WAM Calculator

Work out your weighted average mark with your university's own rules, from Monash's half weight for first-year units to Curtin's unit-mark rounding. Where your university also publishes a GPA scale, you get that GPA from the same marks.

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UnitMark %Credit pts1st year

Mark %Credit pts

Tick first-year units: Monash counts them at half weight in the WAM, whenever you take them.

WAM

GPA from the same marks: --
Credit points in the WAM: 0

Calculate and read your weighted average mark

Choose your university before adding marks. Enter the final percentage and credit points for each included unit; add or remove rows to match the course set you want to calculate. A larger-credit unit contributes proportionally more to the result.

WAM = sum of (unit mark × credit points) ÷ sum of credit points

For UNSW’s published example, the calculator gives 81.625. Monash adds a year-level weight to both parts of this formula. The university comparison below shows each preset’s weighting, formatting and example.

Read the main result as a mark out of 100, the grade band as the band containing that displayed average, and the credit total as the credits counted before any Monash year-level weighting. The GPA line uses the selected university’s grade-point scale where available. A blank mark row starts contributing when you enter a mark and positive credits.

Monash WAM calculator: first-year weighting and GPA

At Monash, tick “1st year” for units designated first year: their WAM weight is 0.5, with all other units at 1.0. The designation follows the unit level, even when you take the unit later in your degree. Include failed and repeated units in the course set.

Loading Monash’s own example gives WAM 74.476; giving the same units full WAM weight would give 73.538. The GPA weights each unit’s grade points by its full credits. For WN, select the result code on the row: it carries zero GPA points, while an ordinary numeric fail carries 0.3.

Use the Monash GPA calculator for a grade-and-credit GPA workflow. The WAM tool above starts with percentage marks and shows both measures together.

UTS, Deakin and UWA WAM rules

UTS: enter finalised subject marks and credits. WAM averages the marks; GPA averages the grade points on the current 7-point scale. HD, D, C, P and Fail carry 7, 6, 5, 4, 0 points respectively. Use UTS’s calculation method to select the included subjects, including graded fails.

Deakin: use achievable credit points for passed, failed and withdrawn-fail units studied at Deakin. For a code-only PC enter 50; for code-only XN or WN enter zero. Calculate each degree in a combined course with its own included units. The Deakin preset returns WAM, the measure used in Deakin’s rules; load its example to see WAM 58.33. The two withdrawn-late units are left out and the withdrawn fail (WN) is entered as 0.

UWA: include all unit attempts within the course and their credit points. Code-only FC uses 48, FN uses zero and PS uses 50. The tool returns WAM and GPA on UWA’s 7-point scale from the same marks. Load UWA’s example to see WAM 58.42, GPA 4.14. The late withdrawal (FN) is entered as 0; the early withdrawal (WP) is left out. The UWA WAM guide explains the course set and grade-code treatment.

For course-grade input, use the UTS GPA calculator or UWA GPA calculator. The Deakin average calculator provides the Deakin percentage workflow.

UON WAM: Newcastle’s course-level method

The University of Newcastle’s official WAM guideline combines marks, unit values and course-level weights. Its cumulative WAM uses weights 1, 2, 3 and 4 for levels 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000–6000, and treats marks below 45 as 44. Follow that method for a UON WAM; “Another university” above is a basic credit-weighted mean. For Newcastle’s separate grade-point calculation, use the Newcastle GPA calculator.

WAM rules by university

Taken from each university's own pages. The last column is the example the university prints and what the calculator gives for the same units: press "Load ... own example" above to check it.

