GPA Calculation G9 2.1

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What's Your GPA?

Grade 9 - CC Session 2.1
March 4, 2026

Today's Goals

Why are my grades important?

How can I calculate my GPA?

What GPA should I aim for?

Fabulous
Prizes!

1st

2nd

3rd-5th

Open Ended

1. #1: Can you think of at least two reasons why your grades are important?

Why are grades important?

• College entry (Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D.)

• ​Scholarships

• Future success

After high school...

• Graduation requirements

• Participation in ECAs

• Expectations (by you and from other people!)

In high school...

A study of 187,000 G9 freshmen found…

• 9th grade predicts future success!

• 9th graders with A’s, B’s, + C’s…
         More likely to graduate!

         More likely to attend university!
  

US News & World Report, 2017

Colleges see grades as
a very important factor:

Multiple Choice

On average, how much more money do people with a bachelor's degree earn over their lifetime compared to people with only a high school diploma?

• They earn about the same.

• $100,000 more

  (¥720,000)

• $1,000,000 more

  (¥7.200.000)

• $5,000,000 more

  (¥36,000,000)

To get these degrees, you need successful grades now!

$140,000 = ¥1,000,000

Did you pass?

How well you passed?

Which question is more fair?

How can we measure
academic success?

#2: What are credit hours?

1 CH = 120 hours in a class. They answer: Did you pass?

• You earn 1 CH for each passed course (D-)

• No CH for any F!

• At SCLS-ID, 1 CH = 1 full year of a class

Multiple Choice

#3: To graduate from SCLS-ID, how many credit hours will you need?

• 22

• 28

• 38

Multiple Choice

True or False?

If I pass a course with a D- and Mr. Leo passes with an A+, we both earn 1 credit hour.

• True

• False

Grade Points: Let's be Fairer!

Your semester letter grades become grade points.
They answer: How well did you pass?

​Regular/Honors/Pre-AP

AP/Advanced Weighted Bonus

Letter Grades to Grade Points

Multiple Choice

You earned an A- in PE. How many grade points did you earn for that class?

• 3.3

• 3.7

• 4.0

Multiple Choice

You earned a B+ in AP P.E. How many grade points did you earn for that class?

• 3.3

• 3.7

• 4.3

#4: Calculate Your Grade Points

Grade Points

Algebra 2
Honors English 9
Physics
Chinese
Spanish 1
PE

​Your S1 Courses

GPA = Grade Point Average

B
B+
D
C+
A-
A

3.0
3.3
1.0
2.3
3.7
4.0

+

Total Grade Points

17.3

0.5

​Total Grade Points

How can I calculate my S1 GPA?

= S1 GPA

​Total Credit Hours
Earned in S1

x

*GPA combines Grade Points and Credit Hours!

Multiple Choice

You earned a total of 17.3 Grade Points in S1 in your 6 classes.

What is your S1 GPA?

• 1.44

• 2.88

• 5.76

• 8.65

0.5

​17.3 Grade Points

Example S1 GPA

= 2.88 S1 GPA

​3.0 Credit Hours
Earned in S1

x

0.5

​Total Grade Points

#5: Calculate Your S1 GPA

= S1 GPA

​Total Credit Hours
Earned in S1

x

Multiple Choice

Pretend you earned a total of 24.0 Grade Points in S1 in your 8 classes,

but 2 of your classes were AP.

What would your S1 Weighted GPA be?

• 3.00

• 3.25

• 6.00

0.5

​Total Grade Points

#6: Your [Potential] Weighted S1 GPA

= S1 GPA

​Total Credit Hours
Earned in S1

x

Multiple Choice

You want to apply to a competitive university in California, like UCLA.

Your total GPA must be at least...?

• 2.50

• 3.00

• 3.40

• 3.80

#7-8: What GPA should I aim for?

• Minimum GPA = 3.4

• Accepted Students = 3.6-4.0+

University of California
(and other competitive unis)

• Minimum GPA = 2.5

• Accepted Students = 3.2+

California State Universities
(and other less competitive unis)

Major GPA @UCLA

*25th-75th percentiles

UC
San Diego

SCLS-ID Students ('21-'26)
*SAT (Y-Axis) not required!

HKUST

SCLS-ID Students ('21-'26)

University of North Carolina (UNC)

SCLS-ID Students ('21-'26)

Multiple Choice

What was the average GPA of students admitted to Harvard?

• 3.99

• 4.11

• 4.21

• 4.31

California's Required Courses

◼A: History (2 years)

◼B: English (4 years)

◼C: Math (3 years)

◼D: Science (2 years)

◼E: Foreign Language (2 years)

◼F: Visual and Performing Arts (1 year)

◼G: College Preparatory Elective (1 year)

You must receive a C- or higher in each class!

#9: Reflect and Prepare

Wrap Up: Add S1 GPA on Scoir

On Scoir, add your S1 GPA in "Academic Overview."




Email worksheet to your counselor (check Scoir)!