Queensland GPA calculator

Turn the grades on your report card into a GPA on the 15-point A+ to E- scale, and see what the rest of the semester has to be. University GPA and WAM scales too.

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Used by Queensland schools that report A+ to E- on every subject: the GPA on most semester reports, and the number academic awards are set against. Every subject counts once. An A+ is 15 and an E- is 1, so a GPA of 12.0 is a B+ average and 13.5 sits between an A- and an A. A mark out of 100 is read against the usual five-mark bands; your school’s cut-offs may sit a little differently.

Aiming forAn award cut-off, or the GPA on your last report. Subjects with no result yet are what is still to come.
Scales

The scales a Queensland student is graded on

A school report card grades each subject from A+ to E- and averages the points into a GPA out of 15. University changes the scale entirely: a 7-point GPA at most Australian universities, a 4-point GPA at some, a WAM at others, and a 4.0 letter GPA for applications overseas. Every one of them is the same weighted average.

School report

15-point school GPA

Out of 15

Used by Queensland schools that report A+ to E- on every subject: the GPA on most semester reports, and the number academic awards are set against.

GradePointsUsual mark
A+1595–100
A1490–94
A-1385–89
B+1280–84
B1175–79
B-1070–74
C+965–69
C860–64
C-755–59
D+650–54
D545–49
D-440–44
E+335–39
E230–34
E-1below 30

Every subject counts once. An A+ is 15 and an E- is 1, so a GPA of 12.0 is a B+ average and 13.5 sits between an A- and an A. A mark out of 100 is read against the usual five-mark bands; your school’s cut-offs may sit a little differently.

5-point school GPA

Out of 5

Used by schools that report a plain A to E with no pluses or minuses.

GradePoints
A5
B4
C3
D2
E1

The same idea with five steps instead of fifteen: an A is 5 and an E is 1, so a GPA of 4.0 is a B average.

University

7-point GPA

Out of 7

Used by UQ, QUT, Griffith, JCU, UniSC, UniSQ and CQUniversity, and many interstate universities.

GradePointsUsual mark
High Distinction 7785–100
Distinction 6675–84
Credit 5565–74
Pass 4450–64
Fail 33below 50
Fail 22below 50
Fail 11below 50
Fail, recorded as 0 00—

A fail is not always a zero: many universities give a failed unit a 3, 2 or 1 by how far the mark fell short, and the number counts in the GPA.

4-point GPA

Out of 4

Used by Bond and Monash, among others.

GradePointsUsual mark
High Distinction HD485–100
Distinction D375–84
Credit C265–74
Pass P150–64
Fail, counted as 0.3 N0.3below 50
Fail F0below 50

Same four passing grades as the 7-point scale, spaced one point apart. How a fail counts differs: Monash records one as 0.3, most others as 0.

4.0 letter GPA

Out of 4

Used by universities in the United States and Canada, and what most overseas applications ask for.

GradePoints
A+4
A4
A-3.7
B+3.3
B3
B-2.7
C+2.3
C2
C-1.7
D+1.3
D1
D-0.7
F0

Letter grades with plus and minus steps. Some institutions give an A+ 4.3; this scale caps it at 4.0, which is the more common rule.

WAM

Marks out of 100

Used by UNSW, the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, UTS and Macquarie.

GradeMark
High Distinction HD85–100
Distinction D75–84
Credit C65–74
Pass P50–64
Fail Fbelow 50

Not a GPA at all: a weighted average of your actual marks out of 100, so a 74 and a 65 are not the same Credit.

How it works

How a GPA is calculated

One average, whichever scale you are on. Every grade is worth a number of points, and the GPA is the points per subject — or, at university, the points per credit point.

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    Pick the scale your report card uses

    Most Queensland schools grade every subject from A+ to E- and report a GPA out of 15, with an A+ worth 15 and an E- worth 1. Some report a plain A to E out of 5. University transcripts use different scales again — a 7-point GPA at most Australian universities, a 4-point GPA at some, and a WAM at others — and all of them are here.

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    Enter the results for each subject

    One row per subject, with as many results as you have: the single grade off a report, or every task so far. Pick the letter, or type the mark out of 100 and it becomes the letter. The subject’s grade is the average of its results, and every subject counts once. At university each unit carries credit points, and the calculator asks for them because a unit worth twice the credit points counts twice.

  3. 3

    The GPA is the average of the points

    Each grade is worth a number of points. Add them up, divide by the number of subjects, and that is the GPA: six subjects at A, A-, B+, B+, B and C+ give 14 + 13 + 12 + 12 + 11 + 9 = 71 points, and 71 ÷ 6 is a GPA of 11.83.

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    Set a target and see what the rest has to be

    Type in the GPA you are aiming for — an academic award cut-off, or last semester’s number — and the calculator works out what the subjects still to be graded have to average, and the lowest grade in every one of them that gets you there.

Beyond the report card

A GPA tracks the semester. These decide what comes after it

Your school GPA never leaves the school. What QTAC and universities see are your QCAA subject results and the ATAR built from them, and both of those have a calculator here too.

The grades behind the GPA start as drafts

Every letter on a report card comes from assessment, and most senior assessment is written at home against a marking guide you are allowed to read first. Those drafts are where a B+ turns into an A-.

ISMGenius reads a draft against the task’s ISMG and shows where each criterion sits before you hand it in. It is free, and it never writes the draft for you.

