Australia Grades to US GPA Conversion

Converting Australia grades to a US GPA matters for university applications, scholarship forms, and credential evaluations. Australia uses a 7-point scale with HD, D, C, P grades, while American institutions expect results on the 4.0 scale — this guide shows the standard equivalencies and the caveats evaluators actually apply.

Australia to US GPA conversion chart

Australia grade	US GPA equivalent
High Distinction — HD (85%+)	4.0
Distinction — D (75–84%)	3.7
Credit — C (65–74%)	3.0
Pass — P (50–64%)	2.0–2.3
Fail — N (below 50%)	0.0

What to know before you convert

Australia’s ‘D’ is a Distinction — a top grade, not a near-fail — which trips up US readers constantly. Universities also report a GPA out of 7.0; a 6.0+/7.0 broadly corresponds to a 3.7+ US GPA.

Converting the rest of your application

Once you know your equivalent GPA, our College GPA Calculator lets you recompute semester and cumulative figures on the 4.0 scale, and the CGPA to Percentage Calculator handles the reverse direction when a form asks for marks instead. Remember that official evaluations (WES, ECE, or a university’s own international office) are what admissions committees ultimately rely on — use these charts to plan, and the official evaluation to submit.