When the student passes the course they are awarded the number of credits attempted (from the course enrolment). Traditionally diploma courses are worth 5 credits and students with a mark value less than 50% receive 0 credits.

Second-pass calculation rules apply. For example, students that have already received credits in a equivalent course may receive 0 credits.

Straight Blending (Same Range)
When blending marks, if the Course Mark Completion Date of the school mark and exam mark record are both before September 1, 2015:

• 50% of the Official mark is based on the school awarded mark, and
• 50% of the Official mark is based on the diploma exam mark.

If the school mark and the exam mark have a Course Mark Completion Date that is on or after September 1, 2015 but before September 1, 2021:

• 70% of the Official mark is based on the school awarded mark, and
• 30% of the Official mark is based on the diploma exam mark.

If the Course Mark Completion Date of the school mark and exam mark record are both on, and after September 1, 2021, the Official Mark is:

• 90% of the Official mark is based on the school awarded mark, and
• 10% of the Official mark is based on the diploma exam mark.

Crossover Blending
A school mark received prior to Sept 1, 2015 can only be blended at 70/30 when:

• It is the highest school mark received but the highest exam mark received is after Sept 1, 2015 (exam mark improved)

An exam mark received prior to Sept 1, 2015 can only be blended at 70/30 when:

• It is the highest exam mark received but the highest school mark received is after Sept 1, 2015 (school mark improved)

A school mark received prior to Sept 1, 2021 can only be blended at 90/10 when:

• It is the highest school mark received but the highest exam mark received is after Sept 1, 2021

An exam mark received prior to Sept 1, 2021 can only be blended at 90/10 when:

• It is the highest exam mark received but the highest school mark received is after Sept 1, 2021

Rounding
Once the marks have been blended, the result is rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, 69.5 is rounded up to 70. If this rounded mark is 48 or 49, then the mark is rounded up to 50. This means that a blended mark of 47.5% would be rounded up to a 50%. The blend that results in the highest Official Mark Value is then used in the final Official Mark.

When blending marks, at least one school mark and one exam mark will be selected, but up to 4 mark records may be selected.

Contributing School Marks
When there is only one school mark considered for blending, that record is selected with a selection reason of School Mark.

When there is more than one school mark considered for blending, the school mark that contributed to the final official mark value is selected with a selection reason of Highest Contributing School Mark.

Transcript School Marks
If the school mark with the highest mark value did not contribute to the final official mark, then that school mark record is also selected with a selection reason of Transcript School Mark.

Contributing Diploma Exam Mark
When there is only one diploma exam mark considered for blending, that record is selected with a selection reason based on the Diploma Exam Mark Status of the record.

• When the status is Partial Exemption the selection reason is Partial Exemption Mark.
• For any other status, the selection reason is Exam Mark.

When there was more than one diploma exam mark considered for blending, the diploma exam mark that contributed to the final official mark value is selected with a selection reason based on the Diploma Exam Mark Status of the record.

• When the status is Partial Exemption the selection reason is Partial Exemption Highest Mark.
• For any other status, the selection reason is Highest Contributing Exam Mark.

Transcript Diploma Exam Marks
If the diploma exam mark with the highest Diploma Exam Mark Value did not contribute to the final official mark value, then that diploma exam mark is also selected with a selection reason of Transcript Exam Mark.