Grades should be comparable across schools, but the likelihood of receiving good grades differs, according to a thesis from Uppsala University.
Independent schools, especially for-profit ones, award higher grades than would be expected based on students’ family backgrounds and local conditions. This is despite having lower teacher density and fewer qualified teachers.
"The higher grades cannot be taken as an obvious sign of better teaching. The results indicate more generous grading in independent schools," says doctoral student Tommie Rappe Petersson in a press release from Uppsala University.
