Academic grading in Greece

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Academic grading

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North America

Canada • Costa Rica • Mexico • United States

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Chile • Venezuela

Asia

Bangladesh • China • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Iran •

Israel • Japan • Nepal • Pakistan • Philippines • Singapore •
Syria • United Arab Emirates • Vietnam

Europe

ECTS • European Baccalaureate • GPA in Central and

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Albania • Austria • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria •
Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • France •
Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy •
Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Moldova •
 Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia
• Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland
• Ukraine • United Kingdom

Oceania

Australia • New Zealand

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There are four Grading systems (or scales) in Greece - four different GPA - one for
higher education, one for secondary education, and two for primary education (grades
1 to 3 and 4 to 6).

Contents
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• 1 Universities - Polytechnics - A.T.E.I.

• 2 Gymnasium - Lyceum
• 3 Primary education
• 4 References
• 5 Notes

• 6 See also

[edit] Universities - Polytechnics - A.T.E.I.

• Universities/ATEI (public): 4FT years (full time)
• Polytechnics (public): 5FT years (full time)

• Scale: 0.00 - 10.00 (0% - 100%)

• Pass (module): 5.00 (50%)

The table below depicts the Greek Grading system while illustrates approximately
how the Grades are compared with ECTS, US and UK grades:

US (0.0 -
Greece (0.00 - 10.00) ECTS 4.0 or 5.0) UK (0% - 100%)[3][4]
[1][2]

First-Class Honours*
ECTS
Ἀριστα (Excellent) (8.50 - 10.00) A,A+ (First or 1st) (85% -
A
100%)
Λίαν Καλώς (Very Good) (6.50 - 8.49) ECTS B,B+,A- Upper Second-Class
 Honours (2:1) (60% -
B
69%)
Lower Second-Class
ECTS
Καλώς (Good) (5.00 - 6.49) C,C+,B- Honours (2:2) (50% -
C
59%)
No assessment/award at the end of 4th or
Third-Class Honours
5th year, until all modules, from all years,
C-,D (Third or 3rd) (40% -
are passed successfully. Years are
49%)
extended.
Ordinary degree(Pass)
(without Honours)
Withdrawal F
(35% - 39%)[a]
Fail (0% - 34%)
Other:
Aegrotat degree
HND (Higher National
Diploma) for 2 years
completed[b]
HNC (Higher National
Certificate) for 1 year
completed[b]

Most of the degrees can be equivalent to a bachelor's degree with honours

BSc(Hons) / BEng(Hons) since all courses are 4 to 5 years and most of them
professionally accredited. All modules, from all years, must be passed with a
minimum grade of 5.00 (50%) in order for a degree to be assessed/awarded and there
is currently no limit in resits. The classification (Ἀριστα, Λίαν Καλὠς, Καλὠς) is
derived from the overall credit-weighted average for all modules including the
'diplomatiki' (university/polytechnic) or 'ptichiaki' (ATEI). (dissertation/project)

• Common regulations for the award of Honours in UK

[edit] Gymnasium - Lyceum

(Greeκ: Γυμνάσιο - Λύκειο, Gymnasio - Lykeio)

The grading system's range is widened in secondary school, and ranges from 1 to 20.
Each grade from every individual subject from a total of 13 is worth one point.
(Base/Pass: 10)

• 18 6/13-20: excellent
• 15-18 5/13: very good
• 12 6/13-14 12/13: good
• 10-12 5/13: fair
• 1-9 12/13: fail

[edit] Primary education

The primary education grading system for grades 1 to 3 is as follows, in which letters
are used:

• A -excellent
• B -very good
• Γ -good
• Δ, Ε -fail

The primary education grading system changes after grade 4, in which only numbers
are used:

• 9-10: excellent
• 7-8: very good
• 5-6: good
• 1-4: fail

[edit] References
1. ^ "EducationUSA. Last accessed May 22, 2009".
http://educationusa.state.gov/home/about-us/undergraduate-study/about-
undergraduate-education-in-the-u/course-load-and-grading-system.
2. ^ UNDERGRADUATE STUDY IN THE US.
3. ^ "BSc(Hons) Computer Applications – Top-up (Bath). Last accessed May 21,
2009". http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/~cs0gun/Bath/Degree
%20Classification.doc.
4. ^ "Academic Protocol 1 : Taught Initial Degrees 2008-2009. Last accessed
May 22, 2009". http://www.mcgill.ca/files/gradapplicants/GREECE.pdf.