Set up grading
Create a grading scale with grade bands and weighted assessment groups.
You're a campus admin and you need to decide how raw scores turn into grades — the bands (A, B, C…) every student is measured against, and how the different pieces of work are weighted (say, coursework counting for less than the final exam). This guide walks you through setting up a grading configuration for a level and academic year.
Before you start
You need permission to manage grading for your campus. If you don't see Grading in the sidebar, ask a school admin to grant it. The campus also needs at least one academic year set up — if there are none yet, set that up first. And the year you're viewing must be unlocked: on a locked year, Create config and the Manage menu don't appear (see Lock an academic year).
Step 1: Open Grading
In the left sidebar, click Grading. The page header reads Grading, with the line "Configure the grading scale for each academic level."
At the top you'll see two level tabs — O-Level and A-Level — and, on the right, an academic year picker (the current year is marked (Current)). Pick the level and year you want to set up.
Step 2: Start a new configuration
If nothing exists yet for that level and year, you'll see a No grading config message. Click Create config.
You land on the Create grading config page. You have two choices:
- A template card — a ready-made scale (each card shows the level and how many bands and groups it has). Click one to open a preview.
- Start from blank — the tile that builds an empty scale you fill in yourself.
Previewing a template
Clicking a template card opens a side panel showing its grade bands, assessment groups, and scale settings. If it looks right, click Create from template at the bottom to load those values into the editor — you can still tweak everything before saving.
Step 3: Fill in the scale settings
The editor opens with a Scale settings section. Fill in:
- Config name — a label for this scale, e.g. O-Level 2025 Standard.
- Max score grade — the top grade value on your scale.
- Percent precision and Score-grade precision — how many decimal places to show.
- Rounding mode — choose Half up, Half even (banker's), or Floor.
Step 4: Set the grade bands
Scroll to Grade bands. Each row maps a percentage range to a grade label. For every band fill in:
- Grade — the label, e.g. A.
- Descriptor — a short word like Excellent (optional).
- Min % and Max % — the range that earns this grade.
Use Add band to add a row and the bin icon to remove one. A live coloured bar above the rows shows your bands at a glance.
Cover the whole scale
Bands should run from 0% to 100% with no gaps or overlaps. If they don't, a small amber note appears — for example "Bands have gaps or overlaps." Fix the ranges until the note disappears.
Step 5: Set the assessment groups
Scroll to Assessment groups. These are the weighted pieces that make up a student's final mark. For each row fill in:
- Group label — e.g. Coursework or Exam.
- Weight % — how much it counts, e.g. 30 and 70.
Use Add group to add a row and the bin icon to remove one.
Weights must total 100%
If the weights don't add up to 100%, you'll see a note like "Group weights sum to 90% (must be 100%)." Adjust the numbers until they total 100%.
Step 6: Save the configuration
Click Create config at the bottom. You're returned to the Grading page, where your new scale shows in three cards: Scale settings, Assessment groups, and Grade bands.
Step 7: Recompute after changes
When you edit a scale later, existing grades aren't updated automatically. To re-grade students with the latest settings, open the Manage menu on the Scale settings card and choose Recompute grades. Confirm on the Recompute grades? prompt by clicking Recompute.
Editing a scale
To change a saved scale, use Manage → Edit config on the Scale settings card. Make your changes, click Save changes, then recompute so grades reflect the update.
What happens next
- Your grading configuration is saved for that level and academic year and appears on the Grading page.
- Student scores are now converted to grades using your bands and weighted groups.
- After any edit, running Recompute grades recalculates all student grades for that year and level — this can take a moment.