How do I work out my grade points

Does anyone know how can find what my grade points are, I saw someone in this website who said that you have to find out your grade points in order to calculate your grades.

Thanks

Each unit in each BTEC is awarded a certain number of points.

For internal units (those assessed by coursework) the number of points is based upon the grade you achieve (pass, merit, distinction) and the size of the unit (in GLH, guided learning hours).


For example, a pass in a 120 GLH internal unit will earn you 12 points, whilst a distinction in a 60 GLH internal unit will earn you 16 points.

For external units (those assessed by exams) it's similar, but your actual exam mark comes into play too. So someone who just scraped a pass gets fewer points that someone who still got a pass but was almost at a merit.


So a pass in a 120 GLH external unit could earn you between 12 and 19 points (i..e just less that the 20 you'd get for a merit), depending on the mark you achieved (and the grade boundaries in effect for that exam in that year / season).

They then add-up all the points to decide what your overall grade will be. That could be from P to D*D*D*, depending on the BTEC.

If you want further help with working our your grade, please let us know:
• Your BTEC subject (Applied Science, Business, etc.)
• Your BTEC size (Extended Certificate, Diploma, Extended Diploma, etc.)
• Each grade you achieved and the unit number in which you achieved it. (The unit number is important as then we can lookup whether it was internal or external, and lookup its GLH.)
• (If you know the mark you got for any exam, and when you took it, that'd be great - but most people don't know that).

thank you very much for your response, I really is very much appreciated. I recall speaking to my teacher about grade points and he responded by asking me what I meant by grade point , as from that conversation I had with him I am assuming that the term 'grade points' not a widely used phrase. what I mean by grade points is what this user meant by it:

https://www thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread .php?t=3411577&goto=lastpost

So I was just to double check is that what you meant by it when you responded to my post

thank you very much

Each unit in each BTEC is awarded a certain number of points.

For internal units (those assessed by coursework) the number of points is based upon the grade you achieve (pass, merit, distinction) and the size of the unit (in GLH, guided learning hours).


For example, a pass in a 120 GLH internal unit will earn you 12 points, whilst a distinction in a 60 GLH internal unit will earn you 16 points.

For external units (those assessed by exams) it's similar, but your actual exam mark comes into play too. So someone who just scraped a pass gets fewer points that someone who still got a pass but was almost at a merit.


So a pass in a 120 GLH external unit could earn you between 12 and 19 points (i..e just less that the 20 you'd get for a merit), depending on the mark you achieved (and the grade boundaries in effect for that exam in that year / season).

They then add-up all the points to decide what your overall grade will be. That could be from P to D*D*D*, depending on the BTEC.

If you want further help with working our your grade, please let us know:
• Your BTEC subject (Applied Science, Business, etc.)
• Your BTEC size (Extended Certificate, Diploma, Extended Diploma, etc.)
• Each grade you achieved and the unit number in which you achieved it. (The unit number is important as then we can lookup whether it was internal or external, and lookup its GLH.)
• (If you know the mark you got for any exam, and when you took it, that'd be great - but most people don't know that).

First and foremost I would like to thank you for your response , not many people take time out of their day to help someone like you have helped me, I really appreciate your help
too bee real I've come across a few problems and I would just want to ask a few questions

I'm trying to see what grade I will get if I get all D's this year. I don't want to settle with' 'walking up to teachers and then being told an estimate they got from the top of their head. here are all the problems I've come across.

You're referring to a thread which is eight years old; BTEC have changed a lot since then. I also can't comment on what someone else mean by the term (especially as you've referenced an entire thread, not an individual post).

Can we turn this around? Why are you trying to establish your "grade points"? What do expect to learn having calculated them?

I've provided a mechanism by which you can calculate the points you have gained in each unit. These are primarily based upon the size and grade in that unit. Is that what you were trying to achieve?

this message just popped up on my computer know because the page wasn't refreshed
to answer your questions

unit name: B-tec Applied science (extended diploma)
unit 1 GHL
UNIT 1 = 90/90 120
unit 3 = I don't know 120
unit 5 = 120/120 120
unit 7 = 50/50 120

I 've got a few quest

1. I've added all my grades and got 14,070 that seems a bit too much 😕 , no?
it seems as it I just miscalculated drastically. . the concern coming from the fact that unit 2 , 8 , 4 , 15 where all passes. all passes but i got 1407 from adding all of them

here is my calculation:
ignore the little starts btw

*unit 5 *= 32 x 120= 3 8 40
unit7 = 32 X 120 = 38 40
* UNIT 1 =*********24 X 90 = 2160
ADD UNIT 3 (* 120 X 12 )* = 11 280


