Calculate what grade you need on a final assessment based on your current grade, target grade, final weight, and maximum score.
Consider the current average before the final assessment.
The math is the same; the scale only changes how grades are displayed.
"Current average" should represent the work already completed for the course so far.
Useful when the final is worth, say, 8 points even though the course's final scale is 0-10.
The math uses the part already completed and the weight still remaining.
With a current average of 7.2 and the final worth 30%, a score of 6.53 out of 10.0 brings your final average to 7.0.
Drag the slider to see the matching final average.
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A final grade calculator combines your current grade, target grade, the final's weight, and the maximum possible score to work out exactly what you need to score to reach your goal, with an interactive simulator and a ready-made scenarios table for quick comparison.
Enter your current average, target grade, and the final assessment's weight to see the score you need — then use the "What if I score..." simulator to test one specific score, or the scenarios table to compare 40% to 100% of the assessment at once, with nothing extra to fill in.
(target - current * (1 - finalWeight/100)) / (finalWeight/100)You need a 95 on the final to reach an 80 overall.
(80 - 70*0.6) / 0.4 = 95The "Grading scale" (0 to 10 or 0 to 100) controls how your current average and target are displayed — switching scales automatically converts whatever you've already typed, with nothing to retype. The "Assessment maximum" is separate: it's how many points the final assessment itself is worth, and it can differ from the course scale — for example, a final worth 8 points inside a course whose overall average is graded 0 to 10. The tool converts the required score between the two scales on its own.
Drag the simulator's slider to any possible score on the final assessment and see the resulting final average update instantly, along with whether it meets your target — handy for answering "what if I score a 6 instead of the calculated minimum?" without redoing the math by hand.
The "Quick scenarios" table shows the resulting final average for seven fixed scores on the assessment — from 40% to 100% of the maximum, in 10-percentage-point steps — flagging which ones meet your target. The highlighted row is the first one in the table (the lowest score) that already meets your target, a quick way to see the whole range without testing each value in the simulator.
The calculation, the simulator, and the scenarios table all run in your browser — nothing is sent to a server. This assumes a single weighted final and a linear scale — some courses round, drop the lowest score, or weight components differently, so confirm the exact policy before making decisions based on the result.
It means the target isn't reachable under the weight and maximum grade you entered, even with a perfect score on the final.
The target is already secured — you could score a zero on the final and still reach it, based on the assumptions entered.
The scale (0-10 or 0-100) only controls how your current average and target are displayed. The assessment maximum is how many points the final itself is worth, and it can be different — for example, an 8-point final inside a course graded on a 0-10 average. The tool converts between the two automatically.
Yes — use the scale selector at the top of the form; whatever you've already typed converts automatically to the new scale, with nothing to retype.
The main result shows the minimum score needed to exactly hit your target. The simulator lets you test any other score — one above the minimum, to see the cushion, or one below, to see how far short it falls — without changing the main fields.
The table always shows seven fixed scores (from 40% to 100% of the assessment maximum, in 10-percentage-point steps) and highlights the first one, in table order, that already meets your target — the scores below it in the list are flagged as below the target.
No — it's a straight linear calculation, in the main result, the simulator, and the scenarios table alike. If your course rounds or curves grades, treat the result as a close estimate, not an exact figure.
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