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Here you will find results, grades and their meaning.

The 'Undergraduate and Postgraduate Coursework' grading schema is applicable for all relevant unit results from 2021 onwards.

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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Coursework

Unit Result Table
Result	Description	Meaning
HD	High Distinction	80% and over
D	Distinction	70 - 79%
C	Credit	60 - 69%
P	Pass	50 - 59%
N	Fail	below 50%; fail mark to be included
UP	Ungraded Pass	used when pass or fail are the only possible outcomes for the unit
UN	Ungraded Fail	used when pass or fail are the only possible outcomes for the unit
PC	Pass Conceded	a grade that may be awarded by the relevant Faculty Committee for one unit in any course to enable a student to satisfy the requirements of the course in which they are enrolled, provided that the student has achieved a minimum of 45% in the unit and satisfied any other requirements as specified in the Assessment (Higher Education Courses) procedure.
EP	External Institution Pass	used when a student obtains a pass or higher grade in a unit completed at another institution under a cross-institutional enrolment arrangement.
EN	External Institution Fail	used when a student obtains a fail grade in a unit completed at another institution under a cross-institutional enrolment arrangement.
RI	Result not finalised	used where it is not possible to finalise an individual student's result at the time of submission of results
RIA	Assessment pending	special assessment task granted in response to application for special consideration (outcome 4)
RIE	Assessment pending	special assessment task (examination) granted in response to application for Special Consideration (outcome 3)
RP	Result not applicable	a unit that commences in one academic year and is completed in another academic year or for linked units that are studied concurrently or in subsequent teaching periods
RW	Result withheld
SAA	Assessment pending	supplementary assessment task awarded by the relevant Faculty Committee
SAE	Assessment pending	supplementary assessment task (examination) awarded by the relevant Faculty Committee
WE	Withdrawn early	withdrawn by relevant census date
WL	Withdrawn late	Withdrawn without academic penalty after relevant census date
WN	Withdrawn fail	Fail, withdrawn after deadline for withdrawing, academic penalty incurred, default zero mark
WR	Withdrawn	Withdrawn, debt remission, without academic penalty
XA	Not to be assessed yet	used where it is not possible to finalise results for all students in a unit at the time of submission of results due to the particular requirements of the unit (e.g. clinical placement)
XN	Failure, not assessed	used for those students who did not submit any of the required assessment

Honours

Grades listed below are used for units studied during the honours year and are recorded against the course when a student's qualified status is determined.

Results codes and descriptions for Honours courses
Result	Description	Meaning
H1	First Class Honours	80% and over
H2A	Second Class Honours Division A	70 - 79%
H2B	Second Class Honours Division B	60 - 69%
H3	Third Class Honours	50 - 59%

Research

The following grades shall be used for students enrolled in Masters by Research and PhD courses ONLY.

Results and descriptions for Higher Degrees by Research
Result	Description
CE	Continuing Enrolment (2023 onwards)
XA	Not to be assessed yet
SP	Satisfactory progress (withdrawn from use in 2022)
IP	Progress report not finalised (withdrawn from use in 2022)
IPR	Incomplete progress (withdrawn from use in 2022) (through no fault of the candidates)
UPR	Unsatisfactory progress (withdrawn from use in 2022)

Research students undertaking coursework units, and Masters Degree students with a final thesis result, please refer to the Result Key for Undergraduate and Postgraduate units on this page.

Credentials

The following grades shall be used for students assessed for Professional Practice Credentials ONLY.

Results codes and descriptions for Professional Practice Credentials
Result	Description
SAT	Satisfied
NSAT	Not Satisfied

Special 202 Grading Schema

This schedule applies to all grading of assessment in higher education courses for Trimester 1/Semester 1, Trimester 2/Semester 2 and Trimester 3 2020.

