MANEB MSCE Grading Scale

By | March 5, 2021

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

SCALEGRADE DESCRIPTIONUS GRADE
1.00 – 2.00DistinctionA
3.00 – 6.00CreditB
7.00 – 8.00PassC
9.00FailF

Post-Secondary

SCALEGRADE DESCRIPTIONUS GRADE
75.00 – 100.00DistinctionA
70.00 – 74.00Marginal DistinctionAB
60.00 – 69.00CreditB
50.00 – 59.00PassC
40.00 – 49.00Bare PassD
35.00 – 39.00Marginal FailF
0.00 – 34.00FailF

University Word Descriptor-based

GRADE DESCRIPTIONDIVISIONUS GRADE
First Class HonoursA
Second Class HonoursUpper DivisionA- / B+
Second Class HonoursLower DivisionB
Third Class HonoursB-
PassC

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

GRADESCALEUS GRADE
A+90.00 – 101.00A+
A85.00 – 90.00A
A-80.00 – 85.00A-
B+75.00 – 80.00B+
B70.00 – 75.00B
B-65.00 – 70.00B-
C+60.00 – 65.00C+
C55.00 – 60.00C
C55.00 – 60.00C
C-50.00 – 55.00C-
D40.00 – 50.00F
F0.00 – 40.00F