University GPA calculator
Calculate your semester GPA and updated CGPA using Victoria University of Wellington's own grading scale, credit weighting, rounding rules, and CGPA formula — not a generic New Zealand average.
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9-point GPA scale
13 grades carry points, 9 do not, and results are rounded to 1 decimal places. Verified 2026-07-21.
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Semester GPA
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Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand · 9-point GPA scale
Enter your current CGPA and completed credits to calculate your updated CGPA. Your semester GPA is shown from your courses below.
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Every grade Victoria University of Wellington awards, the points it carries, and whether it counts toward the GPA or earns credit. This is the table the calculator above runs on.
| Grade | Meaning | Mark range | Points | GPA counted | Credit earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | Outstanding Performance | 90–100% | 9.0 | Yes | Yes |
| A | Excellent Performance | 85–89.999% | 8.0 | Yes | Yes |
| A- | Excellent Performance in Most Respects | 80–84.999% | 7.0 | Yes | Yes |
| B+ | Very Good Performance | 75–79.999% | 6.0 | Yes | Yes |
| B | Good Performance | 70–74.999% | 5.0 | Yes | Yes |
| B- | Good Performance Overall | 65–69.999% | 4.0 | Yes | Yes |
| C+ | Satisfactory to Good Performance | 60–64.999% | 3.0 | Yes | Yes |
| C | Satisfactory Performance | 55–59.999% | 2.0 | Yes | Yes |
| C- | Adequate Evidence of Learning | 50–54.999% | 1.0 | Yes | Yes |
| D | Fail | 40–49.999% | 0.0 | Yes | No |
| E | Fail | 0–39.999% | 0.0 | Yes | No |
| K | Mandatory Course Requirements Not Satisfied | — | 0.0 | Yes | No |
| L | Compensation Pass | — | 0.0 | Yes | Yes |
| P | Overall Pass | — | Excluded | No | Yes |
| G | Aegrotat Pass | — | Excluded | No | Yes |
| J | Pass in Recognition of Prior Learning | — | Excluded | No | Yes |
| Z | Special Pass | — | Excluded | No | Yes |
| F | Pass/Fail Course Fail | — | Excluded | No | No |
| GP | Grade Pending | — | Excluded | No | No |
| AEP | Aegrotat Under Consideration | — | Excluded | No | No |
| U | Withdrawal Approved | — | Excluded | No | No |
| WD | Withdrawal During Permitted Period | — | Excluded | No | No |
Victoria University of Wellington converts every graded course into quality points by multiplying the grade's point value by the course's credit hours. Your semester GPA is the total quality points divided by the total credit hours that count toward the GPA, and the result is rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place. Points run from 0.0 up to 9.0, so a higher average is a better result. The scale uses plus and minus grades, so there are 13 distinct point values rather than a handful of whole steps: A+ is worth 9.0 and A is worth 8.0.
P, G, J, Z, F, GP, AEP, U, and WD carry no point value at Victoria University of Wellington, so a course marked with one of them drops out of the division entirely — it changes neither the top nor the bottom of the fraction. P, G, J, and Z still earn credit toward your degree while staying out of the GPA, which is why your credit total can climb in a semester where your GPA barely moves. D, E, and K work the other way: they earn no credit but are still counted in the average at 0.0 points, so a failed course pulls the average down while adding nothing to your progress.
VUW GPA assigns points to grades, weights each grade by course points, sums weighted values, and divides by total points. In practice that means your existing CGPA is turned back into quality points by multiplying it by your completed credits, this semester's quality points are added on, and the total is divided by your new credit total. Both the semester and the cumulative figures are rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place. Repeat handling is not published as a rule this calculator can apply automatically, so retaken courses need to be checked against the current catalog.
Victoria University of Wellington shares the 9-point GPA scale with Auckland University of Technology, Lincoln University, Massey University and 3 others, while University of Canterbury grade on a different scale. Rounding is not uniform either: Victoria University of Wellington has its cumulative average rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place, whereas Auckland University of Technology, Lincoln University and 4 others do it differently.
A GPA only means something alongside the scale it was calculated on, which is why comparing raw numbers between institutions — even neighbouring ones — is unreliable. See the New Zealand comparison table for every university covered there side by side.
Victoria University of Wellington does not grade on the US 4.0 scale. Its scale runs to 9.0 rather than 4.0, with 13 point values in use and L as the lowest passing mark. There is no single correct formula for converting that into a 4.0 GPA, and GPAWorld deliberately does not publish one: every graduate school, employer and credential evaluator applies its own conversion table, and a number invented here could cost you an application. Calculate your GPA on this page using the real Victoria University of Wellington scale, then let the institution you are applying to convert it with their table.
Each example below is run through the same engine the calculator uses, so the numbers show Victoria University of Wellington's own rounding.
A student sitting at 6.5 after 60 completed credits takes 3 courses worth 3 credits each.
Semester GPA 7.0 · Updated CGPA 6.6
The semester total is 63 quality points over 9 counted credits. Because the cumulative average now spans 69 credits, one semester moves it only a little — this is why a CGPA gets harder to shift the further into a degree you are.
