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Acceptable WOMBAT — An Acceptable-graded W.O.M.B.A.T..

"I'm sorry, Longbottom, but 'Acceptable' really isn't good enough for N.E.W.T. level. I just don't think you'd be able to cope with the coursework."

— Professor McGonagall to Neville^[src]

Acceptable is one of the three passing grades, and one of six grades overall, in the Ordinary Wizarding Levels, Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests, and Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Tests. It is the third highest mark and lowest passing grade, immediately below 'Exceeds Expectations' and immediately above 'Poor'.

Advancing to N.E.W.T.-level

As 'Acceptable' is a passing grade, the student might be able to enter into the N.E.W.T. class that they passed in. However, some teachers, like Severus Snape, only allowed students with an 'Outstanding' grade to enter his N.E.W.T. classes. Additionally, Minerva McGonagall refused to accept Neville Longbottom into her N.E.W.T.-level Transfiguration class with only an 'Acceptable' on his Ordinary Wizarding Level. This may indicate that students who receive only an 'Acceptable' O.W.L. for a subject might not routinely be allowed to continue at N.E.W.T.-level, as Professor McGonagall believed that Neville would not be able to cope with the course load.^[1]

Other grades

Passing Grades

O - Outstanding
E - Exceeds Expectations
A - Acceptable

Failing Grades

P - Poor
D - Dreadful
T - Troll

Recipients of an A

Known students	Subject	Date
Harry Potter	Astronomy O.W.L.	1996
Neville Longbottom	Transfiguration O.W.L.	1996

W.O.M.B.A.T. certificates

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 - (The Half-Blood Prince)

[hbp9-1] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 - (The Half-Blood Prince)

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-{{Appearance}}
 [[File:Acceptable WOMBAT.jpg|thumb|225px|An Acceptable-graded [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]].]]
+{{Quote|I'm sorry, Longbottom, but 'Acceptable' really isn't good enough for N.E.W.T. level. I just don't think you'd be able to cope with the coursework.|Professor McGonagall to Neville|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
-'''Acceptable''' is one of the three passing grades, and one of six grades overall, in the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s, [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test]]s and [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test]]s. It is the third highest mark and lowest passing grade, immediately below [[Exceeds Expectations]] and immediately above [[Poor]].
+'''Acceptable''' is one of the three passing grades, and one of six grades overall, in the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s, [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test]]s, and [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test]]s. It is the third highest mark and lowest passing grade, immediately below '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' and immediately above '[[Poor]]'.
-==Entering into N.E.W.T. Classes==
+==Advancing to N.E.W.T.-level==
-As Acceptable is a passing grade, the student might be able to enter into the N.E.W.T. class that they passed in. However, some teachers, like [[Severus Snape]], only allowed students with an [[Outstanding]] grade to enter his N.E.W.T. classes. Additionally, [[Minerva McGonagall]] refused to accept [[Neville Longbottom]] into her N.E.W.T. level [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration class]] with only an Acceptable on his Ordinary Wizarding Level, stating "I just don't think you'd be able to cope with the coursework." This may indicate that students who receive only an Acceptable O.W.L. for a subject might not routinely be allowed to continue at N.E.W.T. level.<ref name="hbp9">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Chapter 9 - (''The Half-Blood Prince'')</ref>
+As 'Acceptable' is a passing grade, the student might be able to enter into the N.E.W.T. class that they passed in. However, some teachers, like [[Severus Snape]], only allowed students with an '[[Outstanding]]' grade to enter his N.E.W.T. classes. Additionally, [[Minerva McGonagall]] refused to accept [[Neville Longbottom]] into her N.E.W.T.-level [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration class]] with only an 'Acceptable' on his Ordinary Wizarding Level. This may indicate that students who receive only an 'Acceptable' O.W.L. for a subject might not routinely be allowed to continue at N.E.W.T.-level, as Professor McGonagall believed that Neville would not be able to cope with the course load.<ref name="hbp9">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Chapter 9 - (''The Half-Blood Prince'')</ref>
-==Other Grades==
+==Other grades==
 '''Passing Grades'''
 * O - [[Outstanding]]
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 * D - [[Dreadful]]
 * T - [[Troll (grade)|Troll]]
+==Recipients of an A==
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="85%"
-==Known Recipients==
+|-
-*[[Harry Potter]]
+! scope="col" |Known students
-**[[Astronomy]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+! scope="col" |Subject
+! scope="col" |Date
-*[[Neville Longbottom]]
+|-
-**[[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|[[Harry Potter]]
+|[[Astronomy]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |[[1996]]
+|-
+|[[Neville Longbottom]]
+|
+[[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|}
+==W.O.M.B.A.T. certificates==
+<gallery widths="210" spacing="small">
+Wombat-acceptable.jpg
+Wombat2-acceptable.jpg
+Wombat3-acceptable.jpg
+</gallery>
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 ==Notes and references==