Converting grades obtained outside of Poland

Admission process Converting grades from secondary education certificates Converting grades obtained outside of Poland

Converting grades from secondary education certificates and diplomas obtained outside of Poland

A candidate who has completed secondary education outside of Poland may apply for admission to the first year of studies, if their secondary school-leaving certificate or other equivalent document entitles them to apply for admission to higher education in the country in which they completed the secondary school. These candidates are under the admitted for studies under the same rules as candidates who have passed the “new Polish matura exam” at the basic level using the principle of proportion: the lowest positive grade corresponds to 30%, and the highest to 100%, in accordance with the rules of recruitment for a given field of study or specialty.

Grades of candidates who have completed secondary school or studies outside of Poland are usually expressed in a different scale than that applicable in Poland. For the purposes of recruitment for studies at the University of Silesia, the results of certificates or diplomas obtained outside of Poland will be converted to a scale corresponding to the Polish grading system.

The methods for converting grades for certificates and diplomas issued outside of Poland can be found in the tables below. If the method of converting grades from the country in which the candidate obtained a certificate or diploma has not been established, the decision on how the grades will be converted to the Polish scale belongs to the Faculty Recruitment Commission.

In case of study programmes or specialties where the admission criteria require the grade from the Polish language, instead of the grade from the Polish language, the language concerned is the official language of the country in which the document was issued, which allows undertaking first-cycle or uniform master’s studies.

Algeria Algeria

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Algeria

The grading system in Algeria	Conversion to the Polish scale
The grading system in Algeria	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
18.00 – 20.00	6	excellent	90 – 100%
16.00 – 17.99	5	very good	75 – 89%
14.00 – 15.99	4	good	60 – 74%
12.00 – 13.99	3	satisfactory	45 – 59%
10.00 – 11.99	2	acceptable	30 – 44%
0.00 – 9.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia	Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
90.00 – 100.00	6	excellent	90 -100%
75.00 – 89.99	5	very good	75 – 89%
60.00 – 74.99	4	good	60 – 74%
50.00 – 59.99	3	satisfactory	50 – 59%
0.00 – 49.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan	Conversion to the Polish scale
Azerbaijan	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
5	5	very good	100%
4	4	good	75%
3	3	satisfactory	50%
P	2	acceptable	30%
–	–	unsatisfactory	0%

Belgium Belgium

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Belgium

Secondary school-leaving certificate, French Community

The grading system in Belgium (French Community)	Conversion to the Polish scale
The grading system in Belgium (French Community)	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
20.00	6+	excellent	100%
18.00 – 19.99	6	excellent	90 – 99%
16.00 – 17.99	5	very good	80 – 89%
13.00 – 15.99	4	good	65 – 79%
10.00 – 12.99	3	satisfactory	50 – 64%
0.00 – 9.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Secondary school-leaving certificate, Flemish Community

The grading system in Belgium (Flemish Community)	Conversion to the Polish scale
The grading system in Belgium (Flemish Community)	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
20.00	6+	excellent	100%
18.00 – 19.99	6	excellent	90 – 99%
16.00 – 17.99	5	very good	80 – 89%
14.00 – 15.99	4	good	65 – 79%
12.00 – 13.99	3	satisfactory	50 – 64%
10.00 – 11.99	2	acceptable	30 – 49%
8.00 – 9.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%
0.00 – 7.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Belarus Belarus

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Belarus

The grading system in the Republic of Belarus	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 2 – 10	Grade	Percentage
10	excellent (6,0)	100%
9	very good plus (5,5)	90%
8	very good (5,0)	80%
7	good plus (4,5)	75%
6	good (4,0)	70%
5	satisfactory plus (3,5)	60%
4	satisfactory (3,0)	50%
3	acceptable (2,0)	30%
2	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Converting grades from CT/CE certificates

The grading system for the CT/CE exam in the Republic of Belarus	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 0 – 100	Grade	Percentage
100	excellent (6,0)	100%
90	very good plus (5,5)	90%
80	very good (5,0)	80%
70	good plus (4,5)	70%
60	good (4,0)	60%
50	satisfactory plus (3,5)	50%
40	satisfactory (3,0)	40%
30	acceptable (2,0)	30%
25	acceptable (2,0)	25%
below 25	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Brazil Brazil

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Brazil

The grading system in Brazil		Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale 1	Numerical scale 2	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
9 – 10	90 – 100	5	very good	90 – 100%
8	80 – 89	4	good	80 – 89%
6 – 7	60 – 79	3	satisfactory	60 – 79%
0 – 5	0 – 59	1	unsatisfactory	0%

