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Calculation of the ATAR

The ATAR is a rank based on an aggregate of scaled marks in 10 units of ATAR courses comprising your:

  • best two units of English
  • best eight units from your remaining units, which can include no more than two units of Category B courses.

Although eligibility for an ATAR requires completion of at least four subjects, the aggregate may be based on less than four subjects; for example, English Advanced, English Extension 1 and Extension 2, Mathematics Extension 1 and Extension 2, and one other 2-unit course.

Marks to be included in the ATAR calculations can be accumulated over a five-year period but if a course is repeated, only the last satisfactory attempt is used in the calculation of the ATAR.

Scaled marks are calculated in the year the courses are completed.

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