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What does your Grade 12 score mean?
Type your total out of 600, or the six paper marks, and read it against the lines the Ministry has published.
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Natural science
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Direct admission line: 300
Remedial entry points, 2018 E.C.
- Male candidates240
- Female candidates228
- Emerging regions and pastoralist communities222
- Students with hearing impairments222
- Blind candidates in social science (out of 500)185
Every remedial entry point in 2018 E.C. needed at least 37% of the marks, which is 222 out of 600.
In 2018 E.C., 70,544 of the 550,210 students who sat the exam reached the direct line, 12.8% in all. Highest natural science score this cycle: 591.6
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Figures as of September 14, 2026
How the lines work
The national exam has six papers of 100 marks each, so the total is out of 600. English, Mathematics and the aptitude test are common to both streams. Natural science adds Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and social science adds Geography, History and Economics.
Half of the total, 300 marks, is the line for direct university admission. In 2017 E.C. the Ministry moved that line to 49.5% after the results came out, so the line itself can shift within a cycle.
Below the direct line there is a second set of numbers: the entry points for the remedial year, which differ by group and are set each cycle. The ones shown here are the 2018 E.C. marks the Ministry announced on 14 September 2026. The 2019 E.C. marks come after that cycle's results, and any figure circulating before the announcement is a rumour.
- Is 300 a pass?
- 300 out of 600 is the 50% line for direct admission to a public university. Students below it are not failed outright: a remedial route opens above a lower cut-off that the Ministry sets each cycle.
- Where do the remedial entry points come from?
- From the 2018 E.C. cycle. The Ministry announced on 14 September 2026 that entering the 2019 E.C. remedial programme takes 240 out of 600 for male candidates, 228 for female candidates, and 222 for candidates from emerging regions or pastoral areas and for deaf candidates. Blind candidates in social science, whose paper is marked out of 500, need 185.
- Does this page tell me where I will be placed?
- No. Placement is decided by the Ministry from your score, the preferences you register and the seats available. This page only shows how your score sits against the published lines.
- Where do I see my official result?
- On result.eaes.et, through the EAES Telegram bot, or by SMS to 6284. The results page lists all three with what each one needs from you.
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