AEB M Level Certificate explanation of results

Standard of the exam

The M Level exam is conducted on behalf of the Rhodesia Ministry of Education by the Associated Examining Board, London. A subject pass in this exam is the equivalent of a pass in the Matriculation Examination of the Joint Matriculation Board of the Universities of South Africa. The exam is taken at the end of a five-year course of secondary education.

Mark ranges in the M Level exam are denoted by the grades 1-9 as follows:

1. 70+
2. 65-69
3. 60-64
4. 55-59
5. 50-54
6. 45-49 (Pass)
7. 42-44 (Fail)
8. 35-41 (Fail)
9. 0-34 (Fail)