Macquarie WAM Calculator
Work out your credit-weighted percentage average at Macquarie University, with a historical pre-2020 GPA comparison. Official grading rules and reference list included.
Your Macquarie courses
For each course: its name, then the grade in % and the credit points.
Weighted average
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- Letter band of the average
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- Pre-2020 GPA (7-point scale)
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- Total credit points
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Macquarie has used WAM since 2020. The 7-point GPA shown here is a rounded historical comparison, not a current official result.
Macquarie Letter Grades
| Letter | Percentage |
|---|---|
| HD (High Distinction) | 85-100 |
| D (Distinction) | 75-84 |
| CR (Credit) | 65-74 |
| P (Pass) | 50-64 |
| FH (Fail Hurdle) | 49 |
| F (Fail) | 0-49 |
| FA (Fail Absent) | 0-49 |
About Macquarie Grading
Macquarie's WAM page compares two students. Harry, with marks of 58, 74, 64, 59, 64, 74, 73, 56, has a WAM of 65.25; Fred, with 52, 70, 61, 53, 62, 71, 72, 50, has 61.375 (printed as 61.4). On the 7-point GPA both score 4.375, because every mark from 50 to 64 earns the same 4 points. Students who completed their course before 2020 have a GPA on their transcript instead.
Why Your Average Matters at Macquarie
The Macquarie University Award for Academic Excellence goes to graduates of new 2020 curriculum courses with a WAM of 85.000 (earlier students need a GPA of 4.000 out of 4, or 6.500 out of 7 if they commenced after 1 January 2017). The 2026 Merit List takes Bachelor students who completed 60 credit points or more at Macquarie in 2025 with a 2025 WAM of 85 or above. For Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a LAWS WAM of 75.00 or above earns First Class and 70.00 to below 75.00 Second Class, and the LAWS WAM is not rounded.
Macquarie Grading Note
From 2020 Macquarie measures results with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM), the average out of 100 of all the marks in your course, replacing the GPA. HD is 85-100, D 75-84, CR 65-74 and P 50-64, and a fail counts at its actual mark. The GPA line uses Macquarie's 7-point scale for students who commenced from 1 January 2017 and completed before 2020 (HD 7, D 6, Cr 5, P 4, F 0). To compare with other universities, use the WAM calculator at /wam-calculator/.
Macquarie Accuracy Scope
Grades without a mark, such as S, are left out, and Macquarie says to exclude W grades and Specified and Unspecified Credit when you estimate your WAM. A Fail Hurdle (FH) is recorded as 49. Appendix B prints no credit-point formula, but Macquarie's WAM estimator weights units by credit points. Students who commenced between 2011 and 31 December 2016 had a 4-point GPA on which HD and D were both 4; the GPA line does not apply that scale, and Macquarie's pages label the dates of the two GPA scales differently. Macquarie states no rounding rule; this calculator shows two decimals.
Tips for Macquarie Students
- Enter failed units at their actual mark: the WAM uses the 35 or 46 you scored, while the old GPA gave every fail 0.
- Leave out W grades, S grades and Specified or Unspecified Credit.
- Enter each unit's credit points; Macquarie's estimator weights by them.
Common WAM Mistakes at Macquarie
Rounding a LAWS WAM up to the honours cut-off. Macquarie Law School says a LAWS WAM is not rounded, so a final LAWS WAM of 74.95 receives Second Class Honours, not First Class.
Official References
- Macquarie University Students: Weighted Average Mark (WAM)
- Macquarie University Assessment Policy, Appendix B: WAM and GPA Calculations (PDF)
- Macquarie University Policy Central: Assessment Procedure (grades, clauses 127-128)
- Macquarie University Students: Grading system
- Macquarie University Students: High achievers
- Macquarie Law School: Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Grade table and classifications last checked against these sources on 28 September 2026.