University Grading Scale in Australia

The Australian university grading scale as each university publishes it: grades, mark bands and grade points, each with its source, and a lookup for your own mark.

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Rules as of Guide to UNSW grades, as opened 4 November 2026; Sydney WAM pages, as opened 4 November 2026; MPF1326 version 29, effective 17 August 2026; Grading Procedure, effective 3 February 2025, amended 23 June 2026; UQ Assessment Procedure, as opened 4 November 2026; ANU GPA page, as opened 4 November 2026; RMIT GPA page, as opened 4 November 2026; UAC tertiary qualifications page, as opened 4 November 2026. Last reviewed 2026-11-04.

Your mark at each university

Mark, out of 100

The grade and grade points this mark gets at each university
University	Grade	Marks	Grade points
UNSW
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
ANU
RMIT

UNSW, Sydney and Melbourne use a WAM, not a GPA. UQ gives no percentage cut-offs for its grades 7 to 1, so it is not in this table. The bands are printed in whole marks, so a mark like 84.5 can fall between two of them. This is an estimate, not an official result.

Every table on this page, with its source.

Each university grading scale below comes from a page GradeCat opened on 4 November 2026, and the research's Source check confirmed every table here against its page.

UNSW

Source: UNSW Sydney, Guide to UNSW grades. Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

UNSW grades, and the mark a grade with no mark counts as in the WAM
Grade	Marks	With no mark, counts as
HD	85 to 100	90
DN	75 to 84	80
CR	65 to 74	70
PS	50 to 64	55
FL	0 to 49	25
AF	Not given	0

UNSW uses a WAM and says it does not use a GPA. AF has counted as a mark of 0 since Semester 1, 2003.

University of Sydney

Source: The University of Sydney, Guide to grades. Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

University of Sydney grades
Grade	Marks
HD	85 to 100
DI	75 to 84
CR	65 to 74
PS	50 to 64
FA or AF	0 to 49

Sydney uses a WAM and says the University does not use a GPA.

University of Melbourne

Source: The University of Melbourne, Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326), version 29 (Table 1, cl. 4.169). Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

University of Melbourne grades
Grade	Marks
H1	80 to 100
H2A	75 to 79
H2B	70 to 74
H3	65 to 69
P	50 to 64
N	0 to 49
NH	Recorded as 49

Melbourne uses a WAM. Its policy defines no GPA.

Adelaide University

Source: Adelaide University, Grading Procedure. Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

Adelaide University grades and grade points
Grade	Marks	Grade points
HD	85 to 100	7
D	75 to 84	6
C	65 to 74	5
P	50 to 64	4
F	below 50	1.5

FH and WF are worth 1.5 GPA points too. In the WAM an FH counts as 49 and a WF is left out. PNG, FNG, AS and W are left out of both. Adelaide truncates the GPA and the WAM to 2 decimals.

ANU

Source: The Australian National University, Grading scale and The Australian National University, Grade Point Average (GPA). Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

ANU grades and grade points
Grade	Marks	Grade points
HD	80 to 100	7
D	70 to 79	6
CR	60 to 69	5
P	50 to 59	4
N	0 to 49	0

Other grades: PS 4, NCN 0, WN 0, H1 7, H2A 6, H2B 5 and H3 4. WD, WL, PX and CRS are left out, as are pass/fail courses. ANU gives the GPA to three decimals.

RMIT University

Source: RMIT University, Grade Point Average (GPA). Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

RMIT grades and grade points
Grade	Marks	Grade points
HD	80 to 100	4
DI	70 to 79	3
CR	60 to 69	2
PA	50 to 59	1
NN	0 to 49	0

Other grades: SP 1, NH 0, DNS 0, CHD 4, CDI 3, CC 2 and CAG 1. PX, credit transfer and withdrawals are left out. RMIT's GPA is out of 4, rounded to 1 decimal.

UQ

Source: The University of Queensland (my.UQ), Final grades and The University of Queensland, Assessment Procedure (cl. 133, cl. 136, Appendix 2). Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

UQ grades and grade points
Grade	Meaning	Grade points
7	HD	7
6	D	6
5	C	5
4	P	4
3	marginal fail	3
2	fail	2
1	low fail	1
N		2
X		0
G		0
M		0
K		0
P	non-graded pass	Left out

UQ's pages give no percentage cut-offs for the grades 7 to 1, and no rounding rule for the GPA. An enrolled course with no result counts as a G.

UAC admission GPA

Source: UAC, How your tertiary qualifications are assessed. Status: confirmed on 4 November 2026.

