Final Grade Calculator
“What do I need on the final?” — enter your current weighted score, the weight already graded and your target, and get the answer with a feasibility check.
Your weighted average on everything graded so far.
How much of the course weight those results represent.
The final percentage you are aiming for.
Fill in all three fields to see the score you need on the remaining weight.
Estimates for planning only. Your university's own rules and records are the final authority.
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How this calculator works
The last month of a semester is dominated by one question: what do I need on the final? The answer is not a mystery — it is a weighted average waiting to be solved backwards. If your graded work so far is worth 60% of the course and you are averaging 72%, the 40% final can only do so much. This calculator solves for the exact final-exam score that lands you on your target, and tells you honestly when a target has become impossible.
The formula, rearranged
Required score on the remaining weight
Secured = current score × weight graded ÷ 100
Required = (target − secured) ÷ remaining weight × 100
Both sides of the equation are just weighted percentages. Your current score, multiplied by the proportion of the course it covers, tells you how many points out of 100 you have already banked. The distance from there to your target has to be covered by the remaining weight — divide the gap by that weight and you have the score you need.
A worked example
Suppose quizzes, assignments, sessional and the midterm add up to 60% of the course, and you are sitting at 72% on that work: 72 × 0.60 = 43.2 points secured. Your target is 80, so you need 80 − 43.2 = 36.8 of the 40 points still in play. Divide 36.8 by 40 and multiply by 100: you need 92% on the final. Feed the same numbers with a target of 85 into the calculator and it will quietly tell you that 104.5% is impossible — capping your realistic outcome at 83.2%.
Getting the inputs right
- Weights come from your course outline, not from guesswork. If your outline says quizzes 10%, assignments 15%, sessional 15% and midterm 20%, then 60% is already graded.
- Your current score must be weighted, not a simple average. A quiz worth 10 marks and a midterm worth 40 marks do not count equally; the course total calculator combines them correctly.
- Treat everything still to come as one bucket. The final exam, a project or an upcoming quiz can all be lumped into “remaining weight” if none have been graded yet.
The planning angle
Used early, this tool changes how you study: if the required score is modest, protect it with steady work; if it is demanding, you know exactly how much every remaining mark is worth. And when a target genuinely becomes out of reach, the honest number here is better than false comfort — recalculate with a realistic goal and put the remaining effort where it still moves your CGPA. As always, instructor policies and your university’s records are the final authority, not this estimate.