UNSW Sydney
grading scale
Quick answer: At UNSW Sydney, HD (High Distinction) is 85–100%. Verified against the university’s own grading policy.
Grade bands
| Grade | Marks |
|---|---|
| HD — High Distinction | 85–100% |
| DN — Distinction | 75–84% |
| CR — Credit | 65–74% |
| PS — Pass | 50–64% |
| FL — Fail | 0–49% |
How the average is calculated
WAM — Σ(M × U) / Σ(U)
There is no CGPA→percentage conversion at this or any Australian university. A WAM is already a percentage; a GPA is a band collapse and cannot be reversed. See why.
Other grades and notations
Codes that can appear on a transcript alongside the grades above.
| Code | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AF | Absent Fail | — |
| AS | Audited Course | — |
| AW | Academic Withdrawal | — |
| CM | Competent with Merit | — |
| CN | Not Yet Competent | — |
| CO | Competent | — |
| CR | Credit | — |
| DN | Distinction | — |
| EC | Enrolment Continuing | — |
| EM | Excluded Misconduct | — |
| FL | Fail | — |
| HD | High Distinction | — |
| LE | Late Entry | — |
| NA | Not Assessed | — |
| NC | Not Completed | — |
| NF | Not Failed | — |
| PC | Pass Conceded | — |
| PE | Professional Experience | — |
| PW | Permitted Withdrawal | — |
| PS | Pass | — |
| RC | Research Continuing | — |
| RD | Result Deferred | — |
| RS | Research Satisfactory | — |
| SY | Satisfactory/Successful | — |
| UF | Unsatisfactory Fail | — |
| WC | Withheld – Special Consideration | — |
| WD | Withheld – Incomplete Assessment | — |
| WJ | Withheld – Unresolved Matter | — |
| XE | Exchange Enrolment | — |
Confirmed for this university
- No GPA is issued or calculated — stated explicitly on a live official page
- No university-wide honours band table exists; honours are faculty-determined
- No university-wide Faculty WAM formula exists
University details
| State | NSW |
| Sector | Public |
| Affiliation | Group of Eight |
| Main measure | Weighted Average Mark (WAM) — a percentage average |
| TEQSA provider ID | PRV12055 |
| CRICOS | 00098G |
| ABN | 57 195 873 179 |
Contact
| Address | UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 Australia |
| Phone | +61 2 9385 1000 |
| Student enquiries | https://www.unsw.edu.au/student/contact-us |
| Website | https://www.unsw.edu.au/ |
Sources
The figures on this page are read from the university’s own published policy or official grading page:
- Guide to UNSW grades 2026-09-06
Further official documents we have identified for this university but have not yet read. They are listed so you can go to the source yourself — nothing on this page is drawn from them:
- Rules, policies & guidelines — identified, not yet read
- Next steps for academic standing — identified, not yet read
- Historical Council Resolutions on Pass with Distinction — identified, not yet read
Band cut-offs are set by the university and change over time. The grade printed on your academic transcript is always the authoritative figure.