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As far as i know.... Aus passing grade is usualy at least 50%


in UK standard 50% is already considered 2nd Class lower while 60% considered as 2nd class upper


However, if convert 7GPA to a 4 point scale GPA .... lets say a 4/7 is only equal to 2.28/4 .....

In UK terms ... 2.28 is a ordinary PASS .. not even third class....


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Furthermore, i heard taylors australia program passing grade is between 50-65% ... theres 2 grades for passing (P2, P1)....

If student score an average of P1.... most job interviewer would instantly assume hes only a "Pass" student... and whats worst is that since Malaysian employers are familiar with UK system instead of AUS, they would instantly assume this student is a 40%-49% student as in UK Pass=40%

Taylor's UniSA programme follows this grades
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/property/Handbook/7.htm

Well you can't really think of it like that when trying to make them equivalent. The systems are different so it'll be weird if you just try to convert them directly like that.

A lot of companies in Malaysia are actually very familiar with Australia's grading system and knows it doesn't come with honours since there's huge amounts of Australian graduates in Malaysia. If a guy averagely score only a P1, why wouldn't an employer just assume he's just a "Pass" student. In the aussie system he's barely passing.

a P1 is equal to 55-64...

Its unfair to assume hes just a "Pass" student...

Average for P1 is 60% .... a 60% means second class UPPER in UK system ...

In UK term .. A pass student is 40-49% ....

While 50%-59 is a second class lower....

Alot of companies in Malaysia ARE NOT familiar with australias grading AT ALL.....

They still assume "PASS" means 40-49% ... since even our malaysian education system also follows the 40% pass grade..

When someone comes up and tells you they got second class upper... compared to an aus grade telling u they get average of P1 (which even you would assume a BARELY passing student) .... Who will the employer would prefer then?

Furthermore, Monash Uni does not have P1/P2 ... 60% abv is considered credit.... They also follows the 4 point scale SYSTEM... And it is an Australian Uni...



This post has been edited by holypredator: Dec 21 2011, 02:02 PM