Mexican School Gradebook — 0–10 Nota Scale with CURP, Regularización, and SEP Boleta
Mexico's education system uses a 0–10 nota (grade) scale with 6.0 as the national pass threshold across all SEP-supervised levels (Secundaria, Preparatoria, Bachillerato). Students earning 6.0–6.9 qualify for a Regularización recovery exam; those below 6.0 face an Extraordinario examination. OpenEduCat integrates CURP (national student ID), enforces SEP-aligned grading policies, and generates the official Boleta de Calificaciones PDF.
Grading Scales
Pre-configured grade bands shipped with the Mexico module. No manual setup required.
| Grade | Points / Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Excelente / MB | 9.0–10 | Excellent — Muy Bien. Top performance tier. Honours distinction on the Boleta. Required for national scholarship programmes (PROSPERA, Beca Benito Juárez). |
| Bien / B | 8.0–8.9 | Good performance. Solid understanding demonstrated. Above average for the group. |
| Regular / S | 7.0–7.9 | Satisfactory. Meets expectations. No remediation required. The 7.0 threshold is often cited as the target minimum for university admission at UNAM and IPN. |
| Aprobado mínimo | 6.0–6.9 | Minimum pass. The student has passed but may qualify for a Regularización exam to improve the grade to 7.0+ for better university eligibility. This band is tracked separately via the `mx_regularizacion_eligible` flag. |
| Reprobado / NP | < 6.0 | Fail — No Pasó. The student must take an Extraordinario examination. If the Extraordinario is also below 6.0, the student retakes the full subject or academic year depending on SEP regulations for the level. |
What the Mexico Module Does
Country-specific features that go beyond the core gradebook engine.
CURP Student ID Integration
The Clave Única de Registro de Población (CURP) is the 18-character national identifier required on all official Mexican education documents. OpenEduCat stores the CURP field on the student record and prints it on the Boleta and transcripts, satisfying SEP documentation requirements.
Regularización Exam Tracking
Students with a final nota of 6.0–6.9 are eligible for a Regularización exam to improve their grade. The `mx_regularizacion_eligible` flag is set automatically for students in this band. Regularización results are stored alongside the original nota and the higher mark is used for transcript purposes.
Extraordinario Exam Policy
Students with a final nota below 6.0 must sit an Extraordinario examination. The system flags these students, records the Extraordinario date and result, and recomputes pass/fail status. If the Extraordinario also fails, the system flags the subject for year-repeat consideration per SEP guidelines.
SEP-Format Boleta de Calificaciones
The Boleta de Calificaciones is the official SEP report card. OpenEduCat generates a Boleta PDF that matches the SEP national format: CURP, school CCT (Clave de Centro de Trabajo), subject grid with periods (bimestres), final nota, and teacher signature line.
Bimestral Period Grading
Mexican secondary and preparatory schools grade in bimestres (5 grading periods per academic year). OpenEduCat supports the bimestral structure natively, storing five period marks per subject and computing the final nota as the SEP-specified average across bimestres.
Re-Attempt Policy
Regularización and Extraordinario Examination Policy
Mexico's SEP has a two-tier recovery system. A student with nota 6.0–6.9 may voluntarily take a Regularización exam to improve. A student below 6.0 must take an Extraordinario exam (pass threshold 6.0). If the Extraordinario also fails, the student retakes the subject in the following year. Both exam types are tracked with their own result fields.
How re-attempts affect the transcript
- The active grade (counted in GPA) is marked with an asterisk (*)
- Superseded or excluded grades are annotated with their status code
- All attempts appear on the transcript for full academic transparency
- Cleared, condoned, compensated, and exempted backlogs do not block graduation
Transcript Formats
Official academic record formats generated by the Mexico module.
SEP Boleta de Calificaciones (national format
includes CURP and CCT)
Certificado de Estudios (completion certificate)
Kardex histórico (complete academic history)
Constancia de calificaciones (grade certificate for transfers)
QR Verification Available
Install the secure bridge module to add QR codes with SHA-256 integrity hashes to every transcript. Employers and other institutions scan the code to verify the transcript is authentic and unmodified.
