
|
CP
|
3.00 - 3.99
|
30.00 - 35.99
|
Compensatory pass
|
C-
|
|
|
D+
|
2.00 - 2.99
|
0.00 - 29.99
|
Bare fail
|
F
|
|
|
D
|
1.00 - 1.99
|
0.00 - 29.99
|
Clear fail
|
F
|
|
|
E
|
1.00 - 0.99
|
0.00 - 29.99
|
Worthless
|
F
|
|
Secondary
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
|
1.00 - 2.00
|
Distinction
|
A
|
|
3.00 - 4.00
|
Merit
|
B
|
|
5.00 - 6.00
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
7.00 - 8.00
|
Satisfactory
|
D
|
|
9.00
|
Unsatisfactory
|
F
|
International Baccalaureate Diploma
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
6.00 - 7.00
|
A
|
|
5.00 - 5.99
|
B
|
|
4.00 - 4.99
|
C
|
|
3.00 - 3.99
|
D
|
|
1.00 - 2.99
|
F
|
|
0.00 - 0.99
|
F
|
DMI St. Eugene University
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Scale 2
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
70.00 - 100.00
|
5.00
|
Excellent
|
A
|
|
B+
|
60.00 - 69.00
|
4.00
|
Very Good
|
AB
|
|
B
|
50.00 - 59.00
|
3.00
|
Good
|
B
|
|
C
|
45.00 - 49.00
|
2.00
|
Satisfactory
|
C
|
|
D
|
40.00 - 44.00
|
1.00
|
Poor
|
F
|
|
F
|
0.00 - 39.00
|
0.00
|
Failure
|
F
|
|
I
|
|
|
Incomplete
|
-
|
Unicaf University
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
93.00 - 100.00
|
A
|
|
A-
|
90.00 - 92.99
|
A-
|
|
B+
|
87.00 - 89.99
|
B+
|
|
B
|
83.00 - 86.99
|
B
|
|
B-
|
80.00 - 82.99
|
B-
|
|
C+
|
77.00 - 79.99
|
C+
|
|
C
|
73.00 - 76.99
|
C
|
|
C-
|
70.00 - 72.99
|
C-
|
|
D+
|
67.00 - 69.99
|
D+
|
|
D
|
63.00 - 66.99
|
D
|
|
D-
|
60.00 - 62.99
|
D-
|
|
F
|
0.00 - 59.99
|
F
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