Information on Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

WHAT IS AN ATAR?ATAR indicates your rank position in the total Year 12 school leaving age population who have sat for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) worldwide. The ATAR ranges between zero and 99.95.The ATAR is derived from the Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA). This score is calculated by adding the best 4 scaled WACE scores. The maximum TEA is 400. An ATAR of 75.00 indicates that you have performed better than 75% of the Year 12 school leaving age population who have sat for the Western Australian Certificate of Education worldwide. ATARs from all states in Australia (except Queensland) are equivalent. The Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC), of which TISC is a member, has agreed that all states and territories (except Queensland) will use a common name for student rankings, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), from 2010. This means that the results of any WACE student applying to interstate universities can be directly compared with results of students in those states, and vice versa.Example - Courses studied:How to calculate the TERTIARY ENTRANCE AGGREGATE (TEA)?

WACE Course Scaled ScoreCalculate sum of four best scaled marks

Physics (Stage 3)

67.6Physics (Stage 3)67.6

Mathematics C/D (Stage 3)

66.5Mathematics C/D (Stage 3)66.5

English (Stage 3)56.4English (Stage 3)

56.4

Biological Science (Stage 3)

78.5Biological Science (Stage 3)75.5

Economics (Stage 3) 41.0TEA

266

A TEA/ATAR table is used to convert the TEA to an ATAR. (Refer to the example of the conversion table on the following page) The TEA/ATAR table varies from year to year because it is constructed each year using the current Year 12 school leaving age population in WA and the number of students who obtain a TEA in that year. The calculator for 2014 results will be available in late December 2014.This student achieved an ATAR of 85.85 for all universities.

There is an ATAR calculator on TISCs website, www.tisc.edu.au. 2013 TEA/ATAR Summary TableThe following table gives an indication of the minimum Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) required to achieve at least a particular Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

ATARMinimum TEA for ATAR

30.00128.9

40.00152.8

50.00173.9

55.00185.5

60.00198.1

61.00200.2

62.00202.5

63.00205.0

64.00207.3

65.00209.8

66.00212.4

67.00214.9

68.00217.5

69.00220.0

70.00222.1

71.00224.6

72.00227.1

73.00229.7

74.00232.3

75.00234.8

76.00237.3

77.00240.0

78.00242.7

79.00245.5

ATARMinimum TEA for ATAR

81.00251.0

82.00253.9

83.00256.9

84.00259.8

85.00262.8

86.00266.0

87.00269.2

88.00273.0

89.00276.6

90.00280.3

91.00284.5

92.00289.2

93.00293.7

94.00298.6

95.00304.3

96.00310.5

97.00318.5

98.00329.2

98.50335.7

99.00344.7

99.50357.8

99.70365.6

99.90382.0

99.95393.1