Overview
The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) is the primary mechanism used nationally for tertiary admissions and indicates a student’s position relative to other students. It is the standard measure of a student’s overall academic achievement in relation to other students where these students have studied different subject combinations.
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’.
More information regarding the specifics of ATAR eligibility and calculating ATARs can be found on the QTAC website.
At CCC, students on the ATAR pathway study 6 General subjects, which may be inclusive of a Senior External Exam (SEE). The composition of subjects includes an English and Maths and then a selection of choices best suited to the students' strength and interested fields of study.
Assessment
Summative assessment for the ATAR is composed of three Internal Assessment (IAs) pieces and External Assessment (EAs) in the form of exams in November of Year 12.
Example ATAR Profiles