Is an ATAR of 80 good?

The ATAR is a rank, not a mark. It is a number between 0 and 99.95 with increments of 0.05. It allows us to compare the overall achievement of students who have completed thousands of different combinations of HSC courses. An ATAR of 80.00 places you in the top 20\% of students in your age cohort.

What is a bad ATAR?

And a low ATAR score doesn’t mean you’re slow and you’re going to have a disastrous future. An ATAR score of 60 doesn’t mean you got 60 per cent as a grade. It actually means you’re in the top 40 per cent of your year group. Similarly, an ATAR score of 90 means you’re placed in the top 10 per cent of your year.

Is ATAR only NSW?

ATARs are calculated in each state to reflect a student’s rank against other students in their state. In NSW, the ATAR is calculated and released by UAC. NSW and ACT ATARs are equivalent to those in other states. For example, an ATAR of 85.00 in NSW or the ACT is equivalent to an ATAR of 85.00 in other states.

What is the highest rank you can get on the Atar?

The highest rank is 99.95, the next highest 99.90, and so on. The lowest automatically reported rank is 30.00, with ranks below 30.00 being reported as ‘less than 30’. Find out more about how ATARs are calculated. Calculate your ATAR.

What is the Atar and how is it calculated?

The ATAR is calculated by VTAC based on up to six VCE scaled study scores. Study scores are scaled up or down by VTAC according to the performance of students in a study in a particular year – which means scores change each year, making ATARs difficult to predict. The ATAR is calculated…

What happens if my Atar is too low for my course?

This means that if your ATAR is too low for your dream course, it might still grant you entry into an institution with lower demand that offers a very similar course, or allow you to take a slightly different route to your end goal.

How many units of English do I need to complete Atar?

The course/s with the highest scaled marks will be used first to satisfy the best 2 units of English requirement. You must complete English Advanced to count English Extension 1 (and you must complete English Extension 1 to count English Extension 2). Up to 4 units of calculus-based maths can be included in the ATAR calculation.