What is wrong with the ATAR system?

The ATAR does not adequately capture the potential of a student to succeed at university. Consequently, many faculties are using portfolio work, interviews and school course work to accept students before ATAR results are even released. In 2020, it became very clear that ATAR was not the be-all and end-all.

Why the ATAR system is good?

The ATAR allows universities to compare the academic performance of all these students and, in so doing, provide a comprehensive ranking tool that shows where students sit at the completion of secondary education. The ATAR is also an efficient and reliable predictor of first-year success at university.

What is the difference between OP and ATAR?

The main difference between the OP and the ATAR – the default everywhere else in Australia – is that an OP is a broad band while an ATAR is a fine-grained score. A student can obtain a specific ATAR such as 94.35. In Queensland that could equate to either an OP1 or an OP2, depending upon the overall cohort.

Will ATAR be replaced?

The ATAR should be replaced by a ‘learner profile’, which would list students’ academic results in different subjects alongside other skills and extra-curricular achievements to better reflect their abilities, a new paper argues. The ATAR is a rank based on a student’s final school results.

Is ATAR being replaced?

Release of ATAR rescheduled to 20 January 2022 This new ATAR release date is a consequence of the revised HSC examinations and results timetable released by NESA on 10 September. The first ATAR-based offers will be made in January Round 2 on 26 January 2022.

How does ATAR work Queensland?

Queensland ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) ATARS are expressed as a number on a 2000-point scale from 99.95 down to 0.00 in steps of 0.05. So the highest ATAR is 99.95, then 99.90, then 99.85, and so on, down to 0.00. ATARS below 30 are reported as ‘30.00 or less’.

Is the ATAR a fair system?

“It uses a fair and equitable system that takes into account the varying demands and difficulty levels of the different HSC courses,” he says. “I’ve had students achieving 99.95 without a single unit of maths or science.

Does Year 11 count towards ATAR Qld?

Does Year 11 count for the QCE? The short answer is yes. All students, irrespective of subject or course choice, are eligible for the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).

Does Queensland have ATAR?

From 2020, Queensland’s standard pathway to tertiary entry, for Year 12 school leavers, will be the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). ATARs are calculated by Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).

What was the ATAR called before?

The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) replaced the Universities Admission Index (UAI) in NSW and the ACT in 2009.

What is the average ATAR?

around 70.00
The average ATAR is usually around 70.00. If every school student went on to achieve an ATAR, the average ATAR would be 50.00. But because some students leave school early and the ones who stay on to receive an ATAR are a smaller, more academically able group, the average ATAR is higher.