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Grades and marking
To tell whether you will pass before results come out, compare your work against two things: the pass mark for your course, and the rubric the marker uses. In the UK the pass mark is usually 40 per cent, in Australia 50 per cent. If your draft clearly meets the lowest passing band on every…
1 Nov 2026 · 3 min read
Grades and marking
You can predict your grade before you submit by marking your own draft against the rubric, the same way a marker will. Read the criteria, score each one honestly against the grade bands, and add them up. For a faster, outside read, upload your draft, brief and rubric to a grade prediction tool and compare…
30 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Grades and marking
A grade is predicted by reading your draft against the same things a marker uses: the rubric criteria and the grade bands for your course. A prediction tool checks how well your work meets each criterion, maps that to the band it falls in, and returns a likely grade with the weak areas flagged. It…
28 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Grades and marking
University grading is not the same across countries. The US and Canada use a 4.0 grade point average, Australia uses a 7-point scale and a percentage WAM, the UK uses degree classifications, and most of Europe keeps national scales linked by ECTS. Here is how each one works and how they line up. How do…
28 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Grades and marking
A passing grade depends on where you study. In the UK the pass mark is typically 40 per cent. In Australia it is 50 per cent. In the US a D (1.0) is the lowest passing grade, though many programmes require a C (2.0) average. Canada and the EU vary by institution and country. What…
27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Grades and marking
A grading rubric is the scoring guide your marker uses on your work. It lists the criteria they judge, such as argument, evidence, structure and referencing, and describes what each grade band looks like for each one. Read it closely and you know exactly what the mark is built from, which is often the difference…
26 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Grades and marking
To calculate your GPA, turn each grade into grade points, multiply by the course credits, add the results, then divide by the total credits. On the US 4.0 scale an A is 4.0. On the Australian 7-point scale a High Distinction is 7. The UK and most of Europe do not use a GPA at…
25 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Grades and marking
A marking rubric is the exact list of things your marker scores your work against. To use it, read it before you write, turn each criterion into a question about your draft, and pay closest attention to the wording of the top grade band, because those words describe what you have to actually do to…
4 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Grades and marking
A coursework resit is a chance to resubmit failed work, usually with the mark capped at the pass threshold. To pass, read the feedback closely, because it tells you exactly what the marker wanted and did not get, then rebuild the work around that. A resit is not the same task again, it is a…
3 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
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