Tertiary Institutions
Australian universities issue results for each subject, based on the following gradings:
| % | ACU, ACS, Adelaide, Bond, Canberra, CDU, CQU, CSU, Flinders, MQ, Newcastle, QUT, Swinburne, SCU, UNE, UniSA, UNSW, Sydney, UOW, UTS, UWS |
UWA, ANU, Curtin, Deakin, ECU, Monash, Murdoch, RMIT, UTAS, VU | USQ | La Trobe | Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | High Distinction (HD) | High Distinction (HD) | High Distinction (HD) | A | First Class Honours (H1) |
| 95-99 | |||||
| 90-94 | |||||
| 85-89 | |||||
| 80-84 | Distinction (D) | A | |||
| 75-79 | Distinction (D) | B | Second Class Honours Div A (H2A) | ||
| 70-74 | Credit (C) | B | Second Class Honours Div B (H2B) | ||
| 65-69 | Credit (C) | C | Third Class Honours (H3) | ||
| 60-64 | Pass (P) | C | Pass (P) | ||
| 55-59 | Pass (P) | D | |||
| 50-54 | |||||
| < 50 | Fail (N) | Fail (N) | Fail (F, FNP, FNS, FNC or FLW) | Fail (N) | Fail (N) |
Note that the numbers above do not correspond to a percentile, but are notionally a percentage of the maximum raw marks available. Various tertiary institutions in Australia have policies on the allocations for each grade and scaling may occur to meet these policies. These policies may vary also according to the degree year (higher percentages for later years), but generally, only 2-5% of students who pass (that is, who achieve raw marks of 50 or more) may be awarded a High Distinction grade, and 50% or more of passing students are awarded a basic Pass grade. Raw marks for students who fail are not scaled and do not increase the allocations of higher grades. Some universities also have a Pass Conceded (PC) grade for marks that fall in the range of 45-49 inclusive.
Read more about this topic: Academic Grading In Australia
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