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Grading System

Cathedral High School Grading Scale:

      A+         99-100

      B+         91-92

      C+         83-84

      D+         75-76

      F           0-69

      A          95-98

      B            87-90

      C           79-82

      D            72-74

 

      A-         93-94

      B-           85-86

      C-          77-78

      D-           70-71

 

 

Grade Point Average (GPA):
GPA is computed by dividing the total grade points earned by the total number of credits taken to date. Credits are awarded at the end of the semester. Student GPAs are calculated only using grades earned at Cathedral High School.

Cathedral High School Grade Point Weighting:
In order to send the most accurate message about a student’s performance to parents, minuses are used even though the grade weighting scale does not weigh minuses differently than a solid letter grade.

GRADE

COLLEGE PREP (C)

ACADEMIC (A)

HONORS/AP (X)

A

4.00

4.25

4.67

B+

3.33

3.58

4.00

B, B-

3.00

3.25

3.67

C+

2.33

2.58

3.00

C, C-

2.00

2.25

2.67

D+

1.33

1.58

2.00

D, D-

1.00

1.25

1.67

F

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

Grade Reports
Course grades are reported at the end of each quarter on a grade card report. Semester grades are reported at the end of the second and fourth quarters. Only semester grades are shown on transcripts and computed into a student’s cumulative Grade Point Average.

Honor Roll
Honor Roll designations are determined at the end of each quarter and semester based on a student’s grades. The GPA required for Honors is 3.2 and High Honors is 3.6.

Academic Contract and Probation
Students who have two or more failing grades and/or a GPA of less than 2.0 at the end of a semester will be placed on an Academic Contract by the Vice Principal of Academic Support. The Academic Review Board will meet with the student and parents/guardians where expectations for improvement will be firmly established and clearly defined in contract form. Although it is understandable that students may experience a temporary decline or lack of success for many reasons, a continued failing trend not only jeopardizes academic progress but also puts the student’s attitudes and self- esteem firmly at risk. 

Summer School
A student who wishes to attend an accredited summer school must first receive permission from his or her counselor. Courses which are specifically required for graduation must first be attempted at Cathedral. A student who fails any subject required for graduation may make the course up in summer school. No student will be permitted to make up more than two credits in a given subject area outside of Cathedral High School.