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The Italian grading system

The Italian grading system varies depending on the level of education.

  • Most Italian universities use the grade point scale as seen on the table below:
International scaleItalian scale
A
(Excellent)

30 (Eccellente)

B
(Very good, with few errors)
29 - 30 (Ottimo)
C
(Good, with some errors)
27 - 28 (Buono)
D
(Satisfactory, with many errors)
24 - 26 (Abbastanza buono)
E
(Sufficient)
18 - 23 (Sufficiente)
F
(Fail)
< 17 - Respinto
  • At upper secondary school, grades follow an assessment scale with a minimum grade point of 6 to a maximum of 10.

If you are an EU student, you can easily convert your grade point to the Italian system with the European Grade Converter