Instead of writing a number on the assessed work, the marker will write a letter. The meaning of the letters is as follows:


The scheme will apply to examination essays, coursework essays, dissertations, and practical reports.

A categorical marking scheme means that the marker can only give one out of a limited set of marks to each individual piece of work. Five marks are permissible within the first class category (95%, 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%). Three marks are permissible within the upper second-class category (68%, 65%, 62%), the lower second-class category (58%, 55%, 52%), and the third class category (48%, 45%, 42%). There are five possible failing marks (36%, 30%, 24%,12%, 0%).

When two markers give different marks, they must agree a categorical mark as the final mark.