Examinations Office
Room 553, Wills Building
North Terrace Campus
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
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Phone: +61 8 8313 5209

GRADES

Past Grading Bases & Marking Schemes

The letters in results are grades. These are the grading bases used up to and including 2010 within the University of Adelaide.

Grade	Description	Used for Grading Bases / Marking Schemes
1	First Class (80+)	GS5
2A	Second Class Div. A (70-79)	GS5
2B	Second Class Div. B (60-69)	GS5
3	Third Class (50-59)	GS5
A1	A (85-100)	MS9
AR	Accumulated Result	GS3, GS4, GS5, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8, MS9
B1	B (70-84)	MS9
C	Credit (65-74)	GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8
C1	C (55-69)	MS9
CN	Continuing	GS3, GS4, GS5, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8, MS9, NOG
CMP	Completed	SYS
CP	Conceded Pass (45-49)	GS7, MS6
D	Distinction (75-84)	GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8
D1	D (40-54)	MS9
E1	E (0-39)	MS9
IF	Incomplete Fail	GS3, GS4, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8, SYS
F	Fail (0-44)	MS6
F	Fail (45)	FL1
F	Fail (0-49)	GS4, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS8
F	Fail (100)	FL1
HD	High Distinction (85-100)	GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8
NAH	Not awarded	GS5
NFE	No Formal Examination	GS3, GS4, GS5, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8, MS9
NGP	Non-Graded Pass	GS4, TRN
P	Pass (50-64)	GS7, , MS1, MS6, MS8
P1	Pass Division 1 (55-64)	MS2
P2	Pass Division 2 (55-64)	MS2
PC	Precluded	GS3, GS4, GS5, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8, MS9
S	Satisfactory	GS3
T	Transfer Credit	TRN
TY	Over Two Years	GS3, GS4, GS5, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8, MS9
U	Unsatisfactory	GS3
UP	Unclassified Pass	GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6
WDN	Withdrawn	SYS
WF	Withdraw Fail	SYS
WH	Withheld (refer to Faculty)	GS3, GS4, GS5, GS7, MS1, MS2, MS6, MS8, MS9
WNF	Withdraw No Fail	SYS

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