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Calculating Official Marks for Diploma Courses for Mature Students
This Official Mark template is used by the Official Mark Calculator to calculate an Official Mark based on Diploma Course Marks when the student has written a Diploma Exam as a mature student.
This template only considers Diploma Exam Mark records with an Exam Written On Date that is the same as or after the student's Maturity Date.
Selected Marks
These official marks may have up to 3 selected mark records.
Selecting the Highest Diploma Exam Mark as a Mature Student
When there is only one Diploma Exam Mark record considered, then it is selected with a selection reason of Mature Exam Mark.
When there is more than one Diploma Exam Mark record considered, then the Diploma Exam Mark with the highest Diploma Exam Mark Value is selected with a selection reason of Mature Highest Exam Mark.
Selecting a Diploma Exam Mark for the Transcript
If the student's highest Diploma Exam Mark Value was not written as a mature student, then this Diploma Exam Mark is also selected with a selection reason of Transcript Exam Mark.
Selecting a School Mark for the Transcript
If there is also course work, then the course work with the highest mark value is also selected with a selection reason of Transcript School Mark.
Official Mark Details
Official Mark records created based on this template will have the following information:
| Data Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Mark Calculation Method | Diploma |
| School Year | From the selected Diploma Exam Mark as a Mature Student. |
| Mark Format | Percentage |
| Mark Value | The mark value from selected mark 1. If the mark value is 48 or 49, then the mark is rounded up to 50. |
| Credits Awarded | From the Credit Levels of the associated Course. |
Achievement Information
Achievement Information is only set when the Official Mark is deemed to be a Passing Official Mark. When set, the achievement information is set as follows:
| Achievement Date | The Course Mark Completion Date of considered Diploma Exam Mark with the earliest Course Mark with a passing mark. |
| Achievement School Year | The School Year from the same record used to identified the Achievement Date. |