University of Cape Town GPA Calculator - Official Grading Scale & CGPA Formula

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Semester GPA

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Updated CGPA

GPA Credits

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University of Cape Town

South Africa · 0-100 percentage GPA scale

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Current CGPACompleted credits

Enter your current CGPA and completed credits to calculate your updated CGPA. Your semester GPA is shown from your courses below.

Semester Courses

9 credits entered

Course nameHoursGrade

University of Cape Town

🇿🇦 South Africa

Semester GPA: 0.00
Updated CGPA: --
Quality points: 0
GPA credits: 9

Grade Scale

Grade	Points
0	0.00
1	1.00
2	2.00
3	3.00
4	4.00
5	5.00
6	6.00
7	7.00
8	8.00
9	9.00
10	10.00
11	11.00
12	12.00
13	13.00
14	14.00
15	15.00
16	16.00
17	17.00
18	18.00
19	19.00
20	20.00
21	21.00
22	22.00
23	23.00
24	24.00
25	25.00
26	26.00
27	27.00
28	28.00
29	29.00
30	30.00
31	31.00
32	32.00
33	33.00
34	34.00
35	35.00
36	36.00
37	37.00
38	38.00
39	39.00
40	40.00
41	41.00
42	42.00
43	43.00
44	44.00
45	45.00
46	46.00
47	47.00
48	48.00
49	49.00
50	50.00
51	51.00
52	52.00
53	53.00
54	54.00
55	55.00
56	56.00
57	57.00
58	58.00
59	59.00
60	60.00
61	61.00
62	62.00
63	63.00
64	64.00
65	65.00
66	66.00
67	67.00
68	68.00
69	69.00
70	70.00
71	71.00
72	72.00
73	73.00
74	74.00
75	75.00
76	76.00
77	77.00
78	78.00
79	79.00
80	80.00
81	81.00
82	82.00
83	83.00
84	84.00
85	85.00
86	86.00
87	87.00
88	88.00
89	89.00
90	90.00
91	91.00
92	92.00
93	93.00
94	94.00
95	95.00
96	96.00
97	97.00
98	98.00
99	99.00
100	100.00
UP	50.00
DPR	0.00
AB	0.00

