Historical grading

Grade	Definition	Mark range
C	Credit Pass	75-100
P	Pass	50-74
S	Eligible for Supplementary Exam	35-49
N	Fail	0-49
N / DNS	Fail – did not sit	n/a
X / NEX	No exam scheduled	n/a
N / NE	Fail – not eligible	n/a
W	Withdrawn	n/a
E / EX	Exemption	n/a

Grade	Definition
HD / H	High Distinction
DI / D	Distinction
CR / C	Credit
PA / P	Pass
PX / P	Pass – no higher grading available
NN / N	Fail
NEX / X	No exam scheduled in the period
DNS / N	Fail – did not submit for assessment
NE / N	Fail – not eligible
WDR / W	Withdrawn from subject
EX / E	Individual subject exemption
BX / E	Block exemption in year/stage of course
NPC / N	Failed subject granted pass by compensation/faculty pass
NR / R	No result recorded by department
RW / T	Result withheld by department
DEF / S	Deferred exam granted by department
ECP	External Compassionate Pass – for students engaged in exchange, study abroad and cross-institutional study

Grades used 1990-1993

Grade	Definition
A	High Distinction
B	Distinction
C	Credit
D	Pass
P	Pass
N	Not passed
Q	Credit or Exemption
W	Deferred
K	Withdrawn without fail grade

Coburg only

Grades used post 1985

Grades used pre 1985

Grade	Mark range / Definition
A	80-100
B	70-79
C	60-69
D	50-59 – D is the lowest Pass assessment
E	40-49
F	30-39
G	0-29
U	Unknown
W	Deferred
X	Absent
Z	Ineligible
Q	Credit or Exemption
R	Not assessed at this time
S	Satisfactory progress
M	Unsatisfactory progress
T	Terminal pass
P	Passed – for pass subjects only
N	Not passed – for pass subjects only

Coburg only – 1970s

Grades used pre 1975

Grade	Definition
T	Two semester subject – unsatisfactory progress

Grade	Definition
HD / H	High Distinction
DI / D	Distinction
CR / C	Credit
PA / P	Pass – higher grading available
PX / P	Pass – no higher grading available
NN / N	Fail
NEX / X	No exam scheduled in the period
DNS / N	Fail – did not sit
NE / N	Fail – not eligible
WDR / W	Withdrawn from subject
EX / E	Individual subject exemption
BX / E	Block exemption in year/stage of course
NPC / N	Failed subject granted pass by compensation/faculty pass
NR / R	No result recorded by department
RW / T	Result withheld by department
DEF / S	Deferred exam granted by department

Grades used in the 1970s

Grade	Definition	Previous equivalents
D	Distinction
C	Credit
P	Pass
PA	Competency Demonstrated – Pass (Only PA or NX results apply)
PN	Conditional Pass (Details recorded at Student Records Office)
PI	Pass (Internal Assessment only) – in subject with external assessment which has not been completed
PE	Pass at ESL level	P*
N	Fail
NX	Competency Not Demonstrated – Fail (Only PA or NX results apply)
NR	Result Withheld (Details recorded at Student Records Office)
NS	Result Withheld (supplementary assessment offered)
SH	Satisfactory Completion – based on completion of class hours
I	No Result Yet – subject continues
RX	Credit Transfer	E
RE	Recognition of Prior Learning	R RD RW RT
WA	Withdrew (formal application made and approved)
WN	Ceased to attend (deemed to have failed)
WT	Withdrew – transferred course or college (formal application made and approved)

Grades used early to mid 1980s

Pass grades

Grade	Mark range
A	80-100
B	70-79
C	60-69
D	50-59
P	Passed (No higher grade available)
Q	Exemption

Fail grades

Other grades

Grade	Definition
W	Withheld
X	Absent

Grades used 1972-1975

Grade	Mark range / Definition
A	80-100
B	70-79
C	60-69
D	50-59
P	Passed
E	40-49
F	30-39
G	0-29
N	Not Passed
U	Unknown
W	Deferred
X	Absent
Z	Ineligible
R	Two Semester Subject – Not Assessed at this time
S	Two Semester Subject – Satisfactory progress
T	Two Semester Subject – Unsatisfactory progress