"satisfactory grades" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, you could say "I was able to achieve satisfactory grades each semester."
He must maintain satisfactory grades to keep the position, as a gallery assistant and teacher's aide.
But two of the seven with less than satisfactory grades are actually city offices that operate residences in three boroughs.
The only subjects in which he received satisfactory grades were art and gym, his high school reported years later.
Starting in the fall of 2003, Californians who have graduated with grades that place them in the top 12.5percentt of their high school class will be assured of a place at one of the university's eight campuses, though some will first have to achieve satisfactory grades at community college and complete the freshman and sophomore years there.
There's a bit of a gamble involved but so far Supporting Professionalism in Applications (SPA), a body that provides advice on admissions issues, has found that those to whom contextual offers were made have not disappointed but have instead achieved more than satisfactory grades and managed their courses well.
Surely no one in this room would want us to return to the satisfactory grading.
A bit of doubt was thrown into what the Blix report would say after a spokesman for Mr. ElBaradei said in Vienna that Mr. Hussein would get a "quite satisfactory" grade for cooperating with nuclear inspectors.
While you may be able to cram for a high school midterm a week in advance and still achieve a satisfactory grade, it is unlikely you will get the SAT score you want if you aren't able to set aside dedicated time to your prep regimen.
Subject to consultation, the satisfactory grade will become "requires improvement".
There has been increasing attention paid to borderline schools, with Ofsted's chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, announcing that the "satisfactory" grade would be designated as "requires improvement".
He says that Ofsted would attribute it to its new inspection framework and the replacement of the "satisfactory" grade with "requires improvement".
