Academic grading in Belgium

Education in Belgium is organised on the level of the three communities.

In Flanders each university has a different grading system. At UGent the following grading system applies to higher education:[1]

  • niet geslaagd (Failure): if the student gets a score lower than 10/20 for one or more courses.
  • voldoening (Sufficient): if the student gets a score of at least 10/20 for all courses.
  • onderscheiding (Good): if the student gets an average weighted score of at least 13.5/20.
  • grote onderscheiding (Very Good): if the student gets an average weighted score of at least 15/20.
  • grootste onderscheiding (Excellent): if the student gets an average weighted score of at least 16.5/20.

In the French Community of Belgium, the following grade scale applies to university and college students:[2]

Plus Grande Distinction (PGD) Excellent (86% - 100%)
Grande Distinction (GD) Very Good (78% - 86%)
Distinction (D) Good (68% - 78%)
Satisfaction (S) Sufficient (60% - 68%)
Réussite (R) Sufficient (50% - 60%)
Ajourné Failure (< 50%)

The percentages in brackets vary from a university/college to another and can even be different for two different faculties of the same institution.

References

  1. "Ghent University Education and Examination Code" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. Exam rules for EPL-UCL
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