highest grade

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And at GCSE, there was a proposal to move to the grading system used in England and Wales, where a numerical system from 9-1 is used where 9 is the highest grade.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Even the highest grade of silver, known as fine silver, is still just shy of that 100% mark, at 99.99% pure.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

In 2018, 14 of 20 external reviewers of Chung’s renewal application gave her C-level grades for her science in the previous 5 years; the highest grade she received was a B-minus.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 4, 2023

Schmitz, who never started a game anywhere other than center at Minnesota, earned the highest grade of any center in college football last year from Pro Football Focus.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

I could lay it on so thick when I wrote essays for him, and, of course, I had the highest grade in his Lit class.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith