There are few Advanced Placement classes, and no IB Program, or weighted grades.

If the student does well enough in these exams to raise the overall weighted grade to a 10, then he or she receives his or her baccalauréat.

"Students who do well in A.P. courses may receive a weighted grade which is higher than an A," he said.

Proponents of ranking said the answer lies in changing the system of weighted grades and not being so generous with high marks.

The AP classes are also weighted grades on a students GPA.

At the top campuses, the average grade-point average for entering freshmen exceeds 4.0, with the help of weighted grades for advanced placement.

The AP classes are weighted grades on a student's GPA.

Both systems do not use weighted grades as the U.S. system does.

At the high school where I teach, we don't use absolute class rank, weighted grades or numerical grades.

The school provides AP classes, which offer the prospect of college credit as well as a weighted grade.