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Grade average calculator

French bac, brevet, university or a free average: enter your marks and the average, honours and the mark needed on the remaining exams update live.

How is the French bac mark calculated?

The final mark is a weighted average over 100 weights: 40% continuous assessment (annual averages in Première and Terminale for core subjects, the speciality dropped after Première, PE) and 60% final exams (French written and oral in Première, philosophy, two specialities weighted 16, Grand oral). From the 2027 session, an early mathematics exam at the end of Première is weighted 2, and the Grand oral drops to 8 (general) or 12 (technological). Optional subjects count on top, weighted 2 per year taken, added to the 100 weights (source: French Ministry of Education).

  • Pass from 10 / 20; honours assez bien (12), bien (14), très bien (16), très bien with the jury's congratulations (18).
  • Second round (resit) between 8 and 10: two oral exams replace two written marks if better. The resit simulator gives the new average.
  • Target mark: while marks are missing, the tool shows the average needed on all remaining exams to reach each threshold.

Brevet (DNB)

Since 2026, the brevet mark is an average out of 20: 40% for the average of the Year 10 annual averages (all subjects equally weighted) and 60% for the final exams: French (weight 2), mathematics (2), history and geography (1.5), civic education (0.5), sciences (2) and the oral exam (2). It is awarded from 10 / 20, with the same honours as the bac. Exam weights are editable.

University: units, ECTS and compensation

Each teaching unit has an average weighted by its subjects' weights. The semester average is weighted by ECTS credits. With compensation, a semester is passed from an average of 10: all its units and credits are awarded, unless a minimum mark is missed. Check your course's own rules.

Frequently asked questions

What about Parcoursup?

Parcoursup does not compute a single average: courses see your Première and Terminale reports and the early exam marks (French, and mathematics from 2027). The “Free average” mode works out the average of your reports.

Are my marks stored?

They stay in your browser; nothing is sent. The share link contains your marks.

How is a weighted average calculated?

Multiply each grade by its weight, add them up, then divide by the sum of the weights. Example: 12 (weight 2), 15 (weight 1) and 8 (weight 3) give (24 + 15 + 24) / 6 = 63 / 6 = 10.5. Without weights the plain average would be 11.67: the heavily weighted grade counts for more.

Example: aiming for a distinction in the French baccalauréat

Your continuous assessment and early exams are known; philosophy, two specialities and the Grand oral remain. Enter what you have: for each threshold (10, 12, 14, 16, 18), the tool shows the average you need on the remaining exams. If you need 13.2 for a “bien” distinction, you know where to focus: a speciality weighted 16 brings in far more than an option.

The resit (second group)

With an average between 8 and 10, two oral exams can replace two written grades, only if that helps you. The best choice is usually the exams where the grade is low and the weight high. The simulator recalculates your average from the oral grades you aim for: try several combinations before choosing.

At university: course units, ECTS and compensation

In a French degree, a course unit's average is weighted by its subjects' coefficients, and the semester average by the units' ECTS credits. Example: unit 1 at 9 (6 ECTS), unit 2 at 12 (6 ECTS), unit 3 at 11 (18 ECTS) give (54 + 72 + 198) / 30 = 10.8: the semester passes by compensation, including unit 1, unless your rules set an eliminatory mark. Rules vary between programmes: always check your assessment regulations.

Common mistakes

Results can be printed and shared by link (which contains the grades). To organise revision for the remaining exams, see the study planner.

Guide written and checked by Erwan Hautot · updated 2 November 2026.