Elementary, high schools, and vocational schools

Spain

Spain

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 uses a 10-point grading scale for elementary and high schools:

• 9.0-10 is the best possible grade and is called "sobresaliente" ("outstanding"). A 10 grade may also include a distinction called "Matrícula de Honor" or "Mención de Honor," but usually only a limited number of students per group may benefit from it. Distinctions may imply tuition waivers for the following course.
• 7-8.9 is called "notable" ("very good"). Sometimes a distinction is made between "notable bajo" (low outstanding) and "notable alto" (almost outstanding).
• 6-6.9 is called "bien" ("good").
• 5-5.9 is the lowest passing grade and is called "suficiente" ("sufficient").
• 3-4.9 is called "insuficiente" ("insufficient").
• 0-2.9 is the lowest possible grade and is called "muy deficiente" (literally translated as "very deficient").
• The term "suspenso" ("fail") includes both "insuficiente" and "muy deficiente".

Universities

Spanish universities use two different grading scales. The students' performance is assessed using a 10-point grading scale. The grades can be expressed in words as follows:

• 10 with distinction: "Matrícula de Honor". (The number of students eligible for this grade is usually limited by statute to less than 5% for a given assessment, or, in small groups, to 1 student in 20.)
• 9-10: "Sobresaliente" ("outstanding").
• 7-8.9: "Notable" ("very good").
• 5-6.9: "Aprobado" ("pass").
• 0-4.9: "Suspenso" ("fail").

Furthermore, when a student has passed a subject according to this 10-point scale, her or his grade is converted to the following 4-point scale and recorded in her/his transcript of records

Transcript (education)

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• "Matrícula de Honor": 4.
• "Sobresaliente": 3.
• "Notable": 2.
• "Aprobado": 1.

Since these grades are given on the teacher's discretion, there is no easy correspondence to the ECTS grading scale

ECTS grading scale

The ECTS grading scale is a grading system defined in the ECTS framework by the European Commission. Since many different grading systems co-exist in Europe, and considering that interpretation of grades varies considerably from one country to another, if not from one institution to another, the...

, which is based on the class percentile of passed students in a given assessment. For this reason, the following table is only an approximation:

Grade in Spanish Academic Records	Definition	Estimated ECTS Grade	Definition
4	Matrícula de Honor	A+	Top Qualification in Class or Subject
3	Sobresaliente	A	Highest 10%
2	Notable	B	Next 20%
1	Aprobado	C-D	Next 85%
	Suspenso	FX-F	Not Pass

External links

• The "Matrícula de Honor" in the Universidad de Alicante, Spain