current andover student here! we still use 1-6, however, there’s been a massive shift post-covid. the average gpa of the student body reached an all time high during the pandemic and i think at some point teachers started handing out 6’s more frequently. for example, my gpa this past term (winter) was 5.67—four 6’s, two 5’s. while pretty solid, that would land me in the 2nd decile. to be in the first decile, you have to have a 5.8, which is five 6’s and only one 5
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