Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) information and resources

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Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

ATARs are now available

The ATAR is a number (not a mark) that indicates a student’s position in relation to their Year 7 cohort, including students who did not complete Year 12. The ATAR allows the comparison of students who have completed different combinations of HSC courses. The ATAR is calculated solely for use by institutions, either on its own or in conjunction with other selection criteria, to rank and select school leavers for admission to tertiary courses.

Your UAC ATAR how-to guide for 2009 NSW HSC students

The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank in New South Wales – A Technical Report

2009 NSW HSC students

Release of 2009 ATAR

You will be able to access your ATAR from 9am on Thursday 17 December 2009 via UAC's website. You will receive written advice of your ATAR from UAC on Friday 18 December 2009.

2009 ACT Year 12 students

The ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies will issue the ACT Year 12 Certificate and Tertiary Entrance Statement (including ATAR) to ACT students on Wednesday 16 December 2009. Students should collect their certificates from their college on or after this date.

Information about the calculation of the ACT ATAR is available from the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies.

2009 IB Diploma Students

IB Diploma candidates are not eligible to receive an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).  In  2009, an ATAR is only calculated for students sitting the NSW Higher School Certificate and ACT Year 12 Certificate, who satisfy requirements.

You will receive a UAC rank based on your total score if you have been awarded the IB Diploma or Bilingual Diploma.

The process used to determine university selection ranks for International Baccalaureate students in Australia will not change as a result of the recent change from UAI to ATAR. UAC has sent a letter to IB students in NSW and ACT explaining why.

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November Mon 2 Nov 2009 Fri 13 Nov 2009 Tue 17 Nov 2009 Thu 19 Nov 2009 Thu 21 Jan 2010
December Mon 23 Nov 2009 Fri 4 Dec 2009 Tue 8 Dec 2009 Thu 10 Dec 2009 Thu 21 Jan 2010
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