Enter each subject's mark and credit points to get your Weighted Average Mark. Add as many rows as you need — everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
A worked example: marks of 78 (12.5 cp), 65 (12.5 cp), 84 (25 cp) and 71 (12.5 cp) give (78×12.5 + 65×12.5 + 84×25 + 71×12.5) ÷ 62.5 = 4775 ÷ 62.5 = 76.4. Notice the 25-credit-point subject at 84 pulled the average well above the plain mean of 74.5 — weighting is the whole point of WAM.
| WAM | Level | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 85+ | Outstanding | Competitive scholarships, top honours programs |
| 80–84 | High Distinction | Honours year entry, strong postgraduate applications |
| 75–79 | Distinction | Most honours and coursework masters thresholds |
| 65–74 | Credit | Standard satisfactory progress, many graduate programs |
| 50–64 | Pass | Degree completion; limited further-study options |
These bands are conventions, not rules — faculties set their own cut-offs, and some quote different numbers for the same levels. Always check the specific program's entry requirements.
GPA compresses marks into grade points (HD, D, C, P), so an 85 and a 99 both become a 7.0. WAM keeps the full resolution of your marks, which is why honours selection and scholarship committees increasingly ask for it: it distinguishes the 85 from the 99. When a form asks for one and you only have the other, do not convert with a generic online ratio — ask the admissions office which figure they want and how to derive it from your transcript.
WAM (Weighted Average Mark) is the credit-point-weighted average of your subject marks: multiply each mark by its credit points, add them up, and divide by total credit points. Unlike a simple average, a 25-credit-point subject moves your WAM four times as much as a 6-credit-point one.
WAM is an average of your actual percentage marks (0-100). GPA converts each mark to grade points first (e.g. HD=7, D=6 on the 7-point scale) and then averages those. Two students with the same GPA can have different WAMs. Australian universities increasingly quote WAM for honours and postgraduate admission.
Most major ones do — Monash, Melbourne, UNSW, UQ and others publish a WAM — but the exact rules differ: some exclude first-year subjects or fails from certain calculations, and each university sets its own policy. Use this calculator for the standard mark-times-credit WAM; check your handbook for faculty-specific variants.
As a rough guide: 65+ is a Credit average, 75+ is Distinction-level, and 80+ is High Distinction territory. Honours programs commonly ask for 70-80+, and competitive postgraduate courses often look for 75+ — but every program sets its own bar.
Under the standard formula a failed subject still counts at its mark (which drags the average hard). Some universities apply special policies — e.g. excluding an approved withdrawn subject, or counting a supplementary pass at 50. Enter the mark as it stands on your record.