What is a good ATAR score?
The ATAR is a ranking of Year 12 results that measures your overall academic achievement compared with all other final year students in Australia.The ATAR is a rank, not a score.The ATAR allows tertiary institutions to compare the achievements of students.
The ATARs are calculated when you complete the Victorian Certificate of Education.The ATAR scores are calculated using the results of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.To have your ATAR calculated, you must have completed at least four VCE studies in a recognised combination.
You are not notified of your ATAR when you complete VCE.VTAC forwards the ranking and applications to tertiary institutions if you apply for tertiary courses.The ATAR score can be used to determine eligibility for tertiary courses.The ATARs required for each course are set by the tertiary institution.
Up to six scaled study scores are used to calculate the ATAR.ATARs are difficult to predict because study scores are scaled up or down according to the performance of students in a particular year.
Students are ranked in order of their aggregate and a percentage rank is assigned to distribute them as evenly as possible.