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I would say, "yes," but it seems a little strange. I haven't heard it used in quite this way before. It's hard to imagine getting three A levels with BAD passes. ("A pass" would be opposed to "a fail.")

If we throw in some percentage scores, let's say in a particular system "D" is considered passing, at 60%, and "E" is considered failing. "A" at 90% would have to be considered a pre

Hi Avangi,

Thank you so much for your help. The sentence comes from an article discussing the change of students, who are getting more serious about their studies because they want to get into university and have a promising future with good educational background. Your explaination is truely helpful. Thanks again.

'A Level' - this is the name of a type of academic qualification (exam) taken at age 18. It isn't a grade. In the UK, these are the exams you need to get into university. They do have a very confusing name if you don't know about them, I must admit.

A Levels come in grades A - E. Generally a C or above is considered a pass. A 'good' pass I would assume to be either an A or B grade, but

Hi, Nona. Thanks for the help. I hope the poster sees your reply promptly.

So there's no such thing as a "B Level"??

And you can take / are required to take a number of them, so that three (out of how many?) may be with good passes??

Thanks again.

- A.

At Hogwarts, they have OWLS, which are O-levels, right?

That's gotta be an inside joke!

Thank you all. Today when I tried to explain the sentence, I suddenly realized it refers to "Advanced" Level. Thank you for your help!