What does it mean to graduate with degree honor high distinction?

Graduating with "high distinction" (or sometimes "highest distinction") is an academic honor awarded to a small percentage of graduating students who have achieved exceptionally high grades throughout their degree program. It signifies that the student's academic performance was in the top tier, usually exceeding a certain GPA threshold which varies depending on the institution. It's a more prestigious honor than graduating *cum laude*, *magna cum laude*, or *summa cum laude*. The exact GPA requirement and percentage of students achieving high distinction will differ between universities and even between different departments within a university.