Grading System in South Africa
Grading scales:
Higher Education
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
Division
|
US Grade
|
|
|
75,000 - 100,000
|
First Class
|
|
A
|
|
|
70,000 - 74,990
|
Second Class
|
Division One
|
B+
|
|
|
60,000 - 69,990
|
Second Class
|
Division Two
|
B
|
|
|
50,000 - 59,990
|
Third Class
|
|
C
|
|
P
|
|
Pass
|
|
S
|
|
|
0,000 - 49,990
|
Fail
|
|
F
|
Secondary Post-2008
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
7
|
80,000 - 100,000
|
A
|
|
6
|
70,000 - 79,990
|
B+
|
|
5
|
60,000 - 69,990
|
B
|
|
4
|
50,000 - 59,990
|
C+
|
|
3
|
40,000 - 49,990
|
C
|
|
2
|
30,000 - 39,000
|
D
|
|
1
|
0,000 - 29,990
|
F
|
Secondary Pre-2008
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
80,000 - 100,000
|
A
|
|
B
|
70,000 - 79,990
|
B+
|
|
C
|
60,000 - 69,990
|
B
|
|
D
|
50,000 - 59,990
|
C
|
|
E
|
40,000 - 49,990
|
D
|
|
F
|
35,000 - 39,990
|
F
|
|
FF
|
30,000 - 34,990
|
F
|
|
G
|
20,000 - 29,990
|
F
|
|
H
|
10,000 - 19,990
|
F
|
|
I
|
0,000 - 9,990
|
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
|
Helderberg College
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
80,000 - 100,000
|
A
|
|
A-
|
75,000 - 79,990
|
A-
|
|
B+
|
70,000 - 74,990
|
B+
|
|
B
|
65,000 - 69,990
|
B
|
|
B-
|
60,000 - 64,990
|
B-
|
|
C+
|
55,000 - 59,990
|
C+
|
|
C
|
50,000 - 54,990
|
C
|
|
C-
|
46,000 - 49,990
|
C-
|
|
D
|
40,000 - 45,990
|
D
|
|
S
|
|
S
|
|
F
|
0,000 - 39,990
|
F
|
University of Pretoria
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
A+
|
90,000 - 100,000
|
A
|
|
A
|
80,000 - 89,000
|
A
|
|
A-
|
75,000 - 79,000
|
A-
|
|
B+
|
65,000 - 74,000
|
B+
|
|
B
|
55,000 - 64,000
|
B
|
|
B-
|
50,000 - 54,000
|
B-
|
|
C+
|
45,000 - 49,000
|
C+
|
|
C
|
40,000 - 44,000
|
C
|
|
D
|
0,000 - 39,000
|
F
|
