BONUS POINTS CALCULATING THE ATAR SUBJECT SCALING What

BONUS POINTS CALCULATING THE ATAR SUBJECT SCALING

What is an ATAR? An ATAR is your competiveness in relation to other applicants and is a rank given to students on a range from 0 to 99. 95. Your ATAR is calculated from your university aggregate.

Your BEST 3 Year 12 Subjects Your 4 th Subject or Half of your 4 th Subject & Research Project

Example of aggregate calculated

How does SATAC give subjects a mark? Grade Numeric Value A+ 150 A 140 A- 130 B+ 120 B 110 B- 100 C+ 90 C 80 C- 70 D+ 60 D 50 D- 40 E+ 30 E 20 E- 10

Example of a subject converted to a score Tertiary Admissions Subject (TAS) Biology Grade B Numeric equivalent 110 Raw Score out of 150: = 110 Raw Score out of 20 (0. 2 intervals) 110 x 20 ÷ 150 = 14. 6

Example of a subject converted to a score Tertiary Admissions Subject (TAS) Folio (20%) Skills Task (50%) External Assessment (30%) Grade B C+ A- Numeric equivalent 110 90 130 Contributions to raw score 20% of 110 = 22 50% of 90 = 45 30% of 130 = 39 Raw Score out of 150: 22 + 45 + 39 = 106 Raw Score out of 20 (0. 2 intervals) 106 x 20 ÷ 150 = 14. 2

What is Scaling? Scaling ensures that results from widely varying subjects can be directly compared � SATAC scale solely for the purpose of selection and because they need to compare the overall achievement of applicants � SATAC looks at how difficult statistically it is to get a high mark in each subject �

Bonus Points � Bonus Points are added to the student’s university aggregate BEFORE being converted to an ATAR

� FLINDERS UNIVERSITY Students can receive up to a maximum of 9 bonus points - 8 bonus points for rural and isolated students Unity College students automatically receive 8 bonus points - 2 bonus points for LOTE Subjects Students must receive a C- or better in the subject (maximum of 2 bonus points) - 2 bonus points for each Science and Maths subject – Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Maths Studies, or Specialist Maths Students must receive a C- or better in the subject

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE Students can receive up to a maximum of 9 bonus points � - 6 bonus points for rural and isolated students Unity College students automatically receive 6 bonus points - Bonus points for Specialist Maths and/or a LOTE Subject Two bonus points for a C grade Three bonus points for a B Grade Four bonus points for an A Grade Please note Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery does not include bonus points for subjects.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Students can receive up to a maximum of 9 bonus points � - 5 bonus points for rural and isolated students Unity College students automatically receive 5 bonus points - 2 bonus points for subjects relevant to the Uni. SA program in which students have applied Student must receive a C or higher in the subject (up to a maximum of 5 bonus points awarded for subjects) Download table http: //www. unisa. edu. au/future/year 12/bonuspoints/