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
|
