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Some high schools, to reflect the varying skill required for different course levels, will give higher numerical grades for difficult courses, often referred to as a weighted GPA. For example, two common conversion systems used in honors and Advanced Placement courses are: A = 5 or 4.5; B = 4 or 3.5 [5] C = 3 or 2.5; D = 2 or 1.5; F = 0 [19]
In most American schools, a 4.00 is regarded as perfect and the highest GPA one can achieve. Thus, an A, being the prime grade, achieves the mark of a 4.00; for the A+ mark, most schools still assign a value of 4.00, equivalent to the A mark, to prevent deviation from the standard 4.00 GPA system.
The Vietnamese grading system is an academic grading system utilized in Vietnam.It is based on a 0 to 10-point scale, similar to the US 1.0-4.0 scale.. Typically when an American educational institution requests a grade-point average calculated on the 4 point scale, the student will be expected to do a direct mathematical conversion, so 10 becomes 4.0, 7.5 becomes 3.0, etc.
Grading in education is the application of standardized measurements to evaluate different levels of student achievement in a course. Grades can be expressed as letters (usually A to F), as a range (for example, 1 to 6), percentages, or as numbers out of a possible total (often out of 100).
To receive the President's Award for Educational Excellence, students must be enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school, they must meet a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5. They must reach certain levels on state tests, or receive a recommendation from a teacher, as well as a strong production of academic excellence. [2]
Potential candidates must be in sixth to ninth grade and in the second semester. C For the scholarship standard, the student scholar must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 from a scale of 4.0. This, however, can vary between schools. [4] Candidates are judged and selected by a majority vote of the Faculty Council.
OCSI uses a curriculum that is based on an American approach and a Christian philosophy of education. The course sequence and content are very similar to U.S. schools. The high school curriculum includes regular courses, honors courses, and AP courses which have a GPA weight of 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 respectively (for an A or A+).
Kinard Middle School is a middle school in southeast Fort Collins, Colorado that is part of the Poudre School District.It is based on the Core Knowledge system of education, and is one of the top-performing schools in the United States, having received the John Irwin School of Excellence Award several times as well as the USDE Blue Ribbon Award in 2015.