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Australian GPA Calculator: University GPA and WAM Scales

Australia has no national GPA scale. Most of the universities we checked use a 7-point GPA, a few use 4 points, and some report only a weighted average mark (WAM) out of 100. Choose your university below: every calculator uses that university's own grade table.

Australian University GPA Calculators

UQ

7-Point GPA

The University of Queensland

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UON

7-Point GPA

The University of Newcastle

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JCU

7-Point GPA

James Cook University

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Flinders

7-Point GPA

Flinders University

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Monash

4-Point GPA

Monash University

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ANU

7-Point GPA

The Australian National University

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UNSW

WAM

UNSW Sydney

Open UNSW WAM calculator

QUT

7-Point GPA

Queensland University of Technology

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USyd

WAM

The University of Sydney

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Griffith

7-Point GPA

Griffith University

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RMIT

4-Point GPA

RMIT University

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Swinburne

4-Point GPA

Swinburne University of Technology

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ACU

7-Point GPA

Australian Catholic University

Open ACU GPA calculator

UTS

7-Point GPA

University of Technology Sydney

Open UTS GPA calculator

UTAS

7-Point GPA

University of Tasmania

Open UTAS GPA calculator

Macquarie

WAM

Macquarie University

Open Macquarie WAM calculator

Adelaide Uni

7-Point GPA

Adelaide University

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Deakin

WAM

Deakin University

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Curtin

WAM

Curtin University

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UniMelb

WAM

The University of Melbourne

Open UniMelb WAM calculator

UWA

7-Point GPA

The University of Western Australia

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La Trobe

WAM

La Trobe University

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WSU

7-Point GPA

Western Sydney University

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Australian University Grading Scales Compared

University Scale Top grade Pass grade Failed or repeated units
UQ 7-point GPA 7 (High Distinction) 4 (Pass); no university-wide marks range Fail grades count 3, 2 or 1; N counts 2; X, G, M and K count 0. No retake replacement rule is stated.
UON 7-point GPA 7 (HD, 85-100) 4 (P, 50-64) A fail counts 0; both attempts of a failed and retaken course count. The GPA is rounded to 1 decimal.
JCU 7-point GPA 7 (HD, 85%-100%) 4 (P, 50%-64%) F and FW count 1.5; X counts 0. Each graded subject counts; no replacement rule is stated.
Flinders 7-point GPA 7 (HD, 85-100) 4 (P, 50-64) F and WF count 1.5 from 2021 (0 before 2021). Every topic undertaken counts; no replacement rule is stated.
Monash 4-point GPA and WAM 4 (HD, 80-100) 1 (P, 50-59) N and NH count 0.3, WN 0; failed and repeated units count in the GPA and the WAM.
ANU 7-point GPA 7 (HD, 80-100) 4 (P, 50-59) N, NCN and WN count 0. No repeat rule is stated.
UNSW WAM only HD (85-100) PS (50-64) FL counts at its mark (a nominal 25 if it has none), AF counts 0; failed attempts stay in the overall WAM.
QUT 7-point GPA 7 (85%-100%) 4 (50%-64%) Fail grades count 3, 2 or 1, and a withdrawn fail (K) counts 1; all attempts count.
USyd WAM only HD (85-100) PS (50-64) Fails count at their mark; both the failed attempt and the passing retake count.
Griffith 7-point GPA 7 (High Distinction, 85-100%) 4 (Pass, 50-64.5%) Fail grades count 3, 2 or 1; FNS and WF count 0; all attempts count in the program and career GPA.
RMIT 4-point GPA 4 (HD, 80-100) 1 (PA, 50-59) NN and NH count 0. The GPA is rounded to 1 decimal; no repeat rule is stated.
Swinburne 4-point GPA 4 (HD, 80%-100%) 1 (P, 50%-59%); Conceded Pass 0.5 N, NA, SN and WF count 0. No repeat rule is stated.
ACU 7-point GPA 7 (HD, 85-100) 4 (PA, 50-64) NN, NH, NU and NL count 0; each attempt of a unit you are required to repeat counts.
UTS 7-point GPA (4-point before 2020) and WAM 7 (HD, 85-100%) 4 (P, 50-64%) A fail counts 0 (0.5 on the old scale); all enrolled subjects count, including fails.
UTAS 7-point GPA 7 (HD, 80-100%) 4 (PP, 50-59%) NN, AN and WN count 0; a failed unit still counts after you pass it.
Macquarie WAM (GPA before 2020) HD (85-100) P (50-64) Fails count at their actual mark; all marks in all units of the course count.
Adelaide Uni 7-point GPA and WAM 7 (HD, 85-100) 4 (P, 50-64); 4.5 for a UniSA or University of Adelaide pass F and FH count 1.5. No repeat rule is stated.
Deakin WAM only HD (80% and over) P (50 – 59%) N counts at its mark; XN and WN count 0 when no mark was given; WL is left out.
Curtin CWA only (a weighted average mark) 10 (mark of 100); 9 is 90 – 99 5 (50 – 59) Failed units count at their mark; an annulled result (ANN) counts 0; withdrawals (WD) are left out.
UniMelb WAM only H1 (80%–100%) P (50%–64%) Failed subjects count at their mark; a hurdle fail (NH) is recorded as 49.
UWA 7-point GPA and WAM 7 (HD, 80-100%) 4 (P, 50-59%) All fail grades count 0; all attempts at units with a numeric grade count.
La Trobe WAM only A (80%-100%) D (50%-59%) A fail (N) counts at its mark; NS and KN count 0.
WSU 7-point GPA 7 (HD, 100-85) 4 (P, 64-50) All fail grades count 0; both grades of a repeated unit count.

