Grades and awards

Grades
Successful candidates will be awarded a Pass, Merit or Distinction in each subject where applicable.
This is the grading for the ABE's RQF qualifications (the core syllabus):
Mark | Grade |
70% + | Distinction |
55% - 69% | Merit |
40% - 54% | Pass |
0% - 39% | Fail |
ABE's short awards have a slightly different grading scale as follows:
Mark | Grade |
80% + | Distinction |
65% - 79% | Merit |
50% - 64% | Pass |
0% - 49% | Fail |
ABE's QCF grades (from the syllabus delivered from 2011 - 2017) were as follows:
A* | 75% - 100% | Higher Distinction |
A | 65% - 74% | Distinction |
B | 50% - 64% | Merit |
C | 40% - 49% | Pass |
D | 30% - 39% | Marginal Fail |
E | 15% - 29% | Fail |
F | 0% - 14% | Unclassified |
CF | - | Criteria Fail |
Top Paper Awards
ABE believes in rewarding success. Every session, we honour our highest achievers in each unit with a special Top Paper award. Recipients and their tutors get a special certificate and the chance to publicise their achievement. All learners also receive one year's free subscription.
Click here to read the stories from the last session's winners.