SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENT - PARENT HANDBOOK

Grading
Final (end of year) grades are determined thus:
• In grades 6-10
o Each subject has a number of criteria which are divided into several
bands of achievement levels* represented by number ranges (1-2, 3-
4, etc). These numbers are symbols representing different defined
descriptions of achievement and should not be interpreted as
scores, fractions or percentages of the maximum achievement
level e.g. an achievement level of 5 on a criterion for which the
maximum achievement level is 8 should not be interpreted as 5/8 or
62.5%. It actually means that the student has reached the lower end
of the second highest of five achievement level bands. The teachers
keep a record of each student’s achievement levels in each criterion
throughout the year.
o At the end of the year they determine each student’s final achievement
level for each criterion by looking at the student’s best sustained
performance over time, focusing on the student’s most recent work.
They do not average the individual criterion achievement levels.
o They then add up the achievement levels for each criterion and assign
the final 1-7 grade by comparing the total to a grade boundary table*
for the subject.
o Finally they compare the 1-7 grade obtained with the grade
descriptors in the grading scale (see below) to ensure that it is an
accurate description of the student’s academic achievement by the
end of the year.
*The descriptions for the achievement levels in each subject specific
criterion and the grade level boundaries for each subject can be found
on the school intranet site by going to www.intranet.isdedu.de →
Parents → Parent Information → Middle Years Programme → MYP
Assessment criteria.
• In grades 11 and 12
o The teachers keep a record of each student’s achievement levels in
each summative assessment throughout the year.
o At the end of the year they determine each student’s final achievement
level by looking at the student’s best sustained performance over time,
focusing on the student’s most recent work. They do not average the
individual summative assessment results
o Finally they compare the 1-7 grade obtained with the grade descriptors
in the grading scale (see below) to ensure that it is an accurate
description of the student’s academic achievement by the end of the
year.
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