Honours & Classification
How graduates are classified under the Mexico system.
| Classification | Threshold |
|---|---|
| Cuadro de Honor / Honors Roll | Promedio ≥9.0 across all subjects, no reprobado subjects |
| Mención Honorífica | Promedio ≥9.5 at graduation, conduct record clean — awarded on Certificado |
| Aprobado | Final nota ≥6.0 in all subjects — promotion to next grade level |
| Reprobado | Final nota <6.0 in any subject — Extraordinario exam required |
Regulatory Alignment
Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) — Dirección General de Acreditación, Incorporación y Revalidación (DGAIR) | COMIPEMS (metropolitan area) for Secundaria placement
The Mexico gradebook module pre-configures grading scales, assessment templates, re-attempt policies, and transcript formats to align with the requirements set by Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) — Dirección General de Acreditación, Incorporación y Revalidación (DGAIR) | COMIPEMS (metropolitan area) for Secundaria placement. The data structures, computation rules, and report formats follow the standards your accreditation body expects to see during institutional audits.
Grade distributions, pass rates, GPA trends, and classification statistics can all be exported to Excel for submission during accreditation reviews. The structured data makes it straightforward to pull the specific metrics your accreditation criteria require.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Mexico gradebook module.
Other Country Modules
The same gradebook engine powers all seven country modules. Explore the others.
India & Bangladesh
UGC (University Grants Commission), NAAC
Kenya
CUE (Commission for University Education)
Gulf / GCC
NCAAA (National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment)
Indonesia
BAN-PT (Badan Akreditasi Nasional Perguruan Tinggi)
United Kingdom
QAA (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education)
United States
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), Regional Accreditors (HLC, SACSCOC, MSCHE, NEASC, NWCCU, WASC)
Bologna / European
Bologna Process, ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education)
Brazil
BNCC (Base Nacional Comum Curricular, 2017/2018), LDB (Lei de Diretrizes e Bases, Lei 9.394/96), MEC (Ministério da Educação)
Germany
Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK), Landesrecht Notenordnungen in all 16 Bundesländer, standard Zeugnisformular conventions
France
Ministère de l'Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse, Baccalauréat général et technologique (réforme 2021), DNB assessment rules
Japan
MEXT (文部科学省), National Curriculum Standards (学習指導要領) revised 2020, 道徳 qualitative evaluation guidelines, SHS minimum graduation requirements (74 単位)
South Korea
Ministry of Education Korea (교육부), National Education Information System (NEIS), Student Record Management Guidelines, 2028 수능 reform framework
Malaysia
Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia (Malaysian Examinations Syndicate), Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), IPTA university admission requirements
Nordic Countries
Sweden: Skolverket | Denmark: Undervisningsministeriet (BEK nr 114) | Norway: Utdanningsdirektoratet (LK20) | Finland: Opetushallitus (Lukiolaki)
Netherlands
Rijksoverheid, Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO), Het College voor Toetsen en Examens (CvTE), Eindexamenbesluit VO
East Africa
Tanzania: NECTA (National Examinations Council of Tanzania) | Uganda: UNEB (Uganda National Examinations Board) | Rwanda: REB (Rwanda Education Board)
West Africa
West African Examinations Council (WAEC), WASSCE (West African Senior School Certificate Examination) standards, WAEC member states: Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Liberia
Switzerland
Schweizerische Maturitätskommission (SMK) / Commission suisse de maturité (CSM) — Federal Matura Regulation (MAR/ORM) | EDK/CDIP Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) — HKDSE Assessment Framework | JUPAS (Joint University Programmes Admissions System)
New Zealand
New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) — NCEA Assessment Framework | Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) Literacy and Numeracy requirements
South Africa
Department of Basic Education (DBE) South Africa — National Senior Certificate Policy | UMALUSI — Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training
Colombia & Latin America
Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) Colombia — Decreto 1290 de 2009 | ICFES (Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación) for standardised assessments
Turkey
Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı (MEB) — Ministry of National Education, Turkey | Ortaöğretim Yönetmeliği (Secondary Education Regulation) | ÖSYM for YKS
Israel
Israel Ministry of Education (Misrad HaChinuch) — Bagrut Examination Division | National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education (RAMA)
Nepal
National Examination Board (NEB) Nepal — SEE and Grade 12 Examination Regulations | Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE)
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Ministry of Education — National Framework for Education | National Educational Assessment and Examinations Agency (NEAEA) | Ethiopian Education and Research Advanced Education Authority (EQAE)
Southeast Asia
Vietnam: Bộ Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo (BGDĐT) — Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) | Thailand: Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), Ministry of Education
Arab World
Saudi Arabia: وزارة التعليم (Ministry of Education) | Egypt: وزارة التربية والتعليم (MoE Egypt) | UAE: ADEK / KHDA / MoE UAE | Jordan: وزارة التربية والتعليم (MoE Jordan) | Kuwait: وزارة التربية (MoE Kuwait)
Philippines
Commission on Higher Education (CHED), CHED Memorandum Orders (CMO), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for vocational
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