Grade 7 Excellent performance

Demonstrates in a highly consistent manner: excellent growth and a strong relationship between research and artistic production; thorough command of topics/concepts; highly developed understanding of sociocultural and historical perspectives in more than one cultural context; excellent critical analysis; excellent exploration of ideas, and meaningful and creative studio works (HL/SLA); excellent technical ability and effective setting and solving of artistic problems.

Grade 6 Very good performance

Demonstrates in a very consistent manner: very good growth and a sound relationship between research and artistic production; thorough understanding of most topics/concepts; understanding of sociocultural and historical perspectives in more than one cultural context; very good critical analysis; very good exploration of ideas, and meaningful and creative studio works (HL/SLA); very good technical ability and setting and solving of artistic problems.

Grade 5 Good performance

Demonstrates in a consistent manner: good growth and a good relationship between research and artistic production; generally sound understanding of most topics/concepts; understanding of sociocultural and historical perspectives in more than one cultural context; good critical analysis; good exploration of ideas, and mostly meaningful and creative studio works (HL/SLA); good technical ability and setting and solving of artistic problems.

Grade 4 Satisfactory performance

Demonstrates in a fairly consistent manner: satisfactory growth and an adequate relationship between research and artistic production; satisfactory understanding of most topics/concepts; adequate understanding of  sociocultural and historical perspectives in more than one cultural context; satisfactory critical analysis; satisfactory exploration of ideas, and some meaningful studio works (HL/SLA); satisfactory technical ability and solving of basic and routine formal and technical problems.

Grade 3 Mediocre performance

Demonstrates: mediocre growth and a partial relationship between research and artistic production; mediocre understanding of some topics/concepts; partial understanding of sociocultural and historical perspectives in more than one cultural context; limited critical analysis; some mediocre exploration of ideas, and the limited development of a few meaningful studio works (HL/SLA); mediocre technical ability and solving of some basic and routine formal and technical problems.

Grade 2 Poor performance

Demonstrates: poor growth and a limited relationship between research and artistic production; weak understanding of topics/concepts; poor understanding of sociocultural and historical perspectives in one or sometimes more cultural contexts; little capacity for critical analysis; poor exploration of ideas and the limited development of studio works (HL/SLA); poor technical ability and solving of a few basic or routine formal and technical problems.

Grade 1 Very poor performance

Demonstrates: very poor growth and a very limited relationship, if any, between research and artistic production; very weak understanding of topics/concepts; very poor understanding of sociocultural and historical perspectives in one or sometimes more cultural contexts; very little capacity for critical analysis, if any; very poor exploration of ideas in studio works (HL/SLA); very poor technical ability and very occasional solving of basic or routine formal and technical problems.