 In 2003, this figure had risen to a high of 14.9%.The average grade of university applicants was 80% in 1997, and this percentage has steadily increased each year since.In 2004, Quebec's McGill University admitted that students from Ontario were given a higher cutoff grade than students from other provinces, because of concerns about grade inflation originating from the fact that Ontario does not have standardized provincial testing as a key component of high school graduation requirements.