Grading System in Barbados
Grading scales:
Caribbean Examination Council (Secondary Education Certificate before 1998)
Grade | Grade Description | US Grade |
---|---|---|
I | Outstanding | A |
II | Good | B |
III | Fairly Good | C |
IV | Moderate | D |
V | Poor | F |
Caribbean Examination Council (Secondary Education Certificate after 1998)
Grade | Grade Description | US Grade |
---|---|---|
I | A (Outstanding) | A |
II | B (Good) | B |
III | C (Fairly Good) | C |
IV | D | D |
V | E | D |
VI | F (Poor) | F |
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
Grade | Grade Description | US Grade |
---|---|---|
I | A (Excellent performance) | A+ |
II | A (Very good standard of performance) | A |
III | C (Good standard of performance) | B |
IV | D (Satisfactory standard of performance) | C |
V | C (Acceptable level of performance) | C |
VI | F (Weak performance) | D |
VII | G (Unsatisfactory performance) | F |
Most Common
Grade Description | Division | US Grade |
---|---|---|
First Class Honours | A | |
Second Class Honours | Upper Division | AB |
Second Class Honours | Lower Division | B |
Pass | C |
University Level
Grade | Scale | US Grade | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
A | 85.00 - 100.00 | A | |
A- | 80.00 - 84.99 | A- | |
B+ | 75.00 - 79.99 | B+ | |
B | 70.00 - 74.99 | B | |
B- | 65.00 - 69.99 | B- | |
C+ | 60.00 - 64.99 | C+ | |
C | 55.00 - 59.99 | C | |
C- | 50.00 - 54.99 | C- | |
D | 40.00 - 49.99 | F | Fail |
E | 0.00 - 39.99 | F | Fail |