At the end of Form 4 the students sit the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE). This exam allows the student to choose to take examinations in a minimum of six subjects. They can take more, however it is the top six that are counted towards their final score.
Grading System
The MSCE has 9 grades, 1 being the highest and 9 the lowest.
1 = distinction, 2 = distinction, 3 = credit, 4 = credit, 5 = credit, 6 = credit, 7 = pass, 8 = pass, 9 = fail
To qualify for an MSCE certificate, a student should at least pass English and five other subjects, one of which must be at a credit level.
The top score that a student can receive on their MSCE is a 6, simply meaning that a student scored perfect A’s in six subjects i.e. grades of 1s and 2s which are also required to go to university.
Grading System in Malawi
Malawi GPA calculator
Grading Scales:
Secondary
Malawi National Examinations Board exams
SCALE | GRADE DESCRIPTION | US GRADE |
---|---|---|
1.00 – 2.00 | Distinction | A |
3.00 – 6.00 | Credit | B |
7.00 – 8.00 | Pass | C |
9.00 | Fail | F |
Post-Secondary
SCALE | GRADE DESCRIPTION | US GRADE |
---|---|---|
75.00 – 100.00 | Distinction | A |
70.00 – 74.00 | Marginal Distinction | AB |
60.00 – 69.00 | Credit | B |
50.00 – 59.00 | Pass | C |
40.00 – 49.00 | Bare Pass | D |
35.00 – 39.00 | Marginal Fail | F |
0.00 – 34.00 | Fail | F |
University Word Descriptor-based
GRADE DESCRIPTION | DIVISION | US GRADE |
---|---|---|
First Class Honours | A | |
Second Class Honours | Upper Division | A- / B+ |
Second Class Honours | Lower Division | B |
Third Class Honours | B- | |
Pass | C |
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
GRADE | SCALE | US GRADE |
---|---|---|
A+ | 90.00 – 101.00 | A+ |
A | 85.00 – 90.00 | A |
A- | 80.00 – 85.00 | A- |
B+ | 75.00 – 80.00 | B+ |
B | 70.00 – 75.00 | B |
B- | 65.00 – 70.00 | B- |
C+ | 60.00 – 65.00 | C+ |
C | 55.00 – 60.00 | C |
C | 55.00 – 60.00 | C |
C- | 50.00 – 55.00 | C- |
D | 40.00 – 50.00 | F |
F | 0.00 – 40.00 | F |