Progress Reports

  

The Nicaraguan report card for primary and secondary students is called a boletín escolar. It should look something like the images below. However, sometimes grades (they call them notas, by the way) will be reported differently - sometimes on an ordinary sheet of ruled paper. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The thing to look for is a "Circulo de Amigas" stamp and signature, indicating the report's authenticity. For general information on school in Nicaragua, please see the "Schools" page.

 

Report cover

The cover should show: the school year (año lectivo); your student's name (nombre del estudiante); and other information like the name of the teacher, the school, and your students grade (grado - used for primary or grade-school students) or year (año - used for secondary or high-school students).

 

 

Report

This is what the report should look like. There are a few things to know. 1. The Nicaraguan school year runs from approximately February 1 until about November 30, with about a two-week vacation - usually in July - between the semesters. 2. The back cover has information on the quantitative and qualitative scores shown on the report. The numbers are easy to "translate", but the words are trickier if you don't speak Spanish. (Translations on the "Back cover section.) For information on corresponding with your student, see the letters and packages page.

 

 

Back cover

This is what the back cover should look like. The qualitative (cualitativo) scores are: Sobresaliente (S) = Excellent; Muy Bueno (MB) = Very Good; Bueno (B) = Good; Regular (R) = Fair; and Deficiente (D) = Unsatisfactory.