2007 Grade Distributions

Total Group

Examination Grade Chinese Language and Culture
  N % At
5 2,643 81.0
4 386 11.8
3 146 4.5
2 36 1.1
1 50 1.5
Number of Students 3,261  
3 or Higher / % 3,175 97.4
Mean Grade 4.70  
Standard Deviation 0.74  

Standard Group *

Examination Grade Chinese Language and Culture
  N % At
5 177 48.8
4 71 19.6
3 60 16.5
2 24 6.6
1 31 8.5
Number of Students 363  
3 or Higher / % 308 84.8
Mean Grade 3.93  
Standard Deviation 1.30  

* Standard students generally receive most of their foreign language training in U.S. schools. They did not indicate on their answer sheet that they regularly speak or hear the foreign language of the examination, or that they have lived for one month or more in a country where the language is spoken.