On a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means failure and 5 is the top grade, averaged at 2.84 this year, out of a total of 77 000 papers written by students. Basic-level Hungarian Language results averaged at 3.53, also a setback from previous years.

The so-called “medium-level”, basic exams are taken by all Hungarian final-year secondary school students at institutions which provide a high school graduation certificate. Increasingly, students applying for university have to opt for one or two advanced-level final examinations in their area of future study to have a chance of entering better universities. Results also serve as the basis of calculating university admission points.

A combination of results in all subjects at medium-level produces a national average of 3.43 for 2015.

A total of 115 000 people took final exams in the May-June period, of which 80 000 finished secondary school this year. Students took a total of 446 000 final exams, of which 6741 papers failed (1.5%) failed to reach the 20 per cent pass threshold. Over 3000 students failed in Mathematics and some 1000 in Hungarian Language.

Source: hungarytoday.hu

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