Recently concluded 2025 annual examinations for SSC, HSC will follow the old grading system
KARACHI:
The implementation of the new grading policy at the matriculation and intermediate levels across Sindh and the rest of Pakistan has been postponed for one year.
As a result, the recently concluded 2025 annual examinations for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and High School Certificate (HSC) will follow the old grading system.
The Sindh Universities and Boards Dept has issued a notification referencing its earlier notification dated October 15, 2024, and the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen notification dated June 18, 2025. The new policy will now be enforced from 2026. Per the earlier policy, passing marks in all subjects were to be increased from 33% to 40% starting 2025. Results were to be issued through Grade Point (GP) and later via Grade Point Average (GPA).
- Under the new grading scale, an A++ grade will represent 95-100% marks and be termed Exceptional with a GPA of 5.0.
- An A+ (90-94%) will be Outstanding,
- A (85-89%) Excellent,
- B++ (80-84%) Very Good,
- B+ (75-79%) Good.
Grades B, C, D, and E will be labeled Fairly Good, Above Average, Average, and Below Average respectively. Students scoring below 40% will be considered as having failed, but the term used will be Unsatisfactory instead of Fail.
News published in the Express Tribune on 12 July 2025