Grading System in South Africa
Grading scales:
Higher Education
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
Division
|
US Grade
|
|
|
75.00 - 100.00
|
First Class
|
|
A
|
|
|
70.00 - 74.99
|
Second Class
|
Division One
|
B+
|
|
|
60.00 - 69.99
|
Second Class
|
Division Two
|
B
|
|
|
50.00 - 59.99
|
Third Class
|
|
C
|
|
P
|
|
Pass
|
|
S
|
|
|
0.00 - 49.99
|
Fail
|
|
F
|
Secondary Post-2008
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
7
|
80.00 - 100.00
|
A
|
|
6
|
70.00 - 79.99
|
B+
|
|
5
|
60.00 - 69.99
|
B
|
|
4
|
50.00 - 59.99
|
C+
|
|
3
|
40.00 - 49.99
|
C
|
|
2
|
30.00 - 39.00
|
D
|
|
1
|
0.00 - 29.99
|
F
|
Secondary Pre-2008
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
80.00 - 100.00
|
A
|
|
B
|
70.00 - 79.99
|
B+
|
|
C
|
60.00 - 69.99
|
B
|
|
D
|
50.00 - 59.99
|
C
|
|
E
|
40.00 - 49.99
|
D
|
|
F
|
35.00 - 39.99
|
F
|
|
FF
|
30.00 - 34.99
|
F
|
|
G
|
20.00 - 29.99
|
F
|
|
H
|
10.00 - 19.99
|
F
|
|
I
|
0.00 - 9.99
|
F
|
International Baccalaureate Diploma
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
6.00 - 7.00
|
A
|
|
5.00 - 5.99
|
B
|
|
4.00 - 4.99
|
C
|
|
3.00 - 3.99
|
D
|
|
1.00 - 2.99
|
F
|
|
0.00 - 0.99
|
F
|
Helderberg College
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
80.00 - 100.00
|
A
|
|
A-
|
75.00 - 79.99
|
A-
|
|
B+
|
70.00 - 74.99
|
B+
|
|
B
|
65.00 - 69.99
|
B
|
|
B-
|
60.00 - 64.99
|
B-
|
|
C+
|
55.00 - 59.99
|
C+
|
|
C
|
50.00 - 54.99
|
C
|
|
C-
|
46.00 - 49.99
|
C-
|
|
D
|
40.00 - 45.99
|
D
|
|
S
|
|
S
|
|
F
|
0.00 - 39.99
|
F
|
