How to use the practical exam pass score calculator
A practical exam is not weighted like a written one: each section carries its own points. One exam splits 40 points of written answers and 60 points of hands-on work, another is 100 points of hands-on only. Looking at a raw section score therefore tells you very little. Enter the points available and the points earned for each section and this calculator produces a score scaled to 100 against the total available, then compares it with your passing threshold. Put 0 in both boxes for a section your exam does not have and it drops out of the maths and the table.
The scaling divides total points earned by total points available and multiplies by 100. The available points do not have to add up to 100, so an unusual weighting still works. A pass is recorded when the scaled score is at or above the threshold you entered, so with a 60% threshold a scaled score of exactly 60.00 passes.
The points needed to pass are rounded up, because earning that figure definitely clears the threshold. If you fall short the calculator shows how many points are missing; if you pass it shows how many you have to spare, and only one of those two rows appears at a time.
The threshold is entered by you. Practical passing rules differ from exam to exam, and some set a separate minimum on the hands-on section, so nothing is built in. This calculator does not test per-section minimums, so check the candidate bulletin for your exam.
Frequently asked questions
Put 0 in both written-answer boxes. That row leaves the table and the scaling uses the hands-on section alone.
No. The score is scaled as a share of the total available, so 90 or 120 points available is converted to a score out of 100 all the same.
No. Only the combined scaled score is judged. Check your candidate bulletin separately for rules such as a hands-on minimum.