## The bands

| Classification | Weighted total |
|---|---|
| Muito Bom | 85% to 100% |
| Bom | 70% to 84% |
| Suficiente | 55% to 69% |
| Insuficiente | Below 55% |

Remember that the band is calculated from your weighted total, and that clearing 55% is necessary
but not sufficient: you also need at least 25% in every component.

## Suficiente is worth exactly as much as Muito Bom

This trips people up every year, so it is worth saying flatly.

The Conservatória is checking one thing when it looks at your file: do you hold a document proving
A2 Portuguese? A certificate at 56% and a certificate at 96% answer that question identically.
There is no bonus, no faster processing, and no note on your record.

## What follows from that

**Do not resit to improve a grade nobody will read.** If you passed, you are done. Booking another
session to turn a Suficiente into a Bom costs you the fee, the preparation time, the wait for
results, and gains you nothing.

**Do not over-prepare past the point of a reliable pass.** The useful target is clearing both
rules comfortably enough that a bad day still lands above the line. Chasing a higher band past
that point is effort with no return.

**Do take the pass mark seriously as a training target.** The grade does not matter, but passing
absolutely does, and the gap between "probably fine" and "reliably above the line" is where most
failed attempts live.

## Reading your result

The results page shows a percentage per language activity and one overall classification. That is
the entire feedback you will ever get, so save it. It is also the only guide you have if you do
need to resit.