University	How units are weighted	Rounding	Published example
Adelaide University	Course units only: WAM = "sum of (course mark % × course units) ÷ sum of (course units)".	GPAs and WAMs are truncated to two decimals when published, not rounded.	a WAM of 69.85 (2934 / 42)Calculator: WAM 69.85, GPA 5.14. The non-graded course in the example is left out.
ANU	Units only: "no weighting other than units is used".	ANU calculates the GPA to three decimals. It states no rounding rule for the WAM, so the WAM is shown to two decimals.	a GPA of 4.167 (300 / 72)Calculator: WAM 58.00, GPA 4.167. Its CRS and DA courses are left out and the NCN course is entered as 0.
Curtin University	Unit credits. Curtin calls its average the course weighted average (CWA).	Each unit mark is rounded at x.5 first (79.50 becomes 80, 79.49 becomes 79). Curtin states no rounding rule for the CWA itself; its example shows 5462.5 / 87.5 (62.4286) as 62.43, so the CWA is rounded to two decimals here. If yours shows exactly 80.00, ask Curtin how it reads the Award with Distinction.	a CWA of 62.43 (5462.5 / 87.5)Calculator: CWA 62.43.
Deakin University	Achievable credit points. A withdrawn-late (WL) unit has none, so it is left out.	Deakin states no rounding rule, so the WAM is shown to two decimals. Its own example prints 58.3 for 350 / 6.	a WAM of 58.3 (350 / 6)Calculator: WAM 58.33. The two withdrawn-late units are left out and the withdrawn fail (WN) is entered as 0.
La Trobe University	Credit points.	La Trobe states no rounding rule. Its example turns 75.625 into 75.63, so two decimals are shown.	a WAM of 75.63 (9075 / 120)Calculator: WAM 75.63.
Macquarie University	Credit points, in Macquarie's own WAM estimator. The policy describes the WAM as "the average out of 100 of ALL marks".	Macquarie states no rounding rule. Its WAM estimator shows three decimals and its award rule is written as a WAM of 85.000.	a WAM of 65.25 for its student HarryCalculator: WAM 65.250. Macquarie's example lists no credit points, so every unit is entered at 10.
Monash University	Credit points x year level: first-year units 0.5, all others 1.0, "regardless of the sequence or year in which you take the unit".	Monash calculates the WAM and GPA to three decimal places.	a WAM of 74.476 (4692 / 63)Calculator: WAM 74.476, GPA 3.023. The withdrawn fail is picked as WN. Monash's GPA example (2.946) uses the same units with a mark of 52 in place of 65.
RMIT (honours WAM)	Credit points, over the honours-level courses your program nominates (all courses in a one-year honours program).	RMIT states no rounding rule for the WAM; its example shows 80.625 as "81 (80.625 rounded up)". This calculator rounds to the nearest whole number and also shows the unrounded WAM. Just under a boundary (such as 79.3), always rounding up would give the higher honours level, so ask RMIT which level applies. RMIT rounds the GPA to one decimal.	an honours WAM of 81 (80.625 rounded up)Calculator: WAM 81 (80.625 unrounded), GPA 3.8.
UNSW	Units of credit (UOC). No year-level weights in the overall WAM; each faculty has its own method for honours WAMs.	UNSW states no general rounding rule; its example prints 81.625. For Pass with Distinction and with Excellence the WAM "is not rounded up", so this calculator cuts the WAM at three decimals and never rounds it up.	a WAM of 81.625Calculator: WAM 81.625.
UTS	Credit points.	UTS states no rounding rule, so the WAM and GPA are shown to two decimals.	None published
University of Melbourne	Credit points: a 25-point subject counts double a 12.5-point subject.	Melbourne calculates the WAM to three decimal places.	a WAM of 77.200 (4825 / 62.5)Calculator: WAM 77.200.
University of Sydney	Credit points x level weight. "Generally, all units have a level weighting of one", with some faculty and school exceptions.	The University of Sydney states no rounding rule, so the WAM is shown to two decimals.	None published
UWA	Credit points; all unit attempts in the course count.	UWA states no rounding rule. Its WAM example adds the terms (2454, printed as 2453.99), divides by 42 and shows 58.42: 58.428... cut, not rounded, to two decimals. So this calculator cuts UWA averages to two decimals.	a WAM of 58.42 and a GPA of 4.14Calculator: WAM 58.42, GPA 4.14. The late withdrawal (FN) is entered as 0; the early withdrawal (WP) is left out.

Mark bands and results with no mark

Bands are per unit; the calculator also shows which band your average falls in. For a result with no mark, enter the mark shown here, leave the unit out where it says so, or pick the result code on the row where it says so (Monash WN, Adelaide University WF, RMIT PX), because those count differently in the WAM and the GPA.

