Luxembourg grading system
In Luxembourg, secondary school marks run from 60 (best) to 1, and 30 is the lowest pass. University of Luxembourg grades: 0 to 20, lowest pass 10.
Example · Average of 3 subjects
suffisant (sufficient)
A pass. 30 is the lowest pass.
Each subject counts the same. Add weights to count some subjects more.
Secondary school marks: 1 to 60
Classical and general secondary schools (enseignement secondaire classique and général). Tests, term marks and yearly marks all use the same 60-point scale.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30–60 | suffisant | sufficient | Pass |
| 01–29 | insuffisant | insufficient | Fail |
University of Luxembourg grades: 0 to 20
Bachelor's and master's courses at the University of Luxembourg. The bands are the university's own words for a weighted average.
| Grade | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|
| 18–20 | excellent | Pass |
| 16–18 | very good | Pass |
| 14–16 | good | Pass |
| 12–14 | fair | Pass |
| 10–12 | pass | Pass |
| 0–10 | fail | Fail |
Luxembourg grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for Luxembourg grades: we found no table for them on Wikipedia or from an official source, and we do not make one up. A US university reads a foreign transcript itself or through the credential evaluation service it names, and its conversion is the one that counts.
Send your grades as they are, with the scale above. When a form asks for your average, give it on your own scale and say which scale it is: the converter’s average does exactly that, weighted by credits when you enter them.
What to know about grades in Luxembourg
- Secondary school marks run from 01 to 60, and a mark of 30 or more is sufficient.
- A mark below 30 is called a Datz in Luxembourgish.
- In the lower classes of general secondary education, marks of 26 to 29, 36 to 39 and 46 to 49 are in-between zones where teachers decide which level a pupil has reached.
- The University of Luxembourg grades on a 20-point scale like France, and 10 is enough to pass a course.
Sources: Wikipedia, Academic grading in Luxembourg; University of Luxembourg, After your study exchange: grading system.