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These study scores are scaled in order to calculate scaled aggregates and Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATARs) . Candidates are in the 2016 scaling population if, excluding small studies, they have obtained at least one VCAA study score in 2016 , at least four in total, at least one in an English study [English, English (SL), English Language or Literature], but do not already have an ATAR. The scaling population is therefore a subset of the entire population. The means and standard deviations below pertain to the scaling population in 2016.  \nThe following table gives the 2016 scaled means and standard deviations as well as the VTAC scaled study scores (rounded to the nearest integer) corresponding to the study scores of 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50. The formal aggregation process uses VTAC scaled study scores to two decimal places, but the following information gives an indication of how scaling adjusts scores in the various studies.  \nCode 2016 Study Mean St. Dev.  20  25  30  35  40  45  50   \nAC  \nAH  \nAT  \nBI  \nBM  \nCH  \nCC  \nDA  \nDR  \nDT  \nEC  \nEG  \nEN  \nEF  \nXI03  \nEV  \nFT  \nGE  \nHH  \nHA  \nHR  \nHI17  \nHS26  \nHS27  \nIE  \nAL03  \nIT02  \nIT03  \nPS03  \nPS05  \nLS  \nLI  \nAL  \nAR  \nAM  \nAU  \nLO50  \nLO53  \nCN  \nCL  \nCK  \nAG  \nLO51  \nCR  \nDU  \nFP  \nFR  \nGN  \nMG  \nHB  \nHI  \nHU  \nAccounting  \nAgricultural & Horticultural Studies Art  \nBiology  \nBusiness Management Chemistry  \nClassical Studies Dance  \nDrama  \nProduct Design and Technology Economics  \nEnglish Language English  \nEnglish (EAL) Extended Investigation Environmental Science Food and Technology Geography  \nHealth and Human Development  \nHistory:  \nHistory: Australian History  \nHistory: Revolutions  \nHistory: Ancient History  \nHospitality D  \nHospitality (Kitchen Operations) A Industry and Enterprise  \nInformation Technology:  \nAlgorithmics (HESS) Computing: Informatics  \nComputing: Software Development  \nPolitics:  \nAustralian Politics Global Politics  \nLegal Studies Literature  \nLanguages:  \nAlbanian  \nArabic  \nArmenian  \nAuslan  \nBosnian  \nChin Hakha  \nChinese (FL)  \nChinese (SL)  \nChinese (SL Advanced) Classical Greek Classical Hebrew Croatian  \nDutch  \nFilipino  \nFrench  \nGerman  \nGreek  \nHebrew  \nHindi  \nHungarian  \n30.7  \n23.8  \n27.2  \n30.3  \n26.8  \n33.7  \n30.7  \n29.1  \n28.2  \n24.1  \n32.3  \n32.7  \n28.1  \n29.5  \n32.8  \n28.2  \n24.2  \n29.0  \n26.5  \n28.2  \n29.2  \n27.5  \n26.1  \n24.7  \n25.1  \n35.3  \n26.0  \n27.5  \n31.1  \n32.3  \n28.4  \n31.0  \n30.2  \n29.3  \n27.7  \n36.0  \n40.1  \n38.4  \n42.3  \n34.5  \n30.2  \n40.4  \n38.7  \n34.9  \n43.1  \n33.0  \n7.3  \n6.4  \n7.6  \n7.3  \n7.3  \n7.3  \n7.5  \n6.7  \n7.5  \n6.9  \n6.9  \n7.2  \n7.5  \n8.0  \n6.9  \n7.2  \n7.2  \n7.1  \n7.3  \n7.9  \n7.6  \n7.7  \n7.0  \n6.6  \n8.0  \n6.4  \n7.1  \n6.9  \n7.8  \n7.2  \n7.6  \n7.3  \n7.4  \n6.5  \n5.6  \n7.4  \n6.3  \n7.3  \n6.7  \n8.6  \n5.7  \n6.4  \n6.7  \n6.3  \n6.5  \n6.9  \n20  \n14  \n15  \n19  \n16  \n22  \n19  \n19  \n17  \n13  \n22  \n22  \n17  \n17  \n20  \n18  \n14  \n18  \n16  \n16  \n18  \n15  \n15  \n15  \n11  \n22  \n15  \n16  \n19  \n21  \n17  \n20  \n25  \n18  \n21  \n25  \n21  \n28  \n25  \n23  \n22  \n18  \n27  \n27  \n22  \n23  \n26  \n23  \n18  \n23  \n21  \n22  \n23  \n20  \n20  \n19  \n16  \n29  \n19  \n21  \n25  \n27  \n22  \n26  \n31  \n22  \n26  \n30  \n26  \n34  \n31  \n28  \n28  \n22  \n32  \n33  \n28  \n29  \n32  \n28  \n23  \n28  \n26  \n28  \n29  \n27  \n25  \n24  \n22  \n35  \n24  \n26  \n31  \n32  \n28  \n31  \n36  \n27  \n32  \n36  \n32  \n39  \n36  \n33  \n33  \n28  \n37  \n38  \n33  \n35  \n38  \n33  \n28  \n34  \n31  \n34  \n35  \n33  \n31  \n29  \n28  \n40  \n30  \n32  \n37  \n38  \n34  \n36  \n41  \n33  \n38  \n41  \n38  \n44  \n41  \n38  \n39  \n34  \n42  \n43  \n39  \n41  \n43  \n39  \n35  \n39  \n37  \n40  \n40  \n40  \n37  \n35  \n36  \n45  \n36  \n38  \n42  \n42  \n39  \n41  \n46  \n40  \n45  \n46  \n44  \n47  \n46  \n44  \n45  \n41  \n46  \n47  \n45  \n46  \n47  \n45  \n42  \n45  \n44  \n45  \n46  \n46  \n43  \n42  \n43  \n48  \n43  \n44  \n46  \n47  \n45  \n46  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n50  \n5","cbCaijf393x1e4wD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijf393x1e4wD","pdf",163873,"English","# 2016 Scaling Population\n## Scaling methodology and eligibility\n# Scaled means and standard deviations\n## Study-score mapping (20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50)\n# Study codes and subjects\n## Subject list and study-code categories","[{\"question\":\"What is the role of VCAA study scores in the scaling process?\",\"answer\":\"VCAA provides VTAC with study scores, which are then scaled to compute scaled aggregates and Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATARs).\"},{\"question\":\"How is the 2016 scaling population defined?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates are included if, excluding small studies, they have obtained at least one VCAA study score in 2016, at least four in total, at least one in an eligible English study category, and do not already have an ATAR.\"},{\"question\":\"What information is provided for 2016 scaled study scores?\",\"answer\":\"The report gives 2016 scaled means and standard deviations and provides VTAC scaled study scores (rounded to the nearest integer) corresponding to study scores of 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50.\"}]","2016 Scaling Report | PDF",1789907392]