Academic Grading and Language of Instruction
Secondary School Grading Scale
| Scale | Grade description (In English) | Grade description (In Arabic) | US Grade |
| 90.00-100.00 | Excellent | ممتاز | A |
| 75.00-89.99 | Very Good | جيد جدًا | B |
| 60.00-74.99 | Good | جيد | C |
| 50.00-59.00 | Pass | مقبول | D |
| 0.00-49.99 | Fail | راسب | F |
University Level Grading Scale
The higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia use a 5-point grade scale.
| Scale 1 | Scale 2 | Grade | Grade description (In English) | Grade description (In Arabic) | US Grade |
| 95.00-100.00 | 4.76-5.00 | A+ | Exceptional | ممتاز مرتفع | A+ |
| 90.00-94.99 | 4.51-4.75 | A | Excellent | ممتاز
| A |
| 85.00-89.99 | 4.01-4.50 | B+ | Superior |
جيد جداً مرتفع | A-minus- |
| 80.00-84.99 | 3.51-4.00 | B | Very Good | جيد جداً | B+ |
| 75.00-79.00 | 2.51-3.00 | C+ | Above Average | جيد مرتفع | B |
| 70.00-74.99 | 2.01-2.50 | C | Good | جيد | B-minus- |
| 65.00-69.99 | 1.01-2.00 | D+ | High pass | مقبول مرتفع | C+ |
| 60.00-64.99 | 0.00-1.00 | D | Pass | مقبول | C |
| 0.00-59.99 | 0.00-1.00 | F | Fail | راسب | F |
| 0.00-59.99 | | DN | Denial | محروم | F |
| | | IC | Incomplete | غير مكتمل | |
| | | W | Withdrawl | منسحب | |
Schools Academic Year
The school academic year begins in August-end and concludes in June. The school year comprises of 2 or 3 terms. The dates are different for public and private schools. Also, there is a long summer break.
University Academic Year
The university academic year consists of 2 semesters that starts in September and ends in June. In vocational and technical education sector, many of the institutions have 3 semesters.
Language of Instruction
The language of instruction in Saudi Arabia is Arabic. Though, some of the private higher education institution’s language of instruction is English. Also, many of the study programmes are available in English.
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