How GPA and WAM Work in Australia

A GPA multiplies each unit's grade points by its credit points (units of credit at some universities), adds them up and divides by the total credit points. A WAM does the same with your percentage marks, so it is a number out of 100. Universities differ in the grade points, which results count, extra weights such as year level, and rounding.

The mark bands differ. The top band starts at 85% at UON, JCU, Flinders, UNSW, QUT, USyd, Griffith, ACU, UTS, Macquarie, Adelaide Uni and WSU, and 80% at Monash, ANU, RMIT, Swinburne, UTAS, Deakin, UniMelb, UWA and La Trobe.

Fail grades differ too. A fail earns 0 grade points at UON, ANU, RMIT, Swinburne, ACU, UTS, UTAS, UWA and WSU; 1.5 at JCU, Flinders and Adelaide Uni; and 0.3 at Monash. At UQ, QUT and Griffith the fail grades 3, 2 and 1 count as 3, 2 and 1 grade points.

UNSW, USyd, Macquarie, Deakin, Curtin, UniMelb and La Trobe report a WAM, where a failed unit counts at its mark rather than as a fixed number of grade points.

If an application asks for a GPA on another scale, use the conversion that application gives. To work out a WAM with your university's own rules, use the WAM calculator.

Distinction and Honours Thresholds

University Distinction or award Honours classes
UQ Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence: semester GPA 6.6 (full-time, 6 or more units) Honours GPA: Class I 6.200-7.000, IIA 5.650-6.199, IIB 5.000-5.649, IIIA 4.000-4.999 (first attempts)
UON With Distinction: GPA 6.0 on all studies in the program Embedded honours WAM: Class I 77-100, II Division 1 72-76, II Division 2 67-71. End-on honours mark: Class I 85%, II/1 75%, II/2 65%, III 50%
JCU With Distinction: GPA 6.00; University Medal: GPA 6.50 plus Class I honours Honours: I 85-100, IIA 75-84, IIB 65-74, III 50-64
Flinders Chancellor's Letter of Commendation: GPA 6.25 over the last 36 units; University Medal: GPA 6.5 (bachelor) H1 85-100, H2A 75-84, H2B 65-74, H3 50-64 (nominal aggregate marks)
Monash — Honours WAM (from 2021): H1 80-100, H2A 70 to under 80, H2B 60 to under 70
ANU with Commendation (graduate diploma and masters): WAM 80; bachelor degrees are an ungraded pass H1 80-100, H2A 70-79, H2B 60-69; the H3 band differs between the grading-scale page (50-59) and the assessment policy (59 and below)
UNSW Pass with Distinction (bachelor pass degree, Juris Doctor): WAM 75; with Excellence (masters): WAM 80 Set in each program's rules; for example BE (Hons) Class 1 needs an honours WAM of 80 and a thesis mark of 65
QUT With distinction: GPA 5.5 (undergraduate) or 6.0 (postgraduate); University Medal: GPA 6.5 to 6.8 by degree length Honours GPA: I 6.20-7.00, IIA 5.65-6.199, IIB 5.00-5.649, III below 5.00
USyd — Honours mark: First 80-100, Second Division 1 75 to under 80, Second Division 2 70 to under 75, Third 50 to under 70
Griffith — —
RMIT with Distinction: cumulative GPA 3.0 Honours WAM (from 2016): H1 80 or more, H2A 70-79, H2B 60-69, pass 50-59
Swinburne — BEng (Hons): with High Distinction 80 or more, with Distinction 70-79, with Credit 60-69 (average of 12 units in the final two years)
ACU — Honours mark: HI 85-100, HIIA 75-84, HIIB 65-74, HIII 50-64
UTS — Set by each faculty; FEIT BE (Hons): First Class WAM 75, Second Class Division 1 70 to under 75
UTAS — Honours grades: HF 80-100%, HU 70-79%, HL 60-69%, HT 50-59%
Macquarie Award for Academic Excellence: WAM 85.000 (2020 curriculum); Merit List: yearly WAM 85 Law (LLB Hons): First Class LAWS WAM 75.00, Second Class 70.00 to under 75.00
Adelaide Uni — Honours WAM: H1 80-100, H2A 70-79, H2B 60-69, H3 50-59
Deakin — Honours grades: H1 80% and over, H2A 70 – 79%, H2B 60 – 69%, H3 50 – 59%
Curtin Award with Distinction: CWA 80.00 (single degree) —
UniMelb — —
UWA — —
La Trobe — Honours grades: H1 80%-100%, H2A 70%-79%, H2B 60%-69%, H3 50%-59%
WSU With distinction: cumulative GPA 6.0; Dean's Merit List: yearly GPA 6.00; Dean's Medal: top cumulative GPA in the cohort, at least 6.25; University Medal: Class I Honours and GPA 6.5 —

