Weighted Marks Calculator
Weighted course score with pending-component planning โ points banked, best/worst finals, target planner & PDF/Excel.
Leave Score empty for components you haven't taken yet โ the calculator plans around them.
Course points locked in so far
38.6 / 100
Averaging 77.2% across the 50% of the course completed.
Worst final (0s ahead)
38.6%
Best final (100s ahead)
88.6%
๐งฑ How your course score is built
Solid = points already banked ยท faded = still winnable in pending components.
๐ฏ What you need on the remaining 50%
Average 72.8% across the pending components to finish at 75%. ๐ช Needs solid prep.
โ ๏ธ Check your course handbook for the official weights โ some courses also set a minimum mark in the final exam regardless of the weighted total.
โ๏ธCourses aren't averaged โ they're weighted
When assignments count 20%, the midterm 30%, and the final 50%, a plain average lies to you. This calculator works the way your course actually grades: each component banks points in proportion to its weight. Leave pending components blank and it becomes a plannerโ showing the points you've locked in, your best and worst possible finals, and the average you need on what's left to hit any course target, with a visual of how your score is built brick by brick.
๐Everything you'd want to know
- Any number of components, each with its own score, maximum, and weight.
- Pending components (blank score) are planned around, not ignored โ locked points vs winnable points.
- Points-locked-in, running average, and best/worst possible final grades at all times.
- Target planner: the average needed on remaining weight for 50โ90% targets or any custom goal, with an honest 'out of reach'.
- A weight checker that flags when weights don't sum to 100% (and normalises so results still make sense).
- Colour-coded PDF report + Excel with live formulas that recalculate as you fill in scores.
๐งฎThe maths
Each component contributes its score percentage times its weight. Scored components lock those points permanently; pending ones hold up to their full weight. That's why a weak midterm hurts less in a final-heavy course โ and why this tool shows "points banked" instead of a misleading simple average.
๐กUsing weights to your advantage
- Know your weights in week one โ a 10% quiz deserves 10% panic, a 50% final deserves a plan.
- Banked points are certainty: strong early assignments buy you a calmer exam season.
- If the required average on pending work exceeds ~85%, consider raising effort now instead of praying later.
- Some courses cap the weighted total unless the final crosses a minimum mark โ the weighted total isn't always the whole rule.
๐ก Frequently Asked Questions
How do I calculate weighted marks?+
Multiply each component's percentage score by its weight, add them up, and divide by the total weight. Scoring 85% on assignments worth 20% and 72% on a midterm worth 30% banks 85ร0.2 + 72ร0.3 = 38.6 points of the course's 100.
What grade do I need on my final worth 50%?+
Subtract your locked-in points from the target and divide by the final's weight: (target โ banked) รท 50 ร 100. The target planner computes this live for any goal and tells you honestly when a target has become impossible.
What if my weights don't add up to 100%?+
The calculator flags it and normalises: each weight is treated as its share of the actual total, so a 20/30/40 split behaves as 22.2/33.3/44.4. Fix the weights to match your syllabus for exact planning.
How is a weighted average different from a simple average?+
A simple average treats every component as equally important; a weighted average scales each by its weight. With scores of 85 and 60, the simple average is 72.5 โ but if the 60 came in a component worth half the course, the weighted result is meaningfully lower.
Can I use this for GPA or semester marks?+
This tool is for percentage-based components within a course. For credit-weighted semester GPA/CGPA, use our CGPA Calculator, which works in grade points and credits with the same planning features.