Polytechnic (diploma)
Grading
- AD: Distinction (Top 5% score in the subject for the cohort)
- A: Excellent (>=80%)
- B+: Very good (75%-79%)
- B: Good (70%-74%)
- C+: Above average (65%-69%)
- C: Average (60%-64%)
- D+: Pass (55%-59%)
- D: Borderline pass (50%-54%)
- F: Fail (<50%)
Grade point average
- AD: 4.0
- A: 4.0
- B+: 3.5
- B: 3.0
- C+: 2.5
- C: 2.0
- D+: 1.5
- D: 1.0
- F: 0
The graduation criteria is to accumulate at least 0.5 for their GPA. For entrance into local university, the minimum criteria is to accumulate at least 3.5-3.8 for their GPA depending on each course. As for overseas university, the criteria is slightly lower which can range from 2.0-3.0. The matriculation requirement for local university is very high because only 15% of its vacancies is allocated to polytechnic graduates. CCA is also taken into consideration for matriculation. However, from 2007 onwards, local universities have scrapped the 5% CCA criteria. This means that polytechnic results would comprise 80% while the remaining 20% is made up of O Levels grade. Some secondary schools also use the Grade Point Average for polytechnic Diploma system.
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