Grading System in Egypt
Grading scales:
Secondary Education
| Scale | Grade Description | US Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 90.000 - 100.000 | Excellent | A |
| 80.000 - 89.990 | Very Good | B+ |
| 65.000 - 79.990 | Good | B |
| 50.000 - 64.990 | Pass | C |
| 0.000 - 49.990 | Fail | F |
Letter Grade +/-
| Grade | US Grade |
|---|---|
| A+ | A+ |
| A | A |
| A- | A- |
| B+ | B+ |
| B | B |
| B- | B- |
| C+ | C+ |
| C | C |
| C- | C- |
| D+ | D+ |
| D | D |
| E | F |
University Level Scale A
Used for the faculties of arts, language, Islamic studies, archaeology, commerce, economics and political science, law, and mass communications.| Scale | Grade Description | US Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 90.000 - 100.000 | Excellent (ممتاز) | A |
| 80.000 - 89.990 | Very Good (جيد جدًا) | A- |
| 65.000 - 79.990 | Good (جيد) | B |
| 50.000 - 64.990 | Pass (مقبول) | C |
| 35.000 - 49.990 | Weak (ضعيف) | D |
| 0.000 - 34.990 | Very Weak (ضعيف جدًا) | F |
New GCSE
Starting 2017| Grade | US Grade |
|---|---|
| 9 | A+ |
| 8 | A |
| 7 | A |
| 6 | B+ |
| 5 | B |
| 4 | B |
| 3 | C+ |
| 2 | C |
| 1 | D |
| U | F |
University Level Scale B
Used in the health sciences faculties| Grade | Scale | Grade Description | US Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 85.000 - 100.000 | Excellent | A |
| A- | 80.000 - 84.990 | Very good | A- |
| B | 65.000 - 79.990 | Good | B |
| C | 50.000 - 64.990 | Pass | C |
| D | 30.000 - 49.990 | Weak | D |
| F | 0.000 - 29.990 | Very weak | F |
GCE Advanced level (2010 - present)
| Grade | Grade Description | US Grade |
|---|---|---|
| A* | A | |
| A | A | |
| B | B | |
| C | B | |
| D | C | |
| E | C | |
| n/a | Ungraded | F |
University Level Scale C
Used in the faculties of education, engineering, fine arts, technology, social sciences, urban planning, and veterinary medicine.| Grade | Scale | Grade Description | US Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 85.000 - 100.000 | ممتاز (Excellent) | A | |
| A- | 80.000 - 84.990 | جيد جدًا (Very Good) | A- | |
| B+ | 75.000 - 79.990 | B+ | ||
| B | 70.000 - 74.990 | جيد (Good) | B | |
| B- | 65.000 - 69.990 | B- | ||
| C+ | 60.000 - 64.990 | C+ | ||
| C | 55.000 - 59.990 | مقبول (Pass) | C | |
| D | 30.000 - 54.990 | ضعيف (Weak) | D | Conditional pass, may be acceptable for peripheral courses but not for required core courses. |
| F | 0.000 - 29.990 | ضعيف جدًا (Very weak) | F | Fail |
International Baccalaureate Diploma
| Grade | Scale | Grade Description | 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 | ||
| P | Passing | S | |
| 0.000 - 0.990 | F |
Most Common Francophone
| Grade | Scale | Grade Description | US Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THF | 18.000 - 20.000 | Highly Commended with Congratulations from the Jury (Très Honorable avec Félicitations du Jury) | A+ | Rarely awarded |
| TB | 16.000 - 17.990 | Very Good (Très Bien) | A | |
| B | 14.000 - 15.990 | Good (Bien) | A- | |
| AB | 12.000 - 13.990 | Fairly Good (Assez Bien) | B | |
| P | 10.000 - 11.990 | Satisfactory (Passable) | C | |
| CP | Sufficient (Passable) | D | Conceded pass if semester/yearly average of grades remains above 10 | |
| S | Passing (Passable) | S | ||
| E | 0.000 - 9.990 | Fail (Échec) | F |