Grading System in Ethiopia

Ethiopia GPA calculator

Grading scales:

Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate
Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Qualification Certificate
Ethiopia University Entrance Examination, Secondary School Leaving Examination
University Level
Most Common Francophone
IGCSE
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Addis Ababa University of Science and Technology
British International School
Ethio National School
Hawassa University


Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade
A 90,000 - 100,000 Excellent A
B 80,000 - 89,990 Very Good B
C 60,000 - 79,990 Good C
D 50,000 - 59,990 Satisfactory D
E 0,000 - 59,990 Failure F

Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Qualification Certificate

~2003-2010

Scale Grade Description US Grade
75,000 - 100,000 Excellent A
63,000 - 74,000 Very Good A
50,000 - 62,000 Good B
25,000 - 49,000 Satisfactory C
0,000 - 25,000 Poor F

Ethiopia University Entrance Examination, Secondary School Leaving Examination

EUEE changed nomenclature to SSLE in 2021, both exams from NEAEA

Scale US Grade
90,000 - 100,000 A
70,000 - 89,000 B
50,000 - 69,000 C
0,000 - 49,000 F

University Level

Grade Grade Description US Grade
A+ A+
A A
A- A-
B+ B+
B B
B- B-
C+ C+
C C
C- C-
D D
P Pass S
F F

Most Common Francophone

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade Notes
THF 18,000 - 20,000 Highly Commended with Congratulations from the Jury (Très Honorable avec Félicitations du Jury) A+ Rarely awarded
TB 16,000 - 17,990 Very Good (Très Bien) A
B 14,000 - 15,990 Good (Bien) A-
AB 12,000 - 13,990 Fairly Good (Assez Bien) B
P 10,000 - 11,990 Satisfactory (Passable) C
CP Sufficient (Passable) D Conceded pass if semester/yearly average of grades remains above 10
S Passing (Passable) S
E 0,000 - 9,990 Fail (Échec) F


IGCSE

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade
A* 90,000 - 100,000 A
A 80,000 - 89,000 A
B 70,000 - 79,000 B
C 60,000 - 69,000 B
D 50,000 - 59,000 C
E 40,000 - 49,000 C
F 30,000 - 39,000 D
G 20,000 - 29,000 Lowest Pass D
n/a Ungraded F

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Scale US Grade
6,000 - 7,000 A
5,000 - 5,990 B
4,000 - 4,990 C
3,000 - 3,990 D
1,000 - 2,990 F
0,000 - 0,990 F

Addis Ababa University of Science and Technology

Grade Scale US Grade
A+ 90,000 - 100,000 A+
A 85,000 - 89,000 A
A- 80,000 - 84,000 A-
B+ 75,000 - 79,000 B+
B 70,000 - 74,000 B
B- 65,000 - 69,000 B-
C+ 60,000 - 64,000 C+
C 50,000 - 59,000 C
C- 45,000 - 49,000 C-
D 40,000 - 44,000 D
F 0,000 - 39,000 F

British International School

Grade Scale US Grade
A 90,000 - 100,000 A
B 70,000 - 89,000 B
C 60,000 - 69,000 C
D 50,000 - 59,000 D
0,000 - 49,000 F

Ethio National School

Grade Scale US Grade
A+ 95,000 - 100,000 A+
A 90,000 - 94,990 A
B+ 85,000 - 89,990 B+
B 80,000 - 84,990 B
B- 75,000 - 79,990 B-
C 70,000 - 74,990 C
C- 60,000 - 69,990 C-
D 0,000 - 59,990 D

Hawassa University

Grade US Grade
A A
B+ AB
B B
C+ BC
C C
D+ CD
D D
F F



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