— means we found no university-wide rule in the official pages we checked. Faculties and programs can set their own honours rules. Checked against each university's own pages on 28 September 2026, except UTAS grading scale (26 September 2026), UTAS honours (26 September 2026), last read on the date shown because the live file was blocked by a bot check on 28 September.

Sources

Each university's calculator page lists the full set of sources for its grade table.

Frequently Asked Questions

What GPA scale do Australian universities use?
There is no national scale: each university sets its own grade points and mark bands. Of the 23 universities on this page, UQ, UON, JCU, Flinders, ANU, QUT, Griffith, ACU, UTS, UTAS, Adelaide Uni, UWA and WSU use a 7-point GPA; Monash, RMIT and Swinburne use a 4-point GPA; and UNSW, USyd, Macquarie, Deakin, Curtin, UniMelb and La Trobe report only a weighted average mark (WAM) out of 100.
Is 7 the highest GPA in Australia?
On a 7-point scale, yes: the top grade earns 7 at UQ, UON, JCU, Flinders, ANU, QUT, Griffith, ACU, UTS, UTAS, Adelaide Uni, UWA and WSU. Monash, RMIT and Swinburne use a 4-point scale, where a High Distinction earns 4, so 4.0 is the top of that scale. UNSW, USyd, Macquarie, Deakin, Curtin, UniMelb and La Trobe have no GPA; the top result there is a mark of 100. A fail earns 0 grade points at UON, ANU, RMIT, Swinburne, ACU, UTS, UTAS, UWA and WSU; 1.5 at JCU, Flinders and Adelaide Uni; and 0.3 at Monash. At UQ, QUT and Griffith the fail grades 3, 2 and 1 count as 3, 2 and 1 grade points.
What is the difference between a GPA and a WAM?
A GPA averages grade points (for example 7 for a High Distinction on a 7-point scale), while a WAM averages your percentage marks out of 100. Both are weighted by each unit's credit points. Monash, UTS, Adelaide Uni and UWA publish both. Fails also count differently. At UNSW, USyd, Macquarie, Deakin, Curtin, UniMelb and La Trobe a failed unit counts at its mark in the WAM, while in a GPA each fail grade earns a fixed number of grade points.
How do I convert a GPA to a WAM in Australia?
None of the university pages we checked gives a formula that turns a GPA into a WAM or back, because the two are worked out from different results: grade points and marks. Work out each from your own results instead: use your university's calculator on this page for the GPA, and our WAM calculator for the WAM. If an application asks for a converted figure, use the conversion that application gives.
What is a good GPA in Australia?
We found no Australian university that publishes a general "good GPA" cut-off. The clearest official markers are their award thresholds: UQ: Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence, a semester GPA of 6.6 out of 7; UON: With Distinction, a GPA of 6.0 out of 7; JCU: With Distinction, a GPA of 6.00 out of 7; Flinders: Chancellor's Letter of Commendation, a GPA over the last 36 units of 6.25 out of 7; ANU: with Commendation (graduate diploma and masters), a weighted average mark of 80 out of 100; UNSW: Pass with Distinction (bachelor pass degree), a WAM of 75 out of 100; QUT: with distinction (undergraduate), a GPA of 5.5 out of 7; RMIT: with Distinction, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4; Macquarie: Award for Academic Excellence (2020 curriculum), a WAM of 85.000 out of 100; Curtin: Award with Distinction, a CWA of 80.00 out of 100; WSU: with distinction, a cumulative GPA of 6.0 out of 7. Honours classes use separate honours GPAs or marks, listed in the table above.

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