Question

Special Supplementary Practical Task

1. Consider a point calculation system for grade 12 learners in Namibia. Your task is to create a system that take in a learner’s names and the 6 subjects written plus the symbol obtained, then calculate the total points obtained. The symbols can either be 1-4 or U for High level and A-G or U for ordinary level with respective points give in table below, it’s up to your system to figure this out. However remember that incase the learner failed English then the learner gets 0 points and a fail. Additional requirements are as follows:

1. Only valid symbols are excepted
2. After calculation the system should indicate whether the learner is eligible for tertiary provided they have 25 points and at least an E in English
3. Symbols can be entered in either case(lower or upper case)
4. If student skipped the sitting for a given subject then a – (dash) is entered

Ordinary Level		Higher Level
A+	8	1	10
A	7	2	9
B	6	3	8
C	5	4	7
D	4	U	0
E	3
F	2
G	1
U	0

[20 Marks]

Sample 1

Enter learner’s full names: Joshua Maponga

Enter learner’s gender : Male

Enter subjects followed by symbols :

English 2

Khoekhoegowab 1

Biology B

Chemistry C

Mathematics B

Agriculture A

Dear Mr. Joshua Maponga, you have 38 points in 5 subjects. Congratulations you are eligible for tertiary studies in Namibia.

Answer 1

grades = {
"a+":8, "a":7, "b":6, "c":5, "d":4, "e":3, "f":2, "g":1, "u":0,
"1":10, "2":9, "3":8, "4":7, "-":0
}

name = input("Enter learner’s full names :")
gender = input("Enter learner’s gender :")
print("Enter subjects followed by symbols :")
subjects = []
points = 0
english_grade = 0
for i in range(6):
sub = input()
temp = sub.split(" ")
subjects.append( temp )
grade = temp[1].lower()
points = points + grades[grade]
if temp[0].lower() == "english":
english_grade = grade
  
if points>25 and grades[english_grade] >= 3:
print("Dear Mr. {}, you have {} points in 6 subjects.\
Congratulations you are eligible for tertiary studies in Namibia.".format(name, points))
else:
print("Dear Mr. {}, you have {} points in 6 subjects".format(name, points))