Education
Assignment Weight Calculator
See how many overall percentage points an assignment is worth, and how much it will lift or lower your total subject grade.
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Your results
Contribution to overall grade18.75 percentage points
Maximum possible contribution25 percentage points
Calculation breakdown
- Contribution
- score × weighting ÷ 100
Worked example
Scoring 75% on an assignment worth 25% of the subject contributes 75 × 25 ÷ 100 = 18.75 percentage points towards your overall grade.
Assumptions
- Assumes the score entered is already expressed as a percentage of that assignment's own total marks.
How this calculator works
Enter your score on an assignment and its weighting in the subject to see its exact contribution in percentage points towards your final overall grade.
Frequently asked questions
How is the contribution calculated?
It's your score (as a percentage) multiplied by the assessment's weighting, giving the number of overall percentage points it contributes.
Can this show my running total across the subject?
Enter your other assessments in the Weighted Grade calculator to see a combined running total.
What if the assignment is marked out of a non-100 total?
Convert your score to a percentage first (score ÷ total × 100) before entering it here.
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