# Legalization of a school record of grades and teaching hours
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Translation and authentication of an official school record
La Fit Trans prepares records issued by Bulgarian or foreign schools for applications, further education, vocational training and employment mobility. Translation and authentication are matched to the issuer, destination and receiving authority.
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A school record of grades by year and teaching hours is a distinct document issued within school education. It presents results and instructional hours by class or school year and should not be confused with a university academic transcript.
## What does the record of grades and teaching hours certify?
The document connects subjects, grades and instructional hours with a particular student, school, class and school year. It is used for further education, vocational training and educational or employment mobility. The recipient may review it on its own or together with a diploma, certificate or supplement.
## What details appear in the school record?
The official record identifies the school, reference number and date, student, classes or years, subjects, grades and number of hours. It also states the intended use and bears the school’s official authentication. The translation follows every column, note, signature and stamp without changing the document’s structure.
## How does it differ from a university academic transcript?
This record is issued by a school and describes school-level education. A university transcript normally lists courses, semesters, credits, grades and higher-education status. Although both may use tables, their issuers and purposes differ, so their titles are not made interchangeable in translation.
## How is a Bulgarian school record prepared for use abroad?
Where an Apostille is required for an eligible Bulgarian school document, the competent authority is NACID. Whether an Apostille is needed at all depends on the destination country, any applicable treaty and the requirements of the receiving school, university, employer or authority. The translation format and number of certified copies are set after that route is confirmed.
## How is a foreign equivalent prepared for use in Bulgaria?
A foreign record may be requested for recognition of a completed period or class and for continuing education. Its authentication follows the regime of the issuing country: a legal-assistance treaty, an Apostille or consular legalization. The official Bulgarian translation preserves the subjects, hours, grades and all details used to verify the record.
## How are tables, grades and teaching hours translated?
Subject names, classes, school years and instructional hours are arranged so the relationship between rows and columns remains clear. Grades are rendered as shown in the source, while an explanation of the grading system is translated when the issuer has included one. Figures are not recalculated and missing information is not supplied by assumption.
## How is consistency maintained across the education file?
The student’s and school’s names are aligned with the diploma, certificates, passport and any accepted prior translation. Classes, periods, subjects and grades remain comparable across the record and its attachments. The Apostille, authentication wording and electronic verification features are kept separate from the underlying school content.
## How does La Fit Trans organise translation and legalization?
La Fit Trans reviews the record in the context of the actual application or administrative procedure. The team checks the language, issuer, destination and recipient requirements, reproduces the table structure and coordinates any applicable authentication. The service may cover translation only or a complete set with Apostille, certified copies and delivery.
## How are the price and completion time determined?
The quotation reflects the language pair, number of pages and rows, table complexity, legibility, authentication and number of finished copies. Translation time is distinguished from the time needed to issue the record or complete an external administrative service. After review, La Fit Trans provides the total price, included scope and realistic delivery time.
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