University	Mark bands	Results with no mark
Adelaide University	High Distinction 85-100, Distinction 75-84, Credit 65-74, Pass 50-64, Fail 0-49	A failed hurdle (FH) counts as 49. Non-graded courses and withdrawals without a fail (W) are left out. A withdraw fail (WF) is left out of the WAM but counts 1.5 in the GPA: pick WF on the row.
ANU	High Distinction 80-100, Distinction 70-79, Credit 60-69, Pass 50-59, Fail 0-49	NCN and WN count as 0. Pass/fail courses are left out.
Curtin University	Grade 10 100, Grade 9 90-99, Grade 8 80-89, Grade 7 70-79, Grade 6 60-69, Grade 5 50-59, Below grade 5 0-49	ANN (result annulled) counts as 0. Pass/fail units, ungraded passes and WD are left out.
Deakin University	High Distinction 80-100, Distinction 70-79, Credit 60-69, Pass 50-59, Fail 0-49	Only when no mark was given: PC counts 50, XN and WN count 0.
La Trobe University	A 80-100, B 70-79, C 60-69, D 50-59, N (fail) 0-49	NS (nothing submitted) and KN (withdrawn late) count as 0. Other results with no numeric mark are left out, and no WAM is calculated for a progression period that has an incomplete grade such as XC or W.
Macquarie University	High Distinction 85-100, Distinction 75-84, Credit 65-74, Pass 50-64, Fail 0-49	Grades with no mark, such as S, are left out. Fails count at their actual mark.
Monash University	High Distinction 80-100, Distinction 70-79, Credit 60-69, Pass 50-59, Fail 0-49	A withdrawn fail (WN) counts as 0 with its credit points: pick WN on the row rather than typing 0, because WN is 0.0 grade points in the GPA while a mark of 0 is a Fail (0.3). A hurdle fail (NH) is recorded as 45.
RMIT (honours WAM)	Honours First Class (H1) 80-100, Honours Class 2A (H2A) 70-79, Honours Class 2B (H2B) 60-69, Pass 50-59, No honours level 0-49	Courses transfer-credited with grades convert: HD 85, DI 75, CR 65, PA 55, SP 50, fails 0. A PX (pass grade only) counts 50 in the WAM but is left out of the GPA: pick PX on the row.
UNSW	High Distinction 85-100, Distinction 75-84, Credit 65-74, Pass 50-64, Fail 0-49	Nominal marks for a grade without a mark: HD 90, DN 80, CR 70, PS 55, FL 25.
UTS	High Distinction 85-100, Distinction 75-84, Credit 65-74, Pass 50-64, Fail 0-49	Withdrawn/Fail results count, but UTS does not say what mark they carry. Ungraded subjects are left out.
University of Melbourne	H1 80-100, H2A 75-79, H2B 70-74, H3 65-69, Pass 50-64, Fail 0-49	Subjects with no per cent mark are left out. A failed subject counts at its mark.
University of Sydney	High Distinction 85-100, Distinction 75-84, Credit 65-74, Pass 50-64, Fail 0-49	Units with a grade but no mark (such as SR, FR, DC, DF, WD) are left out. Count every failed attempt as well as the pass.
UWA	Higher Distinction 80-100, Distinction 70-79, Credit Pass 60-69, Pass 50-59, Fail (N+) 45-49, Fail (N) 0-44	FN (late withdrawal) counts 0, FC (failed component) 48, PS (passed supplementary) 50 and FS the original mark. UF, UP, WD and WP are left out.

RMIT's bands are its honours levels, since RMIT calculates a WAM only for bachelor honours degrees. UWA's Fail band is split into N+ (45-49) and N (0-44). At Curtin a Fail (F) can be recorded with any mark from 0 to 100, and a pass after further assessment (PX) keeps its original mark, so only grades 5 to 10 are tied to a mark range.

WAM to GPA: convert each unit’s grade

A WAM averages your actual marks out of 100. A GPA first turns each unit's grade into grade points (7 for a High Distinction on a 7-point scale, 4 on a 4-point scale) and then averages those points by credit points. For WAM to GPA conversion, enter the marks and credits behind your average so each unit receives its own grade points.

Macquarie's own comparison shows the difference. Harry's eight marks sit near the top of each grade and Fred's near the bottom: their WAMs are 65.25 and 61.375 (Macquarie prints 61.4), and both GPAs are 4.375 on the 7-point scale Macquarie used before 2020.