China China

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in China

The grading system in China		Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	A–E scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
90 – 100	A	6	excellent	90 – 100
80 – 89	B	5	very good	80 – 89
70 – 79	C	4	good	70 – 79
60 – 69	D	3	satisfactory	60 – 69
0 – 59	F	1	unsatisfactory	0 – 59

Results of Gaokao

The grading system for the Gaokao exam in China*	Conversion to the Polish scale
135 – 150	excellent	90 – 100%
120 – 134	very good	80 – 89%
106 – 119	good	70 – 79%
90 – 105	satisfactory	60 – 69%
0 – 89	unsatisfactory	0%

*The grading scale may vary from province to province. In most provinces in China, a maximum of 750 points can be obtained from the Gaokao – as the sum of the scores in compulsory and elective subjects. The above Gaokao scale is applied to the three compulsory subjects. The maximum number of points to be obtained from each compulsory subject is 150.

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Czech Republic

The grading system in Czech Republic		Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	Word scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
1	výborně	6	excellent	100%
2	chvalitebný	5	very good	80%
3	dobrý	4	good	60%
4	dostatečný	3	satisfactory	30%
5	nedostatečný	1	unsatisfactory	0%

France France

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in France

The grading system in France	Conversion to the Polish scale
The grading system in France	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
18.00 – 20.00	6	excellent	90 – 100%
16.00 – 17.99	5	very good	75 – 89%
14.00 – 15.99	4	good	60 – 74%
12.00 – 13.99	3	satisfactory	45 – 59%
10.00 – 11.99	2	acceptable	30 – 44%
0.00 – 9.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Greece Greece

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Greece

The grading system in Greece	Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
18.00 – 20.00	5	very good	90 – 100%
16.00 – 17.99	4	good	75 – 89%
13.00 – 15.99	3	satisfactory	50 – 74%
10.00 – 12.99	2	acceptable	30 – 49%
0.00 – 9.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Georgia Georgia

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Georgia

The grading system in Georgia	Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale (4-10)	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
10	6	excellent	100%
9	5+	very good plus	90%
8	5	very good	80%
7	4	good	70%
6	3	satisfactory	50%
5	2	acceptable	30%
4	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Spain Spain

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Spain

Spain	Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 0.00 – 10.00	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
10.00	6+	excellent	100%
9.00 – 9.99	6	excellent	90 – 99%
7.00 – 8.99	5	very good	70 – 89%
6.00 – 6.99	4	good	60 – 69%
5.00 – 5.99	3	satisfactory	50 – 59%
3.00 – 4.99	2	acceptable	30 – 49%
0.00 – 2.99	1	unsatisfactory	0 – 29%

Ireland Ireland

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Ireland

Secondary education certificate (1992-2016)

Ireland		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale F – A1	Points	Grade	Percent
A1	90.00 – 100.00	excellent (6,0)	90 – 100%
A2	85.00 – 89.99	very good plus (5,5)	85 – 89%
B1	80.00 – 84.99	very good (5,0)	75 – 84%
B2	75.00 – 79.99	very good (5,0)	75 – 84%
B3	70.00 – 74.99	good plus (4,5)	65 – 74%
C1	65.00 – 69.99	good plus (4,5)	65 – 74%
C2	60.00 – 64.99	good (4,0)	55 – 64%
C3	55.00 – 59.99	good (4,0)	55 – 64%
D1	50.00 – 54.99	satisfactory plus (3,5)	50 – 54%
D2	45.00 – 49.99	satisfactory (3,0)	45 – 49%
D3	40.00 – 44.99	acceptable (2,5)	40 – 44%
E	25.00 – 39.99	acceptable (2,0)	25 – 39%
F	10.00 – 24.99	unsatisfactory (-)	0%
NG	0.00 – 9.99	no grade	–

Secondary education certificate (from 2017)

The grading system in Ireland		Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale H1-H8 scale	Points	Word scale	Percentage scale
H1	90.00 – 100.00	excellent (6,0)	90 – 100%
H2	80.00 – 89.00	very good plus (5,5)	80 – 89%
H3	70.00 – 79.00	very good (5,0)	70 – 79%
H4	60.00 – 69.00	good (4,0)	60 – 69%
H5	50.00 – 59.00	satisfactory (3,0)	50 – 59%
H6	40.00 – 49.00	acceptable (2,0)	40 – 49%
H7	30.00 – 39.00	unsatisfactory (-)	0%
H8	0.00 – 29.00	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Kazakhstan

