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GRADING SYSTEM

In TMK the grading is out of 10 where the passing grade is 5. The academic year is divided into two semesters (terms) where each semester has two main exam periods (mid-term and final exams). At the end of each semester, students receive reports reflecting their combined scores. As such, when calculating this score, the mid-term score is multiplied by 2 and added to the final score which is multiplied by 3. To this sub-total is added the homework mark (which is given by the teacher and determined by the participation, well behaviour in class and scores received in the homework assignments) which is also given out of 10. The resulting total is then divided by 6 (2+3+1) to determine the subject score which will be written on the term report. This process is repeated for each subject and for each semester. At the end of the year (two semesters) students get the year's average for each subject and thus the weighted average is calculated accordingly, which determines the student's position (rank) in the class for the year.