Where a university publishes a GPA scale, the calculator gives that GPA from the same marks:

University	Scale	HD / D / CR / P / Fail points	Mark cut-offs	Notes
Adelaide University	7-point	7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 1.5	85 / 75 / 65 / 50	Fail, failed hurdle and withdraw fail are 1.5. Truncated to two decimals. If you transitioned from UniSA or the University of Adelaide, a pass from those universities is worth 4.5 and their W and WF results are left out; the calculator uses the Adelaide University values.
ANU	7-point	7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 0	80 / 70 / 60 / 50	N, NCN and WN are 0. Three decimals, one GPA across your whole academic career.
Monash University	4-point	4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0.3	80 / 70 / 60 / 50	Fail (N) and hurdle fail (NH) are 0.3; a withdrawn fail (WN) is 0.0 (pick WN on the row). Three decimals.
RMIT	4-point	4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0	80 / 70 / 60 / 50	Fails (NN, NH) are 0 and PX is left out. Rounded to one decimal. RMIT's GPA covers the whole program, so this is only the GPA of the courses entered.
UTS	7-point	7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 0	85 / 75 / 65 / 50	Scale since 14 January 2020. Before: HD 4, D 3.5, C 2.5, P 1.5, Fail 0.5; UTS recalculated earlier GPAs on the new scale.
UWA	7-point	7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 0	80 / 70 / 60 / 50	Every fail grade is 0, including a late withdrawal (FN). No rounding rule stated; cut to two decimals here, as in UWA's WAM example.

For “WAM 60 to GPA”, distinguish a single mark from a multi-unit average: one unit marked 60 gives 2.000 at Monash, 4.00 at UTS and 5.00 at UWA. Your course GPA comes from the grade-point contribution of every included unit. For an application, use the evaluating institution’s specified scale and course set.

Continue with the percentage to GPA converter for its selectable percentage conversion methods, or browse Australian school calculators for institution-specific inputs. Other institution-specific workflows include RMIT calculators and Swinburne calculators using their own grade-and-credit inputs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I enter in the WAM calculator?

Choose your university, then enter each included unit’s final percentage mark and credit points. Add one row per attempt that counts under your university’s rules. The result updates as you edit; the credit total shows the units contributing to the WAM.

How do I use the Monash WAM calculator for first-year units?

Select Monash and tick “1st year” for units designated first year, whenever you take them. The WAM uses half their credit weight; the GPA uses their full credit weight. Load Monash’s own example to reproduce WAM 74.476.

How do I enter a Monash withdrawn fail (WN)?

Choose WN in the row’s result selector and enter its credit points. WN contributes zero to both WAM marks and GPA points. Entering a numeric mark of zero instead assigns the ordinary Fail GPA value of 0.3.

How does this WAM to GPA calculator use my marks?

For a university with a GPA scale in the selector, it assigns grade points to each unit, weights those points by credits, and displays the GPA alongside the WAM. Use the same included course set for both results and read the scale named beside the GPA.

What does a WAM of 60 mean for GPA?

Enter the individual marks and credits behind the 60 WAM. As a fixed comparison, a single unit marked 60 gives GPA 2.000 at Monash, 4.00 at UTS and 5.00 at UWA. A multi-unit GPA follows the grade points of all the entered units.

Which results should I enter for Deakin WAM?

Use the achievable credit points and marks for included Deakin units. For a result carrying only a code, enter 50 for PC or zero for XN and WN. Build the input list from units included in Deakin’s WAM rules, with each degree in a combined course calculated separately.

How do I read the UTS and UWA GPA results?

Both use a seven-point GPA here, calculated from each unit’s grade and credit points. Read WAM as a percentage and GPA as an average of grade points. The result panel also identifies the university grade band containing the displayed WAM and shows the formatting rule used.

Where should I calculate a University of Newcastle (UON) WAM?

Use Newcastle’s official WAM Calculation Guideline for its course-level weights and mark substitutions. The UON section below links to that method and the Newcastle GPA page. The “Another university” option above calculates a credit-weighted mean of the marks entered.

Sources

Monash, UTS, Deakin, UWA and Newcastle guidance checked 30 October 2026. The comparison tables reuse the calculator’s university data; the Rounding column describes how each preset formats its result.

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