Calculating Official Marks for Diploma Course with Full Exemptions

This Official Mark template is used by the Official Mark Calculator when the student has a Diploma Exam Mark with an Diploma Exam Mark Status of Full Exemption (FE) included in the Course Mark being considered as Diploma Course Marks.

Note: If the student was considered a Mature Student when they received the Full Exemption, the Calculating Official Marks for Diploma Courses for Mature Students Official Mark Template is used.

Selecting Marks

An Official Mark based on a Full Exemption can have up to 3 selected mark records.

Selecting the Full Exemption Mark

When the student only has one Diploma Exam Mark with a Diploma Exam Mark Status of Full Exemption (FE), then that Diploma Exam Mark record is selected with a Mark Selection Reason of Full Exemption Mark.

When the student has more than one Diploma Exam Mark with a Diploma Exam Mark Status of Full Exemption (FE), the Diploma Exam Mark record with the highest Diploma Exam Mark Value is selected with a selection reason of Full Exemption Highest Mark.

Selecting a Diploma Exam Mark for the Transcript

If the student's Diploma Exam Mark record with the highest Diploma Exam Mark Value does not have Diploma Exam Mark Status of Full Exemption (FE), then it is selected with a selection reason of Transcript Exam Mark.

Selecting a School Mark for the Transcript

The student's Course Mark record with the highest School Awarded mark value (if any) is selected with a selection reason of Transcript School Mark.

Official Mark Information

Official Mark records created based on this template will have the following information:

Data Element Value
Mark Calculation Method Diploma
School Year From the Full Exemption Mark selected mark.
Mark Format From the Full Exemption Mark selected mark.
Mark Value From the Full Exemption Mark selected mark.

Achievement Information

Achievement Date

The Course Mark Completion Date of the earliest Diploma Exam Mark record with:

  • an Exam Mark Status of Full Exemption, and
  • a passing Mark Value.
Achievement School Year From the same Diploma Exam Mark record used for Achievement Date.