Thousands of Year 12 students across the state will now be able to calculate their predicted ATAR scores through a new tool ...

I was brainwashed into thinking my HSC and ATAR were doomed because of the school I attended. Here’s how I defied that myth.

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. In the days before Christmas each year, 55,000 high school graduates in NSW wait by their phones or ...

The following process is used to calculate each student's ATAR. All Study Scores are scaled to adjust for the fact that it is more difficult to obtain a high Study Score in some studies than others.

When the head of Sydney’s most expensive school was forced to mount a defence of its mediocre performance in last year’s HSC rankings, he tapped into a perennial debate: is it possible to game the ...

Expert tips to help you do your best in this year’s exams, plus how some students are doing Year 12 differently. See all stories. The ATAR, or Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, is a standardised ...

Whether you’re in year 12 yourself or a parent to a near-graduate, you’re likely feeling the pressure of impending results and wondering: Is the goal ATAR achievable? Will scaling tank my scores? And ...

The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) is a number mainly used by universities to select which students, out of high school, will be offered a place in a particular course. The ATAR is not a ...

The value of the ATAR is being called into question. Many Australian vice-chancellors have urged for the university admission system to be scrapped, saying it’s “meaningless” and “too simplistic”.