University of Cape Town grading scale

Grade	Meaning	Points	GPA counted	Credit earned
0	Fail	0.00	Yes	No
1	Fail	1.00	Yes	No
2	Fail	2.00	Yes	No
3	Fail	3.00	Yes	No
4	Fail	4.00	Yes	No
5	Fail	5.00	Yes	No
6	Fail	6.00	Yes	No
7	Fail	7.00	Yes	No
8	Fail	8.00	Yes	No
9	Fail	9.00	Yes	No
10	Fail	10.00	Yes	No
11	Fail	11.00	Yes	No
12	Fail	12.00	Yes	No
13	Fail	13.00	Yes	No
14	Fail	14.00	Yes	No
15	Fail	15.00	Yes	No
16	Fail	16.00	Yes	No
17	Fail	17.00	Yes	No
18	Fail	18.00	Yes	No
19	Fail	19.00	Yes	No
20	Fail	20.00	Yes	No
21	Fail	21.00	Yes	No
22	Fail	22.00	Yes	No
23	Fail	23.00	Yes	No
24	Fail	24.00	Yes	No
25	Fail	25.00	Yes	No
26	Fail	26.00	Yes	No
27	Fail	27.00	Yes	No
28	Fail	28.00	Yes	No
29	Fail	29.00	Yes	No
30	Fail	30.00	Yes	No
31	Fail	31.00	Yes	No
32	Fail	32.00	Yes	No
33	Fail	33.00	Yes	No
34	Fail	34.00	Yes	No
35	Fail	35.00	Yes	No
36	Fail	36.00	Yes	No
37	Fail	37.00	Yes	No
38	Fail	38.00	Yes	No
39	Fail	39.00	Yes	No
40	Fail	40.00	Yes	No
41	Fail	41.00	Yes	No
42	Fail	42.00	Yes	No
43	Fail	43.00	Yes	No
44	Fail	44.00	Yes	No
45	Fail	45.00	Yes	No
46	Fail	46.00	Yes	No
47	Fail	47.00	Yes	No
48	Fail	48.00	Yes	No
49	Fail	49.00	Yes	No
50	Third Class	50.00	Yes	Yes
51	Third Class	51.00	Yes	Yes
52	Third Class	52.00	Yes	Yes
53	Third Class	53.00	Yes	Yes
54	Third Class	54.00	Yes	Yes
55	Third Class	55.00	Yes	Yes
56	Third Class	56.00	Yes	Yes
57	Third Class	57.00	Yes	Yes
58	Third Class	58.00	Yes	Yes
59	Third Class	59.00	Yes	Yes
60	Second Class Division Two	60.00	Yes	Yes
61	Second Class Division Two	61.00	Yes	Yes
62	Second Class Division Two	62.00	Yes	Yes
63	Second Class Division Two	63.00	Yes	Yes
64	Second Class Division Two	64.00	Yes	Yes
65	Second Class Division Two	65.00	Yes	Yes
66	Second Class Division Two	66.00	Yes	Yes
67	Second Class Division Two	67.00	Yes	Yes
68	Second Class Division Two	68.00	Yes	Yes
69	Second Class Division Two	69.00	Yes	Yes
70	Second Class Division One	70.00	Yes	Yes
71	Second Class Division One	71.00	Yes	Yes
72	Second Class Division One	72.00	Yes	Yes
73	Second Class Division One	73.00	Yes	Yes
74	Second Class Division One	74.00	Yes	Yes
75	First Class	75.00	Yes	Yes
76	First Class	76.00	Yes	Yes
77	First Class	77.00	Yes	Yes
78	First Class	78.00	Yes	Yes
79	First Class	79.00	Yes	Yes
80	First Class	80.00	Yes	Yes
81	First Class	81.00	Yes	Yes
82	First Class	82.00	Yes	Yes
83	First Class	83.00	Yes	Yes
84	First Class	84.00	Yes	Yes
85	First Class	85.00	Yes	Yes
86	First Class	86.00	Yes	Yes
87	First Class	87.00	Yes	Yes
88	First Class	88.00	Yes	Yes
89	First Class	89.00	Yes	Yes
90	First Class	90.00	Yes	Yes
91	First Class	91.00	Yes	Yes
92	First Class	92.00	Yes	Yes
93	First Class	93.00	Yes	Yes
94	First Class	94.00	Yes	Yes
95	First Class	95.00	Yes	Yes
96	First Class	96.00	Yes	Yes
97	First Class	97.00	Yes	Yes
98	First Class	98.00	Yes	Yes
99	First Class	99.00	Yes	Yes
100	First Class	100.00	Yes	Yes
UP	Unclassified Pass after Supplementary/Deferred Examination	50.00	Yes	Yes
DPR	Duly Performed Certificate Refused	0.00	Yes	No
AB	Absent from Examination	0.00	Yes	No

How the formula works

UCT states GPA is the cumulative credit-weighted average of all courses taken towards the degree. For semester GPA, each GPA-counted course is converted to quality points by multiplying grade points by credits. The semester GPA is the total quality points divided by total GPA-counted credits, then rounded with standard rounding to 2 decimal places. The updated CGPA combines the student's existing quality points with this semester's quality points, then rounds with standard rounding to 2 decimal places.

Pass/fail and non-GPA grades are handled from the University of Cape Town config: pass/fail handling is included only when the university data marks it as GPA-counted. Repeat-course handling uses this rule: UCT official exchange and examination sources define GPA as a cumulative credit-weighted average of percentage marks, but a general repeated-course replacement rule was not clear in public official sources.

Worked example

Suppose a student starts with 3.00 CGPA after 30 completed credits and takes these University of Cape Town courses:

Course 13 credits x 0 (0.00 points)
Course 23 credits x 3 (3.00 points)
Course 33 credits x 6 (6.00 points)

The semester GPA is 3.00 and the updated CGPA is 3.00 using this university's rounding rules.

FAQ

Does this calculator use a generic South Africa GPA formula?

No. This page uses the grading configuration for University of Cape Town. Another university in South Africa can have different grade points, rounding rules, or pass/fail handling.

How is semester GPA calculated at University of Cape Town?

The calculator multiplies each GPA-counted grade point by its credits, adds the quality points, divides by GPA-counted credits, and applies standard rounding to 2 decimal places.

Are pass/fail courses included in GPA?

Pass/fail grades follow the exact GPA-counting flags stored in the University of Cape Town config.

What about repeated courses?

UCT official exchange and examination sources define GPA as a cumulative credit-weighted average of percentage marks, but a general repeated-course replacement rule was not clear in public official sources.