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Handbook Terminology:

Honours classification

There are four honours classifications:

(1) First Class Honours. Awarded to students in a Degree with Honours or an Honours Degree who have achieved results between 85-100% (or minimum WGPA 6.00).

(2) Second Class Honours, Division A. Awarded to students in a Degree with Honours or an Honours Degree who have achieved results in the range 75-84% (or WGPA 5.50 to 5.99).

(3) Second Class Honours, Division B. Awarded to students in a Degree with Honours or an Honours Degree who have achieved results in the range 65-74% (or WGPA 5.00 to 5.49).

(4) Third Class Honours. Awarded to students in a Degree with Honours or an Honours Degree who have achieved results in the range below 65% and above 50% (or WGPA 4.00 to 4.99)

Source: Student Dictionary

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