# French Moyenne & Mention Calculator (/20) > Calculate your French moyenne out of 20 from your grades and coefficients, and see which baccalauréat mention it earns: Passable, Assez bien, Bien or Très bien. - **Category:** Education & Grades - **Interactive calculator:** https://youcalc.com/en/education-grades/french-moyenne-mention/ - **Price:** Free, no sign-up required ## Overview This calculator works out your French moyenne — the average mark out of 20 used across French and francophone-African schooling — and the mention (honours grade) it earns. Enter a moyenne directly, or list each subject with its mark out of 20 and its coefficient: the result is the coefficient-weighted average, Σ(note × coefficient) ÷ Σ(coefficient). The named baccalauréat mention thresholds shown here are the official ones; individual universities and grandes écoles sometimes apply their own internal cut-offs, so treat any institution-specific decision as indicative. ## How to read your result The headline is your moyenne out of 20, rounded to two decimals. Beneath it is the mention it falls into and whether you are admis (a moyenne of 10 or more passes). The scale strip places your moyenne on the six official bands so you can see how far you are from the next mention. The reference table lists every band — moyenne range, mention name and its short code (AB, B, TB) — so you can check exactly where each threshold sits. ## Method The moyenne is the coefficient-weighted mean of the entered marks: moyenne = Σ(note × coefficient) ÷ Σ(coefficient), with each note on the 0–20 French scale and each coefficient strictly greater than 0. In direct mode the entered moyenne is used as-is. The moyenne is mapped to a mention with the official baccalauréat thresholds — Insuffisant < 10 ≤ Passable < 12 ≤ Assez bien < 14 ≤ Bien < 16 ≤ Très bien < 18 ≤ Très bien avec félicitations — where each band is inclusive at its lower bound. Admission (admis) requires a moyenne of at least 10. Results are an educational estimate; an individual institution may apply its own internal cut-offs or compensation rules. ## Example - **Setup:** Three subjects: 16/20 with coefficient 3, 12/20 with coefficient 2, and 10/20 with coefficient 1. - **Result:** Weighted total = 16×3 + 12×2 + 10×1 = 82; total coefficient = 3 + 2 + 1 = 6; moyenne = 82 ÷ 6 = 13.67/20. That lands in the 12–14 band, so the mention is Assez bien (AB) and the student is admis. A heavier coefficient (the 16 carries weight 3) pulls the moyenne up more than a lightly weighted subject would. ## Frequently asked questions ### What are the French mention thresholds? On the official baccalauréat / French higher-education scale: below 10 is Insuffisant (non admis, a fail); 10 to under 12 is Passable (admis, no mention); 12 to under 14 is Assez bien (AB); 14 to under 16 is Bien (B); 16 to under 18 is Très bien (TB); and 18 or above is Très bien avec les félicitations du jury. Each band is closed at the bottom and open at the top, so a moyenne of exactly 16.00 is already Très bien. ### How is the moyenne calculated when subjects have coefficients? It is a weighted average: multiply each subject mark by its coefficient, add those products, then divide by the sum of the coefficients — moyenne = Σ(note × coefficient) ÷ Σ(coefficient). A coefficient of 1 means a subject counts once; a coefficient of 3 means it counts three times as much. If every coefficient is 1 the result is just the ordinary average of your marks. ### Is 10/20 always a pass? For the baccalauréat and most French qualifications, a moyenne générale of 10/20 is the pass threshold (admis) and earns the mention Passable. Individual modules, semesters or universities may set compensation rules, minimum marks per subject, or jury decisions on top of the 10/20 average, so confirm your own établissement’s règlement. ### Are these the same thresholds everywhere in France? The named mentions (Passable, Assez bien, Bien, Très bien) are standard for the baccalauréat and widely reused in licence and master programmes. But grandes écoles and some universities apply their own internal thresholds and may add a mention such as "Passable avec félicitations" or weight subjects differently. The calculator uses the official baccalauréat bands as the reference; treat institution-specific rules as indicative. ### What does "félicitations du jury" mean? It is the top distinction: a Très bien with the jury’s congratulations, awarded at a moyenne of 18/20 or above. 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