Many universities use the following set of categories: Education in Japan has many different ways of approaching their grading system.
[1] An interesting phenomenon is that even if an individual student fails a course, they may pass with their class regardless of grades on tests.
Japanese children's report cards are primarily influenced by behavior rather than grades.
[2]: 375 In order to attend high school in Japan, younger students must pass an entrance exam.
[4] Like the high school level, Japanese students must pass a standardized test to be accepted into a university.