Overview
- Academic Calendar: September-July
- Graduation Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 or 6 + 3 + 4 = 13 years total (six years primary, three years lower secondary, and three or four years upper secondary)
- Native Language(s): Luxembourgish, German, French
Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
- Diplôme de Fin D'etudes Secondaires [Diploma of Secondary Education Completion] - 13 years completion
- Diplôme de Fin D'etudes Secondaires Techniques [Diploma of Technical Secondary Education Completion] - 13 years completion
- Diplôme de Technician (DT) [Technician Diploma] - 13 years completion
- Diplôme d'aptitude Professionnelle (DAP) [Diploma of Vocational Proficiency] - 12 years completion
- Certificat de Capacité Professionnelle (CCP) [Certificate of Vocational Proficiency] - 12 years completion
- Certificat d'aptitude Technique et Professionnelle (CATP) [Certificate of Technical and Vocational Proficiency] - 12 years completion
- Certificat de Capcité Manuelle (CCM) [Certificate of Manual Proficiency] - 12 years completion
Not Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
- Certificate documenting completion of grade nine - 9 years completion
- Certificat d'initiation Technique et Professionnelle (CITP) [Certificate of Preliminary Technical and Vocational Certificate]
Grading Scale NCAA Reference
Excellente
52–60- Description
- Excellent
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.00Trés bien
48–51- Description
- Very good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.00Bien
40–47- Description
- Good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.00Assez bien
36–39- Description
- Fairly good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.00Passable
30–35- Description
- Pass
U.S. 4.0 equivalentC · 2.00échouer
1–29- Description
- Fail
U.S. 4.0 equivalentF · 0.00
| Selected Grading Scale | Targeted Scale: U.S. 4.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade Range | Local Grade | Description | U.S. Grade | U.S. Points |
| 52-60 | Excellente | Excellent | A | 4.00 |
| 48-51 | Trés bien | Very good | A | 4.00 |
| 40-47 | Bien | Good | B | 3.00 |
| 36-39 | Assez bien | Fairly good | B | 3.00 |
| 30-35 | Passable | Pass | C | 2.00 |
| 1-29 | échouer | Fail | F | 0.00 |
Crediting Policy: 4+ units = 1.0 U.S. credit/year; 3 units = 0.75; 2 units = 0.50; 1 unit = 0.25.
Source: NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility (free, publicly available resource). No official affiliation with NCAA. These grading scales are for reference and are used in our GPA Calculator. View complete Sources & Attributions.
References
NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility