What is a GPA and why Israeli students need it
GPA (Grade Point Average) is a grade average on a 0–4.0 scale used in the US and elsewhere. Each letter grade (A, B, C...) is worth a fixed number of points — A ≈ 4.0, B ≈ 3.0, and so on — and the GPA is the credit-weighted average of those points. For an Israeli student, this conversion becomes relevant the moment you apply to a master's or PhD abroad, to international scholarships, or to exchange programs, where the application asks for a GPA rather than a 0–100 average.
The key point: a cumulative GPA is not a conversion of your Israeli "average" into a single number — it is a credit-weighted average of your grades after each one has been converted to GPA points. That is why it should be computed at the individual-course level.
Conversion table: Israeli grade to letter and GPA
The table below is the percentage-based conversion the calculator uses. It is transparent and deterministic, but it is not the official conversion of any specific institution:
| Israeli grade | Letter | GPA (4.0) |
|---|---|---|
| 95–100 | A+ | 4.0 |
| 90–94 | A | 4.0 |
| 85–89 | A- | 3.7 |
| 80–84 | B+ | 3.3 |
| 75–79 | B | 3.0 |
| 70–74 | B- | 2.7 |
| 65–69 | C+ | 2.3 |
| 60–64 | C | 2.0 |
| 56–59 | D | 1.0 |
| 0–55 | F | 0.0 |
Why there is no single "official" conversion
This is the critical point: there is no single, binding conversion formula from an Israeli grade to a GPA. Different universities abroad, and credential-evaluation services such as WES or ECE, use their own tables — some percentage-based (like here), some based on your relative ranking among classmates rather than the absolute grade. So the GPA that gets "computed" for you in practice depends on who evaluates it.
Treat the calculator's result as a general estimate only — useful to understand roughly where you stand, but not an official document. Before applying, check which conversion method the specific institution or evaluation service uses. Your original 0–100 transcript, together with a scale explanation, is almost always preferable to a self-made "translation" into GPA.