The grading system in the Republic of Kazakhstan	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 2 – 5	Word scale	Percentage scale
5	very good (5,0)	100%
4	good (4,0)	75%
3	satisfactory (3,0)	50%
2	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

ENT exam results

The grading system for the ENT exam in Kazakhstan	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 0 – 140	Word scale	Percentage scale
131 – 140	excellent (6.0)	91 – 100%
121 – 130	very good plus (5.5)	81 – 90%
111 – 120	very good (5.0)	71 – 80%
101 – 110	good plus (4.5)	61 – 70%
91 – 100	good (4.0)	51 – 60%
81 – 90	satisfactory plus (3.5)	41 – 50%
71 – 80	satisfactory (3.0)	31 – 40%
65 – 70	acceptable (2.0)	30%
below 65	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Lithuania Lithuania

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Lithuania

10-point scale

The grading system in the Republic of Lithuania	Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
10.00	6	excellent	100%
9.00 – 9.99	5	very good	90 – 99%
8.00 – 8.99	4	good	80 – 89%
7.00 – 7.99	4-	good minus	70 – 79%
6.00 – 6.99	3+	satisfactory plus	60 – 69%
5.00 – 5.99	3	satisfactory	50 – 59%
4.00 – 4.99	1	niedostateczny	0%
3.00 – 3.99
2.00 – 2.99

Matriculation exam results (state exams)

The grading scale in the Republic of Lithuania (state exams)		Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	Results – levels	Percentage scale
86 – 100	high	86 – 100%
36 – 85	average	36 – 85%
16 – 35	satisfactory	16 – 35%
1 – 15	unsatisfactory	0%

Morocco Morocco

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Morocco

The grading system in Morocco	Conversion to the Polish scale
The grading system in Morocco	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
18.00 – 20.00	6	excellent	90 – 100%
16.00 – 17.99	5	very good	75 – 89%
14.00 – 15.99	4	good	60 – 74%
12.00 – 13.99	3	satisfactory	45 – 59%
10.00 – 11.99	2	acceptable	30 – 44%
0.00 – 9.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Germany Germany

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Germany

Scale in Germany		Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale (1-6)	Points	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
1	15 / 14 / 13	6	excellent	100%
2	12 / 11 / 10	5	very good	80%
3	09 / 08 / 07	4	good	70%
4	06 / 05 / 04	3	satisfactory	50%
5	03 / 02 / 01	2	acceptable	30%
6	0	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Nigeria Nigeria

Converting grades from secondary education certificates and diplomas issued in Nigeria

Świadectwo ukończenia szkoły średniej – West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE)

Scale in Nigeria (WASSCE)		Conversion to the Polish scale
A1-F9 scale	Point Scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
A1	1.00 – 1.99	6	excellent	100%
B2	2.00 – 2.99	5	very good	85%
B3	3.00 – 3.99	4	good	70%
B4	4.00 – 4.99	4	good	70%
C5	5.00 – 5.99	3	satisfactory	50%
C6	6.00 – 6.99	3	satisfactory	50%
D7	7.00 – 7.99	2	acceptable	30%
E8	8.00 – 8.99	2	acceptable	30%
F9	9.00	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Senior School Certificate (NECO)

Scale in Nigeria (NECO)		Conversion to the Polish scale
Grade	Point Scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
A1	Excellent	6	excellent	100%
B2	Very Good	5	very good	85%
B3	Good	4	good	70%
C4	Credit	3	satisfactory	50%
C5	Credit
C6	Credit
D7	Pass	2	acceptable	30%
D/E8	Pass	2	acceptable	30%
F9	Fail	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Norway Norway

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Norway

Norway	Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale (1-6)	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
6	6	excellent	100%
5	5	very good	85%
4	4	good	70%
3	3	satisfactory	55%
2	2	acceptable	40%
1	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Russia Russia

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Russia

The grading system in the Russian Federation		Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 2-5	Scale 2-10	Grade	Percentage
5	10	excellent (6,0)	100%
–	9	very good plus (5,5)	90%
–	8	very good (5,0)	80%
4	7	good plus (4,5)	75%
–	6	good (4,0)	70%
–	5	satisfactory plus (3,5)	60%
3	4	satisfactory (3,0)	50%
–	3	acceptable (2,0)	30%
2	2	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