The same student adds a fourth 3-credit course graded P (Overall Pass).
Semester GPA 7.0 · Updated CGPA 6.6
The semester GPA is unchanged at 7.0. P carries no grade points at Victoria University of Wellington, so the course is removed from both sides of the division — even though the credit still counts toward the degree. Students often expect a fourth course to move the average and are surprised when it does not.
The same semester again, but the last course comes back as D (Fail) instead.
Semester GPA 5.3 · Updated CGPA 6.3
The semester GPA slips from 7.0 to 5.3, and the cumulative average slips from 6.6 to 6.3. D is worth 0.0 points and earns no credit, so it weighs the average down while adding nothing to your degree progress.
A student with a 6.5 CGPA after 60 credits takes 4 courses worth 3 credits each (12 credits in total). Here is where that CGPA lands if every course comes back at the same grade — calculated with the Victoria University of Wellington scale and rounding.
| If every course is | Semester GPA | New CGPA | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ (9.0) | 9.0 | 6.9 | +0.4 (better) |
| A- (7.0) | 7.0 | 6.6 | +0.1 (better) |
| B (5.0) | 5.0 | 6.3 | −0.2 (worse) |
| C+ (3.0) | 3.0 | 5.9 | −0.6 (worse) |
| C- (1.0) | 1.0 | 5.6 | −0.9 (worse) |
Your own starting CGPA and completed credits will differ — enter them in the calculator above for your real figure.
These are the places where the Victoria University of Wellington rules differ from what most students assume, and where a hand calculation usually goes wrong.
Counting P, G, J, and Z courses in the average
These earn credit at Victoria University of Wellington but carry no grade points, so they belong in your credit total and nowhere near the GPA division. Including them is one of the most common reasons a hand-calculated GPA comes out wrong.
Dropping a failed course from the calculation
D, E, and K earn no credit toward the degree, but they are still counted in the GPA at 0.0 points. Leaving a failure out flatters the result.
Guessing the plus/minus values
At Victoria University of Wellington, A+ is worth 9.0 and A is worth 8.0. Those steps differ between universities, so a value copied from another school's chart will quietly skew the whole average.
Averaging the grades instead of weighting them
A course worth twice the credits moves your GPA twice as much. Adding up your grade points and dividing by the number of courses ignores that weighting and is almost always wrong.
Expecting a 0-credit course to move the number
Victoria University of Wellington allows them, but with no credit hours they contribute nothing to either side of the division.
Handling a retake by guesswork
Repeat handling is not published as a rule this calculator can apply automatically, so retaken courses need to be checked against the current catalog. Check the current catalog before assuming an old grade has left your record.
L (0.0 points) is the weakest grade in the Victoria University of Wellington table that still earns credit. Anything below it — D, E, and K — is counted in your GPA but earns no credit toward the degree. Individual programmes can set a higher minimum for courses in your major, so check your programme handbook as well.
9.0 on the 9-point GPA scale, which you reach by earning A+ (9.0 points) in every course that counts toward the GPA.
The cumulative average is rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place, and the semester average is rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place. That is ordinary rounding, so a result sitting exactly half a step along goes up.
No. This page is generated from the grading configuration for Victoria University of Wellington alone — its 13 point values, its standard rounding, and its own rules for pass/fail and repeated courses. Other universities in New Zealand routinely use different point values or a different scale entirely, so the same grades can produce a different GPA elsewhere.
No. P, G, J, and Z earn credit at Victoria University of Wellington without carrying grade points, so they are excluded from the GPA division entirely. Your completed-credit total goes up while the average stays where it was.
P (Overall Pass), G (Aegrotat Pass), J (Pass in Recognition of Prior Learning), Z (Special Pass), F (Pass/Fail Course Fail), GP (Grade Pending), AEP (Aegrotat Under Consideration), U (Withdrawal Approved), and WD (Withdrawal During Permitted Period) carry no grade points and are left out of the average. Of those, P, G, J, and Z still earn credit toward the degree.
Repeat handling is not published as a rule this calculator can apply automatically, so retaken courses need to be checked against the current catalog.
Your CGPA is weighted by every credit you have already completed, so a single semester moves it less the further along you are. Fifteen credits added to sixty already completed is a fifth of your record; the same fifteen added to a hundred and twenty is an eighth of it. Use the calculator at the top of this page with your real completed-credit total rather than estimating the movement.
A+ covers 90–100% and is worth 9.0 grade points. The full percentage-to-grade table for all 11 graded bands is published on this page.
No. GPAWorld is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Victoria University of Wellington. The grading data on this page was taken from Victoria University of Wellington - Grades and Victoria University of Wellington - Assessment Handbook and last verified on 2026-07-21; every source is linked on this page so you can check it yourself. Your registrar's record is always the authority.
Judgement calls and caveats recorded when this grading configuration was built from the official sources. They are published so you can see exactly what the calculator assumes.
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