UAC's 7-point values
Grade	Value
HD	7
D	6, or 6.5 in some grading systems
Cr	5
P	4
conceded pass	3
fail	0
ungraded pass	Left out, unless UAC counts it

Which grading systems give a D 6.5 is not verified. UAC leaves ungraded passes out unless your GPA without them is below 4 or they are more than half your load, and does not say what value they then get.

Status of each rule

Rules	As of	Status
UNSW grades and nominal marks	Guide to UNSW grades, as opened 4 November 2026	Confirmed, except how an FL counts in the WAM
University of Sydney grades	Sydney WAM pages, as opened 4 November 2026	Confirmed
University of Melbourne grades	MPF1326 version 29, effective 17 August 2026	Confirmed
Adelaide University grades and grade points	Grading Procedure, effective 3 February 2025, amended 23 June 2026	Confirmed
ANU grades and grade points	ANU GPA page, as opened 4 November 2026	Confirmed
RMIT grades and grade points	RMIT GPA page, as opened 4 November 2026	Confirmed
UQ grades and grade points	UQ Assessment Procedure, as opened 4 November 2026	Confirmed, with no percentage cut-offs
UAC's 7-point values	UAC tertiary qualifications page, as opened 4 November 2026	Confirmed, except which systems give a D 6.5
Monash, Macquarie, Deakin and other universities	Not known	Not verified: their pages refused our reader or were not opened

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How university grades work in Australia

Most universities here grade a course from a mark out of 100. HD is the top grade, then a distinction (D, DN or DI), a credit (CR or C) and a pass (P, PS or PA). Every university on this page that prints its marks bands puts the pass mark at 50. The bands differ: an HD takes 85 at UNSW, Sydney and Adelaide University, and 80 at ANU and RMIT. The University of Melbourne uses H1, H2A, H2B and H3 instead, and UQ grades from 7 down to 1.

Your WAM averages your marks, and your GPA averages grade points, each weighted by credit points or units. The WAM Calculator and the University GPA Calculator work them out on each university's rules.

Same mark, different grade

A 78 is a DN at UNSW, a DI at Sydney, an H2A at Melbourne, a D at Adelaide, a D at ANU and a DI at RMIT. That D is worth 6 grade points at Adelaide and ANU, and the DI 3 at RMIT. An 80 is an HD at ANU and RMIT, but a DN at UNSW.

Not verified yet

Monash, Macquarie and Deakin. Their sites refused our reader on 4 November 2026, so this page has no tables for them.
Other universities, such as UTS, UWA, Newcastle, Western Sydney, JCU, QUT and Griffith. Their own pages were not opened.
Honours classes. UQ's, UNSW's and Sydney's honours rules were not opened.
Percentage cut-offs at UQ. UQ's pages give none for the grades 7 to 1.
School grades. This page covers universities only, and NSW's A to E scale for schools could not be opened.

Grading scale FAQ

What is an HD?

HD is the top grade. It takes 85 to 100 at UNSW, Sydney and Adelaide University, and 80 to 100 at ANU and RMIT. At Melbourne the top grade is H1, 80 to 100.

What is the pass mark at Australian universities?

50, at every university on this page that prints its marks bands: UNSW, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, ANU and RMIT.

What mark is a DN at UNSW?

75 to 84. In the WAM, a DN with no mark counts as 80.

What does DN mean in grades?

DN is a distinction, the grade just under HD. UNSW calls it DN and gives it for 75 to 84. Sydney gives a DI for the same marks, and RMIT gives a DI for 70 to 79.

What is an NN grade at RMIT?

NN is RMIT's grade for a mark of 0 to 49, under the pass mark of 50. It is worth 0 grade points, and it counts in RMIT's GPA.

What is H2A at Melbourne?

75 to 79. H2B is 70 to 74, and H1 is 80 to 100.

How many grade points is an HD?

7 at ANU and Adelaide University, and 4 at RMIT. UQ's top grade, a 7, is worth 7. UNSW, Sydney and Melbourne use a WAM, not a GPA.

Does UQ publish percentage cut-offs for its grades?

No. UQ's pages give the grades 7 to 1 and what each is worth in the GPA, but no percentage cut-offs.

Related tools

WAM Calculator: your WAM at UNSW, Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide.
University GPA Calculator: your GPA at UQ, ANU, Adelaide or RMIT, or UAC's 7-point admission GPA.
All tools for Australia

Sources

Cite this page

GradeCat. (2026, November 4). University Grading Scale in Australia. https://gradecat.com/au/grading-scale/

This is an estimate, not an official result. Your university or board decides the official one. Found a wrong result? Report it.