Calculator Bacalaureat
Calculate your French Baccalauréat final grade and Mention level instantly. Enter your written exam, oral exam and continuous assessment scores on the 0–20 scale to see your overall grade, pass/fail verdict and the minimum needed for any honors tier a premium free tool by The Online Tools.
Tip: Leave one field empty to see the minimum score you need on that section to pass or reach a target Mention.
Final Grade (out of 20)
About This Tool
The Calculator Bacalaureat by The Online Tools gives French high school students an instant, accurate calculation of their Baccalauréat final grade and Mention level. Enter your three weighted scores written exams (60%), oral exam or Grand Oral (20%), and continuous assessment (20%) on the official 0 to 20 scale, and the tool returns your overall grade, your honors tier (Passable, Assez Bien, Bien, Très Bien, or Félicitations), and the minimum score you need on any remaining section to hit a target Mention.
The Baccalauréat is the national exam that closes secondary education in France and serves as the gateway to university. Anything below 10 out of 20 is a fail, while a Mention Très Bien (16+) opens doors to the most competitive prépas, grandes écoles and scholarships. This calculator turns the official Ministry of Education weighting into a clear, transparent result with no signup, no stored data, and runs entirely in your browser.
How the Baccalauréat Final Grade Is Calculated
Since the 2021 reform, the French Baccalauréat final grade is a weighted average of three components, each scored on a 0–20 scale:
- Written Exams (Épreuves écrites) 60%: includes the philosophy exam, the two specialty subjects (spécialités) and the French exam taken at the end of Première
- Oral Exam (Grand Oral) 20%: a 20-minute oral defense in front of a jury at the end of Terminale
- Continuous Assessment (Contrôle continu) 20%: averaged school grades from Première and Terminale across all subjects
Formula: Final Grade = (0.60 × Written) + (0.20 × Oral) + (0.20 × Continuous Assessment)
The result is expressed on the 0 to 20 scale with two decimals. A score of 10.00 or above means you pass the Baccalauréat; below 10.00 means you fail and must either retake (rattrapage) in early July or repeat the year.
Students between 8.00 and 9.99 are eligible for the oral rattrapage session, where they can defend two subjects to bring their final grade up to 10. The calculator gives you the base score before rattrapage so you know exactly where you stand.
What Your Mention Means
The Mention is the honors tier officially recorded on your diploma and used by universities, scholarship boards and grandes écoles to assess your file. Here are the official thresholds:
| Final Grade | Mention | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| Below 8.00 | Refusé (Failed) | Did not pass must retake the following year |
| 8.00 – 9.99 | Rattrapage | Eligible for the oral catch-up session to reach 10.00 |
| 10.00 – 11.99 | Passable | Standard pass diploma earned, baseline for most universities |
| 12.00 – 13.99 | Assez Bien | Fairly good competitive for many public universities |
| 14.00 – 15.99 | Bien | Good opens classes préparatoires and selective programs |
| 16.00 – 17.99 | Très Bien | Very good eligible for top grandes écoles, scholarships and merit programs |
| 18.00 – 20.00 | Très Bien avec Félicitations | Highest distinction exceptional national-level recognition |
Benefits of Using This Calculator
- Official weighting: applies the exact 60/20/20 split mandated by the Ministry of Education since 2021
- Instant Mention verdict: tells you immediately which honors tier you fall into
- Reverse calculation: leave one field empty to discover the minimum score you need on that section
- Target Mention planner: see what's required on any remaining exam to reach Assez Bien, Bien, Très Bien or Félicitations
- Rattrapage awareness: tells you whether your score qualifies for the oral catch-up session
- Free and private: no signup, no data saved, runs entirely in your browser
How to Use Results Effectively
- Plan during Terminale: enter your continuous assessment average and target a final grade, then back-calculate what you need on the written exams
- Aim above your target: French universities and grandes écoles often use raw scores plus Mention for admission, so a Bien with 14.5 is treated very differently from a Bien with 15.9
- Watch the rattrapage line: if you're tracking around 9.50, focus on the two strongest oral subjects since rattrapage uses your two best chosen subjects
- Mention Très Bien matters for scholarships: the national bourse au mérite and many regional scholarships use 16+ as a hard threshold
- Save your scenario: use the copy button to keep your numbers and compare projections over time