The WAM is an average of the marks in the nominated set of courses, weighted by the value of the course credit points. For example, the mark in a 24 credit point course has twice the weight of the mark in a 12 credit point course.
The formula used is: sum of (course marks x course credit point values) divided by sum of course credit point values. The folloiwng table provides an example of a WAM calculation.
Course credit points | Mark | Mark x credit points |
---|---|---|
12 | 80 | 960 |
12 | 85 | 1020 |
24 | 70 | 1680 |
12 | 90 | 1080 |
12 | 80 | 960 |
24 | 85 | 2040 |
Total = 96 | Total = 7740 | |
Weighted Average Mark (WAM) | 81 (80.625 rounded up) |