Grading System in Ghana
Grading scales:
University
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
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A+
|
|
|
A+
|
|
A
|
80.00 - 100.00
|
Outstanding
|
A
|
|
A-
|
|
|
A-
|
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B+
|
75.00 - 79.99
|
|
A-
|
|
B
|
70.00 - 74.99
|
Very Good
|
B+
|
|
B-
|
|
|
B
|
|
C+
|
65.00 - 69.99
|
|
B
|
|
C
|
60.00 - 64.99
|
Good
|
B-
|
|
C-
|
|
|
C+
|
|
D+
|
55.00 - 59.00
|
|
C+
|
|
D
|
50.00 - 54.99
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
D-
|
|
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C-
|
|
F
|
0.00 - 49.99
|
Fail
|
F
|
Secondary
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
Division
|
US Grade
|
|
3.60 - 4.00
|
First Class Honours
|
|
A
|
|
3.00 - 3.59
|
Second Class Honours
|
Upper Division
|
AB
|
|
2.50 - 2.99
|
Second Class Honours
|
Lower Division
|
B
|
|
2.00 - 2.49
|
Third Class Division
|
|
C
|
|
1.00 - 1.99
|
Pass
|
|
D
|
|
0.00 - 0.99
|
Fail
|
|
F
|
West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSSCE)
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Scale 2
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
Notes
|
|
A1
|
1.00 - 1.99
|
80.00 - 100.00
|
Excellent
|
A
|
|
|
B2
|
2.00 - 2.99
|
70.00 - 79.99
|
Very Good
|
A
|
|
|
B3
|
3.00 - 3.99
|
60.00 - 69.99
|
Good
|
B
|
|
|
C4
|
4.00 - 4.99
|
55.00 - 59.99
|
Credit
|
B
|
|
|
C5
|
5.00 - 5.99
|
50.00 - 54.99
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
|
C6
|
6.00 - 6.99
|
45.00 - 49.99
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
|
D7
|
7.00 - 7.99
|
40.00 - 44.99
|
Pass
|
D
|
|
|
E8
|
8.00 - 8.99
|
35.00 - 39.99
|
Pass
|
D
|
Lowest passing grade
|
|
F9
|
9.00
|
0.00 - 34.99
|
Fail
|
F
|
|
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE)
|
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
|
A
|
1.00
|
Excellent
|
A
|
|
B
|
2.00
|
Very Good
|
A
|
|
C
|
3.00
|
Good
|
B
|
|
D
|
4.00
|
Credit
|
C
|
|
E
|
5.00
|
Pass
|
D
|
|
F
|
|
Fail
|
F
|
General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level
|
Grade
|
US Grade
|
Notes
|
|
A
|
A
|
|
|
B
|
B
|
|
|
C
|
B
|
|
|
D
|
C
|
|
|
E
|
C
|
Lowest passing grade
|
Junior School
|
Grade
|
US Grade
|
|
1
|
A
|
|
2
|
A
|
|
3
|
B
|
|
4
|
C
|
|
5
|
D
|
|
6
|
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
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