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CSEC

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) introduced a six-point grading scheme for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), in the May/June 1998 examinations.

Grade	Grade Description	US Grade	Notes
I	Outstanding (A)	A	Candidate shows a comprehensive grasp of the key concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies required by the syllabus
II	Good (B)	B	Candidate shows a good grasp of the key concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies required by the syllabus.
III	Fairly Good (C)	C	Candidate shows a fairly good grasp of the key concepts, knowledge, skills and abilities required by the syllabus.
IV	Moderate (D)	D	Candidate shows a moderate grasp of the key concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies required by the syllabus.
V	Weak (E)	D	Candidate shows a limited grasp of the key concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies required by the syllabus.
VI	Poor (F)	F	Candidate shows a very limited grasp of the key concepts, knowledge, skills and competencies required by the syllabus.

CAPE

The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) is designed to provide certification of the academic, vocational and technical achievement of students in the Caribbean who, having completed a minimum of five years of secondary education, wish to further their studies. The examinations address the skills and knowledge acquired by students under a flexible and articulated system where subjects are organized in 1-Unit or 2-Unit courses with each Unit containing three Modules. Subjects examined under CAPE may be studied concurrently or singly.

Grade	Grade Description	US Grade
I	A	A+
II	B	A
III	C	B
IV	D	C
V	E	C
VI	F	D
VII	G	F

100-point

Grade	Scale	US Grade	Notes
A	95.00 - 100.00	A	A student with a grade point average of 82.5% or above will be classified as an honor graduate
A-	90.00 - 94.99	A-
B+	87.00 - 89.99	B+
B	83.00 - 86.99	B
B-	80.00 - 82.99	B-
C+	77.00 - 79.99	C+
C	73.00 - 76.99	C
C-	70.00 - 72.99	C-
D	65.00 - 69.99	D	Passing grade in High School
F	0.00 - 64.99	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