Grading System in Jamaica
Grading scales:
Most Common
Grade
|
Grade Description
|
Division
|
US Grade
|
A
|
First Class Honours
|
|
A
|
B
|
Second Class Honours
|
Upper Division
|
AB
|
B-
|
Second Class Honours
|
Lower Division
|
B
|
C
|
Pass
|
|
C
|
F
|
Fail
|
|
F
|
Caribbean Examinations Council (Since 1998)
Grade
|
US Grade
|
1
|
A
|
2
|
B+
|
3
|
B
|
4
|
C
|
5
|
D
|
6
|
F
|
Caribbean Examinations Council (Pre-1998)
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
1
|
1.00 - 1.99
|
A
|
2
|
2.00 - 2.99
|
B
|
3
|
3.00 - 3.99
|
C
|
4
|
4.00 - 4.99
|
D
|
5
|
5.00 - 5.99
|
F
|
-
|
|
-
|
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE)
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
A
|
1.00 - 1.99
|
A+
|
B
|
2.00 - 2.99
|
A
|
C
|
3.00 - 3.99
|
B
|
D
|
4.00 - 4.99
|
C
|
E
|
5.00 - 5.99
|
C
|
F
|
6.00 - 6.99
|
D
|
G
|
7.00 - 7.99
|
F
|
Secondary School
Grade
|
US Grade
|
A
|
A+
|
B
|
A
|
C
|
B
|
D
|
B
|
E
|
C
|
F
|
F
|
University of Technology, Jamaica
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
A
|
90.00 - 100.00
|
Excellent
|
A
|
A-
|
80.00 - 89.99
|
|
A-
|
B+
|
75.00 - 79.99
|
|
B+
|
B
|
70.00 - 74.99
|
Good
|
B
|
B-
|
65.00 - 69.99
|
|
B-
|
C+
|
60.00 - 64.99
|
|
C+
|
C
|
55.00 - 59.99
|
Adequate
|
C
|
C-
|
50.00 - 54.99
|
|
C-
|
D+
|
45.00 - 49.99
|
|
D+
|
D
|
40.00 - 44.99
|
Marginal Fail
|
D
|
|
|
Pass
|
S
|
U
|
0.00 - 39.99
|
Unsatisfactory
|
F
|
Catholic College of Mandeville
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
A
|
90.00 - 100.00
|
A
|
A-
|
80.00 - 89.00
|
A-
|
B+
|
75.00 - 79.00
|
B+
|
B
|
70.00 - 74.00
|
B
|
B-
|
65.00 - 69.00
|
B-
|
C+
|
60.00 - 64.00
|
C+
|
C
|
55.00 - 59.00
|
C
|
C-
|
50.00 - 54.00
|
C-
|
D
|
45.00 - 49.00
|
D
|
E
|
0.00 - 44.00
|
F
|
University of the Commonwealth Caribbean Postgraduate (Formerly University College of the Caribbean)
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
A
|
90.00 - 100.00
|
A
|
A-
|
80.00 - 89.99
|
A-
|
B+
|
70.00 - 79.99
|
B+
|
B
|
60.00 - 69.99
|
B
|
F
|
0.00 - 59.99
|
F
|
University of the West Indies
Starting 2014/2015
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
A+
|
90.00 - 100.00
|
A+
|
A
|
80.00 - 89.00
|
A
|
A-
|
75.00 - 79.00
|
A-
|
B+
|
70.00 - 74.00
|
B+
|
B
|
65.00 - 69.00
|
B
|
B-
|
60.00 - 64.00
|
B-
|
C+
|
55.00 - 59.00
|
C+
|
C
|
50.00 - 54.00
|
C
|
F1
|
45.00 - 49.00
|
D+
|
F2
|
40.00 - 44.00
|
D
|
F3
|
0.00 - 39.00
|
F
|
University of the West Indies Graduate
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
A
|
70.00 - 100.00
|
A
|
B+
|
60.00 - 69.00
|
AB
|
B
|
50.00 - 59.00
|
B
|
C
|
40.00 - 49.00
|
C
|
F
|
0.00 - 39.00
|
F
|