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FAQ

Common questions

How is a school GPA calculated on the 15-point scale?
Every grade is turned into points — A+ is 15, A is 14, A- is 13, and so on down to E- at 1 — the points are added up, and the total is divided by the number of subjects. Six subjects at A, A-, B+, B+, B and C+ are 14 + 13 + 12 + 12 + 11 + 9 = 71 points, and 71 divided by 6 is a GPA of 11.83. Every subject counts once; there is no weighting for how many lessons a subject has.
What is a good GPA out of 15?
Read it as an average grade. A GPA of 12 means you averaged a B+ across your subjects, 13 is an A- average, 14 an A average, and 9 a C+ average. Most Queensland schools set their academic awards against this number — a common pattern is one award somewhere around a 12 and a higher one around a 13.5 — but every school sets its own cut-offs and names, so the number to aim at is the one in your school’s awards policy or on last year’s awards night program.
Is my school GPA the same as my ATAR?
No. A school GPA is your school’s own summary of a report card, and it stops at the school gate: QTAC never sees it. An ATAR is a rank from 99.95 down to 30, worked out by QTAC from your QCAA subject results after inter-subject scaling, and it is what universities use for entry. A strong GPA and a strong ATAR usually go together, because both come from the same work, but they are different numbers from different organisations for different purposes.
Does my GPA count towards the QCE or my ATAR?
Not directly. The QCE is earned from credits for completed subjects and courses, and the ATAR is calculated from the QCAA subject results QTAC receives — the marks out of 100 in each General subject, not the letter grades on a report card. What your GPA does tell you is how your work is tracking, subject by subject, before those final results exist. The QCAA subject result calculator and the ATAR calculator pick up from there.
What GPA do I need for an academic award?
Whatever your school says, and it is usually a single number on the 15-point scale that your semester GPA has to reach or beat. Type that number into the target box and the calculator tells you where you stand against it: already there, still reachable and what the remaining subjects need to average, or out of reach for this semester. If you are not sure what the cut-off is, ask your year coordinator or check the school’s academic awards policy; it is almost always published.
My school reports A to E without pluses and minuses. Can I use this?
Yes. Switch the scale to the 5-point school GPA and the grades become A to E, worth 5 down to 1. A GPA of 4 is then a B average. If you switch from the 15-point scale, the calculator keeps your grades and drops the plus or minus.
Do all my subjects count equally?
At school, almost always: the GPA on a report card is a plain average of every graded subject, whatever its timetable load. Some schools leave a subject or two out — a pastoral or non-academic course, for example — so if your figure does not match the report, check which subjects the school includes. At university the answer is no: units are weighted by credit points, and the calculator asks for them once you switch to a university scale.
Can I enter more than one result for a subject?
Yes, as many as you have. A subject can hold every task so far — an A on the first assignment, a B+ on the exam, an 87 on the report — and the calculator averages their points into the subject’s grade before the GPA is worked out across subjects. That makes it useful at any point in the semester or the year, not only when a report arrives. One thing to know: a teacher’s report grade is an on-balance judgement, not always a straight average of the tasks, so treat the subject grade the calculator shows as a guide to where you are sitting.
Can I enter a mark instead of a letter grade?
On the 15-point scale, yes. Type the mark out of 100 and it is read against the five-mark bands most Queensland schools use: 95 and above is an A+, 90 to 94 an A, 85 to 89 an A-, 80 to 84 a B+, and so on down in steps of five to an E- below 30. The chip shows both the mark and the grade it earned. Schools do set these cut-offs themselves, so if yours are different, pick the letter your school gave you and it wins over the mark. The WAM scale takes marks directly, because a WAM is an average of marks.
How is a GPA calculated at an Australian university?
The same way, on a different scale and with credit points. On the 7-point scale most Australian universities use, a High Distinction is 7, a Distinction 6, a Credit 5 and a Pass 4. Each unit’s points are multiplied by its credit points, added up, and divided by the total credit points. So two 12-credit units at 6 and 5 give a GPA of 5.5, and a 24-credit unit counts twice as much as a 12-credit one.
What is the difference between a university GPA and a WAM?
A GPA averages the grades on your transcript: a 74 and a 65 are both a Credit, so both count as a 5. A WAM, or weighted average mark, averages the marks themselves, so the 74 counts for more than the 65. Both are weighted by credit points. UNSW, the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, UTS and Macquarie report a WAM; most other universities report a GPA. Switch the scale to WAM and the calculator takes marks out of 100 instead of grades.
How do I convert a 7-point GPA to a 4.0 GPA?
Carefully, and not with a formula. There is no official conversion: a 7-point scale has seven steps and a 4.0 scale has four, so any conversion is a judgement call, and each university and each overseas admissions office publishes its own table. Dividing by 7 and multiplying by 4 is wrong (it turns a Distinction average of 6.0 into a 3.43, which reads as a B). That is why this calculator will not convert for you. When an application asks for a 4.0 GPA, give your GPA on its own scale with the scale named, and let the institution convert it with its own table.
Do failed units count in a university GPA?
Yes, at nearly every university. On the 7-point scale a fail is usually recorded as a 3, 2 or 1 depending on how far the mark fell short, and that number goes into the average, which is why one failed unit pulls a GPA down so hard. Some universities record every fail as 0 instead. A unit you withdrew from before the census date is not on your transcript and does not count.
Is this my official GPA?
No. Your school or university issues that, and its rules can differ in small ways from a straight average: which subjects are included, how a supplementary or conceded pass is treated, and whether the figure is rounded to one decimal place or two. This calculator gives you the same arithmetic on the same scale so you can plan; the figure on your report or transcript is the official one.
Where do my grades go?
Nowhere. Everything is calculated in your browser and saved there so it is waiting when you come back. A share link carries the subjects in the address itself, so a parent or a friend you send it to sees what you see, and no grade is sent to a server.

The marks behind the grades

A report card GPA summarises a semester of assessment. The tools and guides below are about the assessment itself, and about the numbers that come after school.