The European Baccalaureate (or EB) is a bilingual educational diploma, which certifies the completion of secondary studies in a European School or Accredited European School by the Board of Governors of the intergovernmental organisation, "The European Schools".

The diploma is awarded for the successful achievement of coursework and concomitant examinations which require that students take a minimum of 10 courses as well as be fully proficient in two languages. Students may take up to 14 courses. It is officially recognised as an entry qualification for Higher Education in all the member states of the European Union (EU), as well as in a number of others. All participating countries are legally obligated to ensure EB diploma holders enjoy the same rights and benefits as other holders of secondary school-leaving certificates in their jurisdictions.

This showed that in terms of the probability of getting a good degree, an EB score of:

  • 80 or more was roughly equivalent to 380 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) points awarded for A-levels (3 A grades).
  • 70 to 79 was equivalent to a UCAS score of 340-360 (ABB to AAB)
  • 60 to 69 was equivalent to 300-320 UCAS points (BBC, BBB). to facilitate the comparison to A-levels.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; border: none;"

|+ European Baccalaureate and A level overall / combined grade comparisons

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! A level grades !! Comparable overall EB

grades

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| A*A*A*|| 91.78-100.00

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| A*A*A || 89.68-91.77

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| A*AA || 87.55-89.67

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| AAA || 85.15-87.54

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| AAB || 83.21-85.14

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| ABB || 81.08-83.20

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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; border: none;"

|+ European Baccalaureate and A level single subject grade comparisons

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! A level grades !! Comparable EB

grades from 2021

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| A* || 9.50-10.00

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| A || 8.75-9.49

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| B|| 7.84-8.74

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| C|| 6.76-7.83

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| D|| 5.74-6.75

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| E|| 5.00-5.73

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See also

  • Accredited European School
  • European School, the school type
  • European Schools, the school authority

References

  • Alumni Association of the European Schools
  • [https://www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/european-baccalaureate.pdf]