How to use the written and practical score calculator
When an exam has both a written and a practical stage, the two scores are not simply added. A fixed weighting such as 40% written and 60% practical means points lost on the heavier stage matter far more. Enter the score, the maximum and the weight for each stage and this calculator rescales both stages to a 100-point basis, weights them, and reports the combined final score against your passing threshold.
The order of operations is this. Each stage's score is divided by that stage's own maximum to give a share earned, so a 200-point written stage and a 100-point practical stage become comparable. That share is then multiplied by the weight to give a contribution, and the two contributions are added. Nothing is rounded in between; the two-decimal display happens only at the end, so re-adding the figures on screen by hand may differ very slightly.
If your weights do not add up to 100%, the calculator does not stop: it rescales them to 100% and shows the rescaled shares in a separate note. When the weights already total exactly 100% that note does not appear. A pass is recorded when the final score is at or above the threshold, so a final score of exactly 60.00 against a 60 threshold passes.
Weights and passing scores differ by exam, so both are entered by you. This calculator does not apply section minimums or bonus points; use the dedicated calculators for those.
Frequently asked questions
Each stage is converted into a share of its own maximum before the weight is applied, so different maximums still combine exactly in proportion.
They are rescaled to 100% and the rescaled written and practical shares are shown in a note.
No. Only the weighted combined score is judged. Use a cutoff checker separately for minimums.