Australia

GPA calculator

Use the online calculator to estimate your GPA.

Estimate your GPA

Methodology

To calculate your GPA, we need to assign each grade a value. We use a 4.0 GPA scale.

Grades and their GPA grade value
Grade GPA grade value
High distinction 4.0
Distinction 3.0
Credit 2.0
Pass 1.0
Near pass 0.7
Fail 0.3
Hurdle fail 0.3
Withdrawn fail 0.0

Grades not included in the calculation:

  • SFR (satisfied faculty requirements)
  • NE (not examinable)
  • NAS (not assessed)
  • WI (withdrawn incomplete)
  • PGO (pass grade only)
  • NPGO
  • WNGO

GPA calculation formula

GPA = Σ (grade value x unit credit points) ÷ Σ unit credit points

Calculation steps

  1. Multiply each grade value by the unit credit points
  2. Sum the resulting values (weighted GPA unit score)
  3. Sum the unit credit points
  4. Divide the sum of the weighted GPA unit score by the sum of the unit credit points
  5. Calculate to three decimal places.

Example

An example of how a weighted GPA unit score is calculated for nine units with a range of grades and credit points.
UnitMarkGrade Grade value Unit credit points Weighted GPA unit score
MON1001 63 C 2.0 6 12.0
MON1002 80 HD 4.0 12 48.0
MON1003 40 N (fail) 0.3 6 1.8
MON1004 85 HD 4.0 6 24.0
MON2001 96 HD 4.0 24 96.0
MON2002   WN (withdrawn fail) 0.0 6 0.0
MON3001 52 P 1.0 6 6.0
MON3002 77 D 3.0 6 18.0
MON4001 82 HD 4.0 6 24.0
Total 78 229.8

Final calculation:

GPA = 229.80 ÷ 78
GPA = 2.946