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UNDERSTANDING THE HSC REQUIREMENTS AND THE ATAR

Learn about the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) and how it is calculated for entrance into universities. Find out the eligibility criteria and subject requirements for obtaining an ATAR.

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UNDERSTANDING THE HSC REQUIREMENTS AND THE ATAR

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  1. UNDERSTANDING THE HSC REQUIREMENTS AND THE ATAR

  2. What is an ATAR?

  3. An ATAR is the rank given to students for eligibility for entrance to universities. Students must apply for an ATAR based on the subjects they choose for their Higher School Certificate (HSC). It used to be called a Universities Admissions Index (UAI). The number given to the maximum rank in NSW and the ACT will now be an ATAR of 99.95, as opposed to a UAI of 100. This means NSW and ACT students will now be in line with their interstate peers, where the top rank is 99.95. Achieving an ATAR of 99.95 is the same as achieving a UAI of 100, a student receiving 99.95 is in the top ranked group of students.

  4. The ATAR will indicate a students position in relation to the Year 7 students they began high school with. These changes have been introduced to achieve national consistency in the name and reporting of selection ranks. All states (except Queensland) will be introducing the name ATAR for their selection ranks over the next two years. The rules for the ATAR are exactly the same as for the UAI. The scaling process will be the same, the rank order of students will be the same, and the same applicants will be selected for the same courses. Any small change in an ATAR compared to a UAI will see an equivalent change in the course cut-off. Read more on the UAC website: http://www.uac.edu.au/atar/index.shtml

  5. Eligibility To be eligible for an ATAR you must satisfactorily complete at least 10 units of ATAR courses. These ATAR courses must include at least: · Eight units from Category A courses; · Two units of English; · Three Board Developed courses of two units; · Four subjects. Calculation Your ATAR is based on an aggregate of scaled marks in 10 units of ATAR courses comprising: · Your best two units of English and · Your best eight units from the remaining units; · No more than two units of Category B courses can be included. The following courses are classified as Category B courses: Business Services; Hospitality; Information Technology; Metal and Engineering; Retail Operations. All other eligible Board Developed Courses will be Category A courses.

  6. Exclusions Board Developed Courses (BDC) In general, students may not count more than one 240-hour Board Developed Course in the one subject in their pattern of study for the Higher School Certificate (e.g. English - Advanced or English - Standard). A number of subjects include a requirement for the development of project work for either internal or external assessment. Projects developed for assessment in one subject are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject. Mathematics Students may not study General Mathematics with the 240-hour Mathematics course. Science To satisfy pattern of study requirements for the award of the Higher School Certificate a student may count a maximum of six Preliminary units and six HSC units from the following courses: · Biology; · Chemistry; · Earth and Environmental Science; · Physics; · Senior Science. In the Preliminary study pattern, Senior Science cannot be studied in combination with Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science or Physics. Note: students who are undertaking the Senior Science HSC course must have satisfactorily completed the Preliminary course in Senior Science or Biology or Chemistry or Physics or Earth and Environmental Science. In the HSC study pattern Senior Science can be studied in combination with Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science or Physics.

  7. VET Students may not undertake the same unit of competency in more than one VET course. Students can only be accredited once with the indicative hours allocated to any unit of competency. Equivalence between units of competency will normally be stated within the relevant training packages. Computing Applications Board Developed Information Processes and Technology, Software Design and Development and courses within the Information Technology Curriculum Framework. Photography, Video and Digital Imaging Works developed for assessment in Photography, Video and Digital Imaging are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject. Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Studies Students studying Board Developed PD/H/PE must not study CEC modules which duplicate PD/H/PE modules. Visual Design Works developed for assessment in Visual Design are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject.

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