Result grades, enrolment status indicators and percentage marks for units of study
Result	Description	Percentage / meaning
HD	High Distinction	80% and over
D	Distinction	70% – 79%
C	Credit	60% – 69%
P	Pass	50% – 59%
N	Fail	below 50%
NA	Fail Band A	45% - 49% (2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Grade)
NB	Fail Band B	40% - 44% (2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Grade)
NC	Fail Band C	below 40% (2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Grade)
UP	Ungraded pass	used when pass or fail are the only possible outcomes for the unit
UN	Ungraded fail	used when pass or fail are the only possible outcomes for the unit
PC	Pass conceded	a grade that may be awarded by the relevant Faculty Committee for one unit in any course to enable a student to satisfy the requirements of the course in which they are enrolled, provided that the student has achieved a minimum of 45% in the unit and satisfied any other requirements as specified in the Assessment (Higher Education Courses) procedure
EP	External Institution pass	used when a student obtains a pass or a higher grade in a unit completed at another institution under a cross-institutional enrolment arrangement
EN	External Institution fail	used when a student obtains fail grade in a unit completed at another institution under a cross-institutional enrolment arrangement
XN	Fail, not assessed	for those students who did not submit any of the required assessment
WN	Withdrawn fail	Fail withdrawn after deadline for withdrawing: academic penalty incurred (default zero mark)
SAE	Assessment pending	supplementary assessment task (examination) awarded by the relevant Faculty Committee
SAA	Assessment pending	supplementary assessment task awarded by the relevant Faculty Committee
RI	Result not finalised	should only be used where it is not possible to finalise an individual student’s result at the time of submission of results
RIA	Assessment pending	special assessment task granted in response to application for special consideration (outcome 4)
RIC	Result not finalised	result incomplete in 2020 scheduled practicum unit due to COVID-19-related restrictions
RIE	Assessment pending	special assessment task (examination) granted in response to application for special consideration (outcome 3)
RP	Result not applicable	for a unit that commences in one academic year and is completed in another academic year or for linked units that are studied concurrently or in subsequent study periods
RW	Result withheld
XA	Not to be assessed yet	should only be used where it is not possible to finalise results for all students in a unit at the time of submission of results due to the particular requirements of the unit
WE	Withdrawn early	withdrawn by relevant census date
WL	Withdrawn late	withdrawn without academic penalty
WR	Withdrawn	debt remission without academic penalty

Grades for honours units and courses
Abbreviation	Grade	Percentage
H1	First Class Honours	80% and over
H2A	Second Class Honours Division A	70 – 79%
H2B	Second Class Honours Division B	60 – 69%
H3	Third Class Honours	50 – 59%

Weighted Average Mark

The Weighted Average Mark (WAM) for a course is calculated as follows:

Sum of (number of credit points for unit x mark for unit)/ total number of credit points.

For the purposes of the calculation:

Only units studied by a student at Deakin University will be included. This excludes units completed at another institution under a cross-institutional study arrangement or for which credit towards a Deakin course has been granted.
Units will not be included with the following grades recorded in 2020: NA, NB, NC, XN, WN
Units will be included where any of the following grades have been achieved: HD, D, C, P, N, PC

The following marks will be used for the purposes of the calculation:

Grade	Mark used
HD, D, C, P	Assigned mark
PC	50
N	0

For combined course

The calculation of the WAM for a course that is a component of a combined or dual course only includes the units that are undertaken as part of the component course. For example, for a combined Bachelor of A/Bachelor of B consisting of 32 credit points in total, the calculation of the WAM for course A will include the units (16 credit points) that are undertaken as part of course A and the calculation of the WAM for course B will include the units (16 credit points) that are undertaken as part of course B.

For combined course which consist of 40 credit points in total, the calculation would be based on a 16/24 split.

There may be variations to the 16/16 or 16/24 splits depending on the combined course structure as outlined in the relevant accreditation documents.

Archived results

There are results listed below which are not currently used, but have been part of the grading schema since 1993.

Results no longer used showing result code, description and more detailed meaning
Result	Description	Meaning
WRN	Withdrawn	Withdrawn, debit remission, with academic penalty (normally applied where a student withdraws from a unit for the second time or following the unsuccessful completion of a significant assessment component)
XL	Individual progression (self paced learning units)	Used for Deakin Australia (Technology Management Courses) where the unit is being continued in the next semester

Results prior to 1993

Originally founded in 1975, Deakin University has had important links with many other tertiary educational institutions throughout Victoria. Subsequent amalgamations have meant that the historical records of results for students who attended these institutions are currently held by Deakin University and are available on request as a Deakin University Academic Transcript.

Other institutions which in the past were affiliated with Deakin University are:

Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education
Gordon Institute of Technology
State College of Victoria / Victoria College: Burwood, Prahran, Rusden, Toorak.

Prior to 1993 different grading schema were used at various institutions. While some appeared similar to the current grading schema, grade conversions do not necessarily correspond to the current grading schema. This document outlines grade codes for institutions and courses prior to 1993.

Key to Results - Prior to 1993
code	value
AA	Annually assessed
ABS	Fail
C	Credit
C#	Credit after reassessment
CG	Credit granted
CO	Competent
CP	Credit pass, Course pass
CR	Credit
D	Distinction
DEF	Deferred Assessment
DF	Deferred
DS	Distinction
EIP	External institution pass
EP	External institution pass
EX	Exemption granted
F	Fail
FP	Faculty pass
HD	High distinction
HH	Honours
HS	Highly satisfactory
I	Result not finalised
I	Incomplete
N	Fail, not passed
N#	Fail after assessment
N+	Only one passing grade available
NC	Not competent
NN	Fail, failure following supplementary examination
NP	Pass following supplementary exam
NRN	Fail, to repeat unit, not to proceed to next unit
NRP	Fail, to repeat unit, may proceed to next unit
NS	Fail, supplementary assessment to be completed
NS	Supplementary assessment pending
P	Pass
P*	Pass - highest level available
PA	Pass
PC	Pass conceded
PP	Pass
PS	Pass grade after supplementary assessment
PU	Ungraded Pass
RD	Result Deferred
RI	Result not finalised
RP	Result not applicable
RW	Result withheld
S	Satisfactory
SA	Supplementary assessment pending
SS	Supplementary assessment pending
UGP	Ungraded pass
UP	Ungraded pass
W	Withdrawn
WD	Withdrawn
WDN	Withdrawn fail
WE	Withdrawn by relevant census date
WH	Withheld
WL	Withdrawn without academic penalty
WN	Failure due to withdrawal
XA	Not to be assessed yet
XC	Credit granted
XL	Individual progression
XN	Failure, not assessed
XW	Study recognised, no credit granted
Y	Result not applicable
ZZ	Awaiting assessment - individual progression
#	Result following further assessment
*	Not yet reported, result pending

Honours grades
code	value
H1	First class honours
H2	Second class honours
H2A	Second class honours division A
H2B	Second class honours division B
H3	Third class honours

Higher Degree by Research Progress Results
code	value
SP	Satisfactory progress
IP	Progress report not yet finalised
IPR	Incomplete progress (no fault of the student)
UP	Unsatisfactory progress
UPR	Unsatisfactory progress

Letter Grading - Pre 1971
code	value
A	Top 10%
B	Next 20%
C	Middle 40%
D	Next 20%
E	Next 10%
S	Satisfactory

Letter Gradings - used by some institutions between 1973-1978
code	value
A	85% and over
B	70% - 84%
C	56% - 59%
D	50% - 55%
T	Terminating Pass
E	Fail (below 50%)

Key to Unit Levels - Pre 1994
code	value
1 - 3	Undergraduate courses up to 3 years
1 - 4	Undergraduate courses up to 4 years
C	Middle 40%
4 - 5	Graduate Certificate / Graduate Diploma
6	Masters degree and research projects
7	PhD degree

Key to Study Period
code	value
1	Semester 1
2	Semester 2
A	Unit commencing summer semester, concluding Semester 1
B	Unit commencing summer semester, concluding Semester 2
C	3 semester unit commencing Semester 1 of current year, concluding Semester 1 of following year
D	3 semester unit commencing Semester 1 of previous year, concluding Semester 1 of current year
E	4 semester unit commencing Semester 1 of current year, concluding Semester 2 of following year
F	4 semester unit commencing Semester 1 of previous year, concluding Semester 2 of current year
G	Year long unit commencing Semester 2 of current year, concluding Semester 1 of following year
H	Year long unit commencing Semester 2 of previous year, concluding Semester 1 of current year
I	3 semester unit commencing Semester 2 of current year, concluding Semester 2 of following year
J	3 semester unit commencing Semester 2 of previous year, concluding Semester 2 of current year
S	Summer semester
Y	Year long unit