During their first four years, students need only to pass each of their subjects before advancing to the next level the following year. If students fail their year, they need to repeat it in the following school year.

To qualify as a registered practitioner of magic, students must study for the compulsory Ordinary Wizarding Level (O.W.L.) examinations taken in the fifth year. If passed, a student may proceed to the Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test (N.E.W.T.) level, a more advanced exam covering fewer subjects in more depth, taken at the end of the seventh year.

 

Subjects are graded on the following scale:

Passing Grades

O = Outstanding

E = Exceeds Expectations

A = Acceptable

 

Failing Grades

P = Poor

D = Dreadful

T = Troll