Academic grading in Finland
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This is an article on the grading that is currently being used in the country of Finland. Several systems are in use in different educational institutions in Finland.
[edit] Comprehensive school
The "school grade" system has historically been a scale of 0 to 10, but all grades lower than 4 have been discarded. Thus, it is now divided between 4, the failing grade, and 5–10, the succeeding grades. This is similar to the grading scale used in Romania.
- 10 (excellent), represents about 5% of the top
- 9 (very good)
- 8 (good)
- 7 (satisfactory), the mode
- 6 (fair)
- 5 (passable)
- 4 (fail)
In individual exams, but not in the final grades, it is also possible to divide the scale further with '½', which represents a half grade, and '+' and '–', which represent one-fourth a grade better or inferior. For example, the order is "9 < 9+ < 9½ < 10– < 10". The grade '10+' can also be awarded for a perfect performance with extra effort by the student.
[edit] Gymnasium
Gymnasium has same grades for courses and course exams as comprehensive school but matriculation examination grades are in Latin.
| Grade | Abbrv. | Gloss | Translation | Percentage of grades |
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| laudatur | L | excellent | praised | Top 5% |
| eximia cum laude approbatur | E | excellent | accepted, with extraordinary commendations | 15% |
| magna cum laude approbatur | M | good | accepted, with many commendations | 20% |
| cum laude approbatur | C | satisfactory | accepted, with commendations | 24% |
| lubenter approbatur | B | satisfactory | readily accepted | 20% |
| approbatur | A | mediocre | accepted | 11% |
| improbatur | I | fail | disapproved | bottom 5% |
[edit] Tertiary education and vocational school
Universities and vocational institutions use a scale of 0 (fail) and 1-5 (pass), or fail/pass. The professor selects which grading scheme is used; short, compulsory courses typically have pass/fail grades.