EGE exam results

The grading system for the EGE exam in Russia	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 0 – 100	Grade	Percentage
100	excellent (6.0)	100%
90	very good plus (5.5)	90%
80	very good (5.0)	80%
70	good plus (4.5)	70%
60	good (4.0)	60%
50	satisfactory (3.0)	50%
40	satisfactory minus (3.0)	40%
35	acceptable (2.0)	35%
below 35	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Slovakia Slovakia

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Slovakia

Scale in Slovakia	Conversion to the Polish scale
Numeric scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
1	6	excellent	100%
2	5	very good	80%
3	4	good	60%
4	3	satisfactory	30%
5	1	unsatisfactory	0%

United States of America (USA) United States of America (USA)

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in the United States of America

Scale in the USA		Conversion to the Polish scale
Grade	Point Scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
A	93 – 100	6	excellent	93 – 100%
A-	90 – 92	6	excellent	86 – 92%
B+	87 – 89	5	very good	78 – 85%
B	83 – 86	4	good	71 – 77%
B-	80 – 82	4	good	65 – 70%
C+	77 – 79	3	satisfactory	58 – 64%
C	73 – 76	3	satisfactory	51 – 57%
C-	70 – 72	3	satisfactory	44 – 50%
D+	67 – 69	2	acceptable	37 – 43%
D	63 – 66	2	acceptable	36%
D-	60 – 62	2	acceptable	30%
F	<60	1	unsatisfactory	0%

SAT

Scale in the USA	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scal 200-800	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
701-800	6	excellent	91 – 100%
621-700	5+	very good plus	81 – 90%
581-620	5	very good	70 – 80%
541-580	4	good	60 – 69%
521-540	3+	satisfactory plus	50 – 59%
481-520	3	satisfactory	40 – 49%
460-480	2	acceptable	30 – 39%
200-459	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Tajikistan Tajikistan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Tajikistan

The grading system in the Republic of Tajikistan	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 2 – 5	Grade	Percentage
5	very good (5,0)	100%
4	good (4,0)	70%
3	satisfactory (3,0)	50%
2	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Ukraine Ukraine

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Ukraine

The grading system in Ukraine	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 1 – 12	Grade	Percentage
12	excellent (6,0)	100%
11	very good plus (5,5)	90%
10	very good (5,0)	80%
9	good plus (4,5)	75%
8	good (4,0)	70%
7	satisfactory plus (3,5)	60%
6	satisfactory (3,0)	50%
5	acceptable (2,0)	30%
1-4	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

ZNO / NMT exam results

The grading system for the ZNO / NMT exam in Ukraine	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 0 – 200	Grade	Percentage
193 – 200	excellent (6,0)	100%
186 – 192	very good plus (5,5)	90%
178 – 185	very good (5,0)	80%
171 – 177	good plus (4,5)	70%
163 – 170	good (4,0)	60%
154 – 162	satisfactory plus (3,5)	50%
143 – 153	satisfactory (3,0)	40%
130 – 142	acceptable (2,0)	30%
below 130	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Uzbekistan

The grading system in the Republic of Uzbekistan	Conversion to the Polish scale
Scale 2 – 5	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
5	5	very good (5,0)	100%
4	4	good (4,0)	75%
3	3	satisfactory (3,0)	50%
2	2	unsatisfactory (-)	0%

Great Britain Great Britain

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Great Britain and USA

The grading system in Great Britain		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale A – E	Point Scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
A+	90 – 100	6	excellent	90 – 100%
A	80 – 89	5	very good	80 – 89%
B	70 – 79	4	good	70 – 79%
C	60 – 69	3+	satisfactory plus	60 – 69%
D	50 – 59	3	satisfactory	50 – 59%
E	40 – 49	2	acceptable	40 – 49%
U	below 40	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Vietnam Vietnam

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Vietnam

The grading system in Vietnam	Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	Numerical scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
9.00 – 10.00	6	excellent	90 – 100%
8.00 – 8.99	5	very good	80 – 89%
7.00 – 7.99	4	good	70 – 79%
6.00 – 6.99	3	satisfactory	60 – 69%
5.00 – 5.99	2	acceptable	50 – 59%
0.00 – 4.99	1	unsatisfactory	0%

Italy Italy

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Italy

The grading system in Italy		Conversion to the Polish scale
Numerical scale	Word scale	Point Scale	Word scale	Percentage scale
9.00 – 10.00	Ottimo	6	excellent	90 – 100%
8.00 – 8.99	Distinto	5	very good	80 – 89%
7.00 – 7.99	Buono	4	good	70 – 79%
6.00 – 6.99	Sufficiente	3	satisfactory	60 – 69%
0.00 – 5.99	Respinto	1	unsatisfactory	0%