How to use the grade book

See every mark a student has earned on a batch, their standing, and the grading scale.

Last updated 12 October 2026

What you will learn

What each of the three tabs shows
How to look up one student's marks
How a percentage becomes a letter grade

Before you begin

Choose a Batch at the top — every tab is empty until you do.

The Grade book brings every mark together for one batch. It has three tabs.

Entries

One row for every contribution a student has made: assignments, quizzes, attendance, practical work and the final exam. The columns show the student, the component, the score, its weight and when it was recorded.

Student standing

The result of the arithmetic: each student's position in the batch, worked out from the entries and weighted by the grading scheme.

Grading scale

The institution-wide bands that turn a percentage into a letter grade and GPA points. Transcripts are calculated against these.

Look up one student

Step 1. Click Grade book in the left-hand menu.
Step 2. Choose the Batch.
Step 3. Choose the Student.
Step 4. Stay on Entries to see every mark, or click Student standing for the total.

What you should see

You can explain exactly how a student's result was arrived at.

Helpful tips

If a standing looks wrong, look at Entries first. A missing or mistyped entry is the usual cause.
Standing is calculated, never typed. To change it, change the entry behind it.

If something goes wrong

Every tab says to choose a batch.: Choose a Batch in the box at the top. Nothing is shown until you do.
A student's standing is lower than expected.: Unmarked work may be counting as zero. Check the grading scheme's setting for work with no mark yet.