UPSR 2016 Grading System - 80 Or 85 Marks For Grade A?

Recently there were some news circulated on social media about the Grades for UPSR being reset to 80 from 85 and now it looks like it is official.

The Sistem Analisis Peperiksaan Sekolah or SAPS in short, which is the school exam analysis system by the MOE (Ministry of Education) has released the following downloads on its website.

Grade Ranges for primary school for 2016 (Julat Markah Sekolah Rendah 2016)

A = 80-100
B = 65-79
C = 50-64
D = 40-49
E = 0-39
TH = Tidak Hadir (Absent)

Grade Ranges for lower secondary school

A = 85-100
B = 70-84
C = 60-69
D = 50-59
E = 40-39
F = 0-39
TH = Tidak Hadir (Absent)

Grade Ranges for upper secondary school

A+ = 90-100
A   = 80-89
A- = 75-79
B+ = 70-74
B = 65-69
C+ = 60-64
C  = 50-59
D  = 45-49
E  = 40-44
G = 0-39
TH = Tidak Hadir (Absent)

* Note: The grade ranges for lower secondary school and upper secondary school are different from primary school as shown in the diagrams below.

Primary School Grade Ranges 2016

Lower Secondary Grade Ranges 2016

Upper Secondary Grade Ranges

Source of Information: SAPS
You can find the above information under the heading "Gred Sekolah untuk SR, SMR dan SMA"
(Note: SR= Sekolah Rendah/Primary School, SMR=Sekolah Menengah Rendah/Lower Secondary, SMA = Sekolah Menengah Atas/Upper Secondary)

While you are at the site, you may also like to take note of the following important dates. These are deadlines for schools to key in examination marks into the system. It will give you an idea of the time frame of key examinations for 2016 for Std 6 and Form 5 students.

You can find the following download under the heading "Takwim Peperiksaan Dalaman Sekolah 2016"

Internal Examination Calendar For Schools 2016

Source of Information: SAPS