UNIT 4 = 90 X 9*********************************************************************************************************************
UNIT 8 =* 60* X 9***********************************************************************
UNIT 15 = 60 X 6
UNIT 2 = 90 X 9 (810 *EACH FOR **2 AND 4 AND 8 = ***2 430) *ADD UNIT 15 = *2 790

**11 280 + *2 790 = 14,070


the reason why my grades are maxed out is because I just wanted to know what i would get, Just a guess. could you you please tell me how I can calulcute the grade points for the exams so I could experiment further

as much as I'm slightly confused on how someone can finish of the year with a D D D with that much passes. my real concern is that. I am afraid that I might end the year only to find out (no offence to you of course ) you have given me outdated tables or that that the grade boundaries change (is that a problem by the way )

by the way I really do apreincete your help, If I was not financially dependent I would pay you brother

No offence taken. You seem intent on working things out yourself rather than just telling us what units you've done, and what grades (or marks) you've got. That's admirable in a way, but also means that neither of us actually know what your final grade is likely to be. Anyway, best of luck. I hope things work out the way you want them to.

my ba, I thought I have sent them to you

All P'S I got :
unit 2 and unit 4 = GLH 60
unit 8 and unit 15 = GHLH 90
unit 3 = 120GHL lets assume i just scraped a pass
All D'S I hope to get:
unit 6 = GLH90
unit 17,14,12,21 = 60 GLH
unit 1, 5 (120GHL) = lets assume I scraped a D

WORKINGS OUT:
https://youtu.be/oqSem8pj_M8?si=IaXws8heU4aA-2e-

this happens a lot when people normally have a conversation, when a person asks a question then the other person changes the topic of the conversation, the original question will eventually be forgotten and I don't want that to happen. Just are reminder

Hi, could i get help with figuring out my grade points too. btec national extended diploma Health and social care level 3,

jan 2024
unit 1 - 54/90 which was an M ( M grade boundaries were 47/90 & D grade boundaries were 62/90) GLH 90
unit 2 - 47/80 which was an M (M grade boundaries were 37/80 & D grade boundaries were 49/80) GLH 120

jan 2025
unit 3 - 30/90 which was a P ( P grade boundaries were 19/90 & M grade boundaries were 32/90)GLH120
unit 4 - 25/65 which was a p ( P grade boundaries were 16/65 & M grade boundaries were 29/65)GLH120
and all distinctions in coursework, thank you

Well done for providing all that detail, and for getting the grade boundaries spot on.
I'm going to work out the points for the exams, and then use the official Pearson calculator to get your overall grade.
January 2024
Unit 1 - The difference in marks between a M and a D was 62 - 47 = 15. Your mark was 54, which is 7/15ths of that difference. So you get 7/15ths of the points difference between an M and a D. As this is a 90 GLH unit, an M earns 15 points and a D earns 24 points (a difference of 9 points), so you earn 15 points for the M and 7/15th of 9 points for the difference - i.e. 19 points.
Unit 2 - The difference in marks between and M and a D was 49 - 37 = 12. Your mark was 47, which is 10/12ths of that difference. So you get 10/12ths of the points difference between an M and a D. As this is a 120 GLH unit, an M earns 20 points and a D earns 32 points (a difference of 12 points), so you earn 20 points for the M and 10/12ths of the 12 points for the difference - i.e. 30 points.
January 2025
Unit 3 - I'm going to be less wordy now, as you'll understand from the above what's going on. 32 - 19 = 13. You get 11/13ths of the difference between 12 and 20. So you get 19 points (assuming normal rounding rules; it's possible they always round down).
Unit 4. 29 - 16 = 13. You get 9/13ths of the difference between 12 and 20. So you get 18 points (again, with an assumption about how they round).
Pearson Grade Calculator
As you haven't mentioned the particular optional units you did, I've just picked some at random for the calculator (the choice has no impact on points / grades anyway). It says you have a D*D*D (254 points).

I've rushed this a little, so please double-check the maths. Also, as I mentioned above, I'm not 100% sure how they do the rounding when working out the points for the exam-based units. (All they actually say is "Points are awarded on a sliding scale between the grade boundaries based on the number of raw marks achieved by each learner.") This is relevant because for a D*D*D you need 252 points, which is dangerously close. If they always round down, you'd be on 251 points - i.e. D*DD.

Okay thanks alot for this !!😀