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Academic grading in Poland

At Poland's primary, middle, and high schools, a 1-6 point grade system is used:

• 1 - fail
• 2 - pass but very low performance
• 3 - satisfactory
• 4 - good
• 5 - very good
• 6 - above requirements (the student's knowledge exceeds what is taught)

Until the 1990s, there was a 2-5 grade system with + and – marks, such as 3- (barely passed), or 4+ (between good and very good). Since the mid-1990s, Polish primary and secondary schools expanded this system to include the sixth grade. At universities, a traditional four-point system is used; the grades are:

• 2.0 (fail)
• 3.0 (pass)
• 3.5
• 4.0
• 4.5
• 5.0 (highest possible grade)

Some universities use non-standard, additional 5.5 and 6.0 grades; some add 6.0 while forbidding 5.5.