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In June 2009, the Federal Minister for Education Julia Gillard announced the removal of all state-level university entrance scores and the introduction of a national Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for Year 12 students of 2009 within the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, and for the rest of the country, excluding Queensland, in 2010. [11]
In order to calculate the ATAR for HSC students, UAC adjusts students' HSC marks in a process known as scaling. Given the lack of comparability between subjects of different difficulties, the spread of students' marks in each individual subject is adjusted so the mean, the standard deviation and the maximum mark in each course are equivalent.
To calculate the UAI, the UAC used the raw exam marks of the HSC and the moderated assessment mark. The assessment mark was obtained from the internal school examinations a student sat over the last term of Year 11 and the three terms of Year 12. The school marks were sent to the UAC from
2016 - present: "ATAR" and "General" Courses 2007 - 2015: Stage 2 and Stage 3 subjects (ATAR) 2007-2015: Preliminary and Stage 1 subjects (Non-ATAR) WACE Tasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education. Level 3 - ATAR Level 1 and Level 2 subjects - Non-ATAR TCE Australian Capital Territory [6] ACT Senior Secondary Certificate and Record of Achievement
Further restrictions may apply in certain subject areas. Further requirements regarding study patterns apply if the student wishes to apply for a separate Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) based on their HSC performance. [10] If they do, their final ATAR mark is calculated using their best 2 units of English and 8 best other units.
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Students may attain a partial SACE certification by gaining the minimum number of credits, yet bypassing the ATAR system. This approach does not guarantee an entry to university, however, a student may gain admittance via alternative pathways such as first attending TAFE then transferring to university, or by sitting an entry exam.