Bagrut Calculator
Core subjects
Common advanced subjects
The bonus is filled in automatically with the common values and can be changed — every institution sets its own scheme. A bonus applies only from a grade of 60 up.
This average opens the door to a degree. Once you're in, the number that follows you around is your degree average — and it's calculated completely differently, by credits rather than units.
To the degree GPA calculatorHow the bagrut average formula works
The bagrut — Israel's high-school matriculation certificate — isn't averaged simply. The average is weighted by study units, so a 5-unit subject counts two and a half times as much as a 2-unit one:
sum of (grade × units) ÷ total units
The difference isn't negligible. A 100 in 2-unit Hebrew moves the average less than an 80 in 5-unit mathematics. That's also what turns “which subject should I invest in” into a question of units and bonus, not just difficulty.
The bonuses — and why they have no single answer
Advanced-level subjects get a bonus added to the grade before weighting. The most widely used values:
| Subject | 4 units | 5 units |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 15 | 35 |
| English | 12.5 | 25 |
| Another advanced subject | 10 | 20 |
These numbers are not law. Every institution sets its own bonus scheme, and the differences are real: at the Technion 5-unit mathematics earns 30 rather than 35, and Bar-Ilan runs the whole calculation on a different, decimal scale. That's why the bonus field in this calculator is editable — so you can enter the scheme of the institution you're applying to, instead of getting a number that's right for someone else.
Two rules that do cross institutions: the bonus applies only from a grade of 60 up, and a grade can exceed 100 after the bonus. 5-unit mathematics at 95 counts as 130 in the calculation, and that's normal. It's why the weighted averages of graduates with advanced subjects sometimes look surprisingly high.
A full example, row by row
A graduate with three advanced subjects — mathematics, English and physics — and five 2-unit core subjects, all at a grade of 90:
| Subject | Grade | Units | Bonus | Counted grade | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 90 | 5 | 35 | 125 | 625 |
| English | 90 | 5 | 25 | 115 | 575 |
| Physics | 90 | 5 | 20 | 110 | 550 |
| Hebrew Language | 90 | 2 | — | 90 | 180 |
| Literature | 90 | 2 | — | 90 | 180 |
| Bible (Tanakh) | 90 | 2 | — | 90 | 180 |
| History | 90 | 2 | — | 90 | 180 |
| Civics | 90 | 2 | — | 90 | 180 |
| Total | 25 | 2,650 | |||
2,650 ÷ 25 = 106. Every grade was 90, and the weighted average came out 106 — entirely thanks to the bonuses and the heavy weight of the advanced subjects. Without bonuses the same graduate would get exactly 90.
Notice what those 16 points did. They didn't come from improving a single grade; they came from a choice of advanced subjects made two years earlier. That's the practical difference between a simple and a weighted average.
Which subjects earn a bonus
Not every advanced subject qualifies, and not every 5-unit subject counts as advanced for this purpose. The rough rule:
- Mathematics — a category of its own, with the highest bonus at nearly every institution
- English — the second category, a medium bonus
- Exact sciences — physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, biotechnology
- Humanities and languages at 5 units — history, literature, Tanakh, Arabic, geography and others, when taken at the advanced level
- 2-unit core subjects — earn no bonus, and that's true even when the grade in them is excellent
The line between the categories, and which subjects are included at all, is set by each institution separately. The calculator fills in a starting value by category and leaves it yours to change — so if your institution gives 30 for mathematics instead of 35, just type 30.
The optimal average: what most people don't know
Most institutions don't force you to include all your bagrut subjects in the calculation. They allow an optimal average — that is, dropping weak elective subjects, as long as you stay above the required unit threshold, usually around 20 units.
Which means it's worth running the calculation twice: once with everything, and once without your weakest non-mandatory subject. The gap is sometimes surprising. But don't rely on it without checking — the exact terms, and what counts as a mandatory subject, are set by each institution separately.
Three mistakes that keep recurring in manual calculation
| The mistake | What actually happens |
|---|---|
| A simple average instead of weighted | Ignores the units. Inflates a high grade in a small subject, and shrinks the weight of the advanced ones |
| A bonus on a grade below 60 | The bonus doesn't apply there. A wrong addition flatters the average and creates an expectation that won't materialize |
| Assuming the bonus is the same everywhere | The difference between 30 and 35 in mathematics moves the average by a full point — exactly in the range that decides admission |
What happens to this average afterwards
The bagrut average is only half the admissions story. In most tracks it's weighted together with the psychometric exam score into a composite admission score, and the weight of each of the two varies between institutions and between tracks. A high average with a middling psychometric can lead to completely different outcomes at two different places.
And after admission — the average resets and starts over. The degree average is calculated by credits, not study units, and the bonuses disappear entirely. The degree GPA calculator does that calculation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the bagrut average, exactly?
The bagrut is Israel's high-school matriculation certificate, and the average that universities look at is weighted: each subject's grade is multiplied by its number of study units, and advanced subjects get a bonus added first. A simple average of the grades is a different, and usually wrong, number — the institutions look at the weighted one, which is what this calculator computes.
How do you calculate a weighted bagrut average?
Multiply the grade in each subject by its number of study units, add up all the products, and divide by the total units. For advanced subjects, add the bonus to the grade first. For example: 5-unit mathematics at a grade of 90 with a 35-point bonus counts as 125 and is multiplied by 5, while 2-unit Hebrew at 90 is multiplied by only 2.
How many bonus points do 5 units give?
The common values are 35 points for 5-unit mathematics, 25 for 5-unit English, and 20 for another advanced subject. But every institution sets its own scheme: at the Technion, for example, 5-unit mathematics earns 30, and Bar-Ilan does the whole calculation on a decimal scale. That's why the bonus in this calculator is editable — compare against the institution you're applying to.
Does every grade get a bonus?
No. The bonus applies only from a grade of 60 up. A grade below 60 in an advanced subject enters the calculation as-is, with no addition — and this calculator applies that rule automatically.
Can a grade exceed 100 after the bonus?
Yes, and it's entirely normal. A 95 in 5-unit mathematics with a 35-point bonus counts as 130 in the calculation. That's why the weighted bagrut average of a graduate with advanced subjects can exceed 100, and there's no mistake in it.
How many study units are needed for the average?
Institutions generally expect a minimum of about 20 study units. Below that, the average usually isn't calculated at all. It's worth knowing that most institutions allow an optimal average — that is, dropping weak elective subjects as long as you stay above the unit threshold.
Is the data I enter stored on your servers?
No. The whole calculation runs in your browser, and the inputs are saved only in your browser's local storage so you don't lose them on refresh. No grade is sent to our server, and no account is needed.
And when you get to a degree
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