This page summarises the current and historical higher education assessment categories. Full grade descriptors, indicating the level of overall student performance in a unit, are detailed in Schedule 6 of the Federation University Academic Regulations.
Current
Grades for units
| Code | Grade | % |
|---|
|
HD
|
High distinction
|
80 - 100
|
|
D
|
Distinction
|
70 - 79
|
|
C
|
Credit
|
60 - 69
|
|
P
|
Pass
|
50 - 59
|
|
S
|
Ungraded pass
| |
|
MF
|
Marginal fail
|
40 - 49
|
|
F
|
Fail
|
0 - 39
|
| SI * | Studies impacted | |
|
XF
|
Non-assessed fail
| |
|
UN
|
Ungraded fail
| |
* only applies to enrolments in term codes 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015 and 2223. The student has been unable to adequately demonstrate their knowledge against the full range of assessment criteria within the timeframe permitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Institute/School has determined the application of this grade and in doing so granted permission to repeat the unit without academic penalty.
Grades for honours units
| Code | Grade | % |
|---|
|
H1
|
First class honours
|
80 - 100
|
|
H2A
|
Second class honours, Upper
|
70 - 79
|
|
H2B
|
Second class honours, Lower
|
60 - 69
|
|
H3
|
Third class honours
|
50 - 59
|
|
F
|
Fail
|
0 - 49
|
Codes for incomplete assessment
| Code | Category |
|---|
|
AD
|
Assessment deferred: up to 3 months
|
|
TD
|
Assessment deferred: 3 - 12 months
|
|
ZN
|
Supplementary assessment to be completed within 3 months
|
Additional codes
| Code | Category |
|---|
|
W
|
Withdrawn without academic penalty
|
|
LW
|
Applied for late withdrawal
|
|
O
|
Ongoing
|
|
TC
|
Transfer credit
|
1996 - 2008
Grades for units
| Code | Grade | % |
|---|
|
HD
|
High distinction
|
80 - 100
|
|
D
|
Distinction
|
70 - 79
|
|
C
|
Credit
|
60 - 69
|
|
P
|
Pass
|
50 - 59
|
|
S
|
Ungraded pass
| |
|
MN
|
Fail Level 1
|
40 - 49
|
| NN | Fail Level 2 | 0 - 39 |
| XN | Not assessed | |
Grades for honours units
| Code | Grade | % |
|---|
|
H1
|
First class honours
|
80 - 100
|
|
H2A
|
Second class honours, Upper
|
70 - 79
|
|
H2B
|
Second class honours, Lower
|
60 - 69
|
|
H3
|
Third class honours
|
50 - 59
|
|
N
|
Fail
|
0 - 49
|
Additional codes
| Code | Category |
|---|
|
W
|
Withdrawn without academic penalty
|
|
E
|
Unit exemption on the basis of credit
|
|
O
|
Ongoing
|
Codes for incomplete assessment
| Code | Category |
|---|
|
AD
|
Assessment deferred: up to 3 months
|
|
TD
|
Assessment deferred: 3 - 12 months
|
|
ZN
|
Supplementary assessment to be completed within 3 months
|
Prior to 1996
Grades for units
| Code | Grade |
|---|
|
A
|
Excellent
|
|
B
|
Very good
|
|
C
|
Good pass
|
|
D
|
Moderate pass
|
|
E
|
Marginally below pass
|
|
F
|
Considerably below pass
|
|
M
|
Grade deferred (Medical)
|
|
W
|
Withdrawn from unit
|
|
S
|
Ungraded pass
|
|
X, Y
|
Grade deferred (Other)
|
|
U
|
Ungraded no pass (Equivalent to UN grade) |
| * | Current unit |