Chilean Grade Calculator

The escala from 1.0 to 7.0 with 4.0 the pass - promedio and distinción band, computed live.

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Chile grades on a scale all its own: 1.0 to 7.0, with 4.0 the pass - used from primary school through university, so every Chilean knows exactly what a 5.8 means. University promedios weight each ramo by its credits; enter notas and créditos below and the average updates live with its band, decimals included, because the difference between a 3.9 and a 4.0 is the whole course.

At school level this same scale feeds the NEM (notas de enseñanza media), which converts to admission points for university entry. At university, honors language varies by institution - egreso con distinción commonly starts around 5.5 and distinción máxima around 6.5, the bands this page shows - with each casa de estudios defining its own cutoffs.

The scale this page uses

Concepto	Minimum /7
Distinción máxima	6.5
Distinción	5.5
Aprobado	4.0
Reprobado (fail)	1.0

Award class	Minimum GPA
Distinción máxima (6.5+)	6.50
Distinción (5.5+)	5.50
Aprobado (4.0+)	4.00

Chile marks 1.0 to 7.0 and 4.0 is the pass. There is no national rule behind it, which means the weighting and the distinción cutoffs shown here, 5.5 and 6.5, are convention rather than anything written down. Your institution sets its own.

No authority publishes this scale. Chile has no national grading instrument for higher education, so there is no ministry table to link. The 1,0 to 7,0 range and the 4,0 pass are universal practice. The distinction cutoffs at 5,5 and 6,5 are institutional convention and appear in no document we hold. The closest document we hold is Universidad de Chile, table of reference scales for foreign secondary studies (2020). Click for the document we hold. We read it on 3 October 2026. We have read grading documents from all over the world and could not find one that settles this. If you have a link to an official source, send it to us and we will read it and say so here.

Worked examples

One subject below 4.0, still promoted

A high school student's seven final grades for the year: 5.8, 6.2, 3.8, 5.5, 6.0, 5.4 and 4.9. Give each subject a weight of 1 in the calculator so it takes a plain average: (5.8 + 6.2 + 3.8 + 5.5 + 6.0 + 5.4 + 4.9) ÷ 7 = 37.6 ÷ 7 = 5.37. The 3.8 is a failed subject, but with only one fail the rule is an annual average of at least 4.5, counting the failed subject. 5.37 clears it, so on grades this student moves up a year.

Two subjects below 4.0

Six subjects at 3.5, 3.9, 5.5, 5.2, 4.8 and 5.0: (3.5 + 3.9 + 5.5 + 5.2 + 4.8 + 5.0) ÷ 6 = 27.9 ÷ 6 = 4.65. With two failed subjects the average has to be at least 5.0, so 4.65 isn't enough on grades alone. The school's leadership then has to look at the case and make a reasoned decision on promotion or repeating the year.

University courses with credits

If your university grades 1.0 to 7.0 and weights its average by credits, the calculator works the same way. Take 6.1 in a 10-credit course and 5.4 and 6.8 in two 5-credit courses: (6.1 × 10 + 5.4 × 5 + 6.8 × 5) ÷ 20 = 122 ÷ 20 = 6.10. The big course carries half the weight, so the average lands on its 6.1. Check your university's rules for how it weights and rounds.

How this scale works

Chile grades on a scale from 1.0 to 7.0, with one decimal, and 4.0 is the lowest pass. At school that's set nationally: every subject's final grade for the year goes on that scale.

Moving up a year at school depends on your grades and your attendance. You're promoted if you passed every subject. With one failed subject you still move up if your annual average, failed subject included, is at least 4.5. With two failed subjects it has to be at least 5.0. You also need at least 85% attendance, though the head of the school can authorise promotion below that. If a student doesn't meet the grade rules, the school has to review the case before deciding.

The national rules above are for schools. Each university sets its own rules for averages, rounding and honours. The distinción bands this calculator shows (5.5 and 6.5) don't come from a national rule, so check what your own university uses.

Where these rules come from

Read from a government instrument, quoted below in their own words.

The scale and promotion. Chile's Ministry of Education says "La calificación final anual de cada asignatura o modulo deberá expresarse en una escala de 1.0 a 7.0, hasta con un decimal, siendo la calificación mínima de aprobación un 4.0" (each subject's final annual grade is on a 1.0 to 7.0 scale, with up to one decimal, and the minimum pass is 4.0). Students are promoted who, "Habiendo reprobado una asignatura o modulo, su promedio final anual sea como mínimo un 4.5" (with one failed subject, have an annual average of at least 4.5), or with two failed subjects "como mínimo un 5.0", and who attend at least 85% of classes. These rules come from Decreto Supremo Nº 67 of 2018. Source: Ayuda Mineduc, Normativa de Evaluación y Promoción Educación Media.

Checked on 2026-10-01 against the sources linked above.

Questions this calculator gets asked

How does the Chilean 1.0-7.0 scale work?

7.0 is the maximum, 4.0 the pass, 1.0 the floor - and averages are computed to one decimal. University promedios weight each course by credits; school promedios are typically plain averages (enter 1 as credits).

Is a 5.5 a good grade in Chile?

Yes - a 5.5+ promedio is distinción territory at most universities, and a 6.0+ average is genuinely strong. At school level, a NEM in the high 5s converts to competitive admission points.

What happens if my promedio is 3.9?

In a course, a 3.9 fails - the passing mark at 4.0 is hard, and Chilean grading folklore is full of the 3.95-rounds-to-4.0 argument. Rounding rules are institutional; many round the final course grade to one decimal, which is exactly where the argument lives.

How does the Chilean scale convert to a US GPA?

A common working conversion maps 6.0-7.0 toward A/4.0, 5.0-5.9 around B (3.0), and 4.0-4.9 to C-range - but no official table exists, and evaluators convert from the transcript with the scale stated.

What is the NEM and how does it relate to this average?

NEM is your high-school grade average on this same 1.0-7.0 scale, converted by a published table into points for university admission alongside the standardized tests. Keeping the promedio high through all four años de media is what protects it.

Is this Chilean grade calculator free and private?

Yes. No sign-up, nothing uploaded - the promedio is computed in your browser